Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot Knife Review
The Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife has dropped and still offers Micarta scales. This button lock opens multiple ways, too! Check the new blade shape! Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife.
Versions
Two versions of the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife have been made. They differ in handle color (blue or red) and have a satin blade finish. Of course, there’s the previous version of the Corgi and there’s a Corgi Pup, too!
Price
The Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife price comes in at $62 for both models.
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife
- Nylon pouch
- Cleaning cloth
- Sticker
- Metal tin
- Manual etc.
Look
First, the handles here are Micarta. That’s very nice. Good grip, nice looking – a good package. Other than the blade shape, this Corgi is the same as the drop point Corgi. They both have Trek Lock button locks and the same steel, etc. That’s good – the other Corgi is very good!
Branding across the whole knife is very subtle, including this label of “Vosteed” here at the base of the blade.
Open / Close / Lock
The Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife is a flipper. There’s a tab on the back. Sort of “ears” on the end of the knife. One will open the knife and one will not.
The Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife can be flipped two ways. The first is what I’d consider a more traditional flipping style. That is flipping with the index finger right over top of the blade.
Both sides have a flipper “tab” though, and so if you have the dexterity to hold the knife sort of in your palm while flipping with your thumb, then this knife is conducive to that. I do not have the dexterity for that, and cut myself just thinking about it.
Interestingly, because of this design, the knife can stand up on the “cat ears.” That’s a fun feature!
The other way to open the Corgi is probably the best, but maybe less obvious (and I don’t know the name of this style.) You can disengage the button lock and flick the blade out with a wrist motion. It’s the same action as you’ve seen all the people open Benchmade Axis locks quickly. It’s very good. Also very quick. And conceivably threatening? Nah… Opening the Corgi with a button lock in this way is most (or only?) suitable for right-handed users.
Build and Feel
The Vosteed Corgi is a very straight knife with micarta scales. As stated above, the micarta is fantastic. It adds a great amount of grip while still making the knife very accessible in and out of the pocket.
There is no detent along the blade pathway to fully open.
The build quality is very good. But that’s no surprise – all the other Vosteed knives I’ve handled have been great, too. Below, you can (barely) see the backspacer. First, there’s a metal standoff. But the backspacer is matching micarta. It’s a nice touch!
The blade spine is slightly broken, so it’s not sharp at all. That’s what I’d want, but if you want a knife for striking flint or something, you probably should look at some other knives.
And the blade is perfectly centered, of course.
One thing you might notice (in particular from the photo below) is the base of the blade (that is near the pivot) is the same on both sides. This does mean you’ll have to pay attention to some other aspects of the knife when trying to open it. Otherwise, you’ll hold the knife in such a way that the blade is palm-side. Two things could orient you – the pocket clip and the button lock.
Only one side of the pivot has a TORX – the other is just a post.
below you can see the metal liners inside the handles. Those are visible on the outside of the knife too – the Micarta is a fairly thin veneer.
Speaking of Micarta, the backspacer is matching Micarta, too. That’s a nice touch!
Size
Blade Length: 2.98″ | 75.60 mm
Overall Length: 7.17″ | 182.10 mm
Blade Width: 0.84″ | 21.30 mm
Blade Thickness: 0.118″ | 3.00 mm
Handle Length: 4.18″ | 106.10 mm
Handle Width: 0.92″ | 23.30 mm
Handle Thickness: 0.484″ | 12.30 mm
Weight: 3.48 oz | 98.7 g
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!
Also above is the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!
Below is the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!
Steel / Cut / Oats
Vosteed states the Corgi blade steel as “14C28N.” Interestingly this Sheepsfoot version loses the “Corgi” model name that was etched on this side of the drop point version.
Here are the details of that steel.
The main point of this update (or another option) is the fantastic sheepsfoot blade shape. It’s still a stonewashed finish. It’s a great combo.
I love both drop point and sheepsfoot blades. In this knife, I somehow like the Sheepsfoot blade better, and here’s why. The knife is otherwise so symmetrical that, even when open, the drop point blade has a little bit of an ambiguous orientation. So if you look at that knife and it’s open, you might not immediately know which way is right side up. I don’t like ambiguity with open knives, and the Sheepsfoot blade addresses that perfectly!
Retention
The pocket clip used on the Corgi is similar to other Vosteed knives I’ve seen (like the Nightshade and the Raccoon) The pocket clip is a nice deep carry clip. The clip is held in place by two “over/under” TORX screws (around T6, I think).
You can see below that the pocket clip has a nice shoulder and fairly accessible “mouth,” so using the pocket clip is easy.
Unlike the older Corgi, and a huge improvement for this one, is that the pocket clip can be installed on either side. It is still always tip-up carry, though.
A standard Vosteed nylon pouch is included. The zipper is very forward and to the edge of the pouch. It’s very nice.
Summary and Conclusion
You probably could have guessed if you ever read any other knife post I’ve written, but I wish the Corgi was just a bit smaller. Maybe a 2.4″ blade with everything else proportional, and this knife is probably my absolute perfect knife. I love the button lock. The Micarta is fantastic. Updated to Sheepsfoot blade shape – great move! And while a blade length of “under 3″” (ok 2.98″ is under 3″) still falls into the EDC category (or even “smaller blade” category!), it’s still bigger than I love. But if 3″ is suitable for you, I think you’ll find the Vosteed Corgi Sheepsfoot knife to be fantastic, at $62.
Notes
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