Vosteed Vallhund Knife Review
The Vosteed Vallhund knife is a frame lock knife with a blade coming in around 3″. It’s a very nice looking titanium knife designed by Ray Laconico! Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Vosteed Vallhund knife.
Versions
Three versions are availble. This Copper Dune version, a blue/black version, and a satin/satin version. They all look absolutely fantastic!
Price
The Vosteed Vallhund knife sells for $179. Unfortunately this version appears to be sold out.
Package and Manual
There is no manual.
What’s Included
- Vosteed Vallhund knife
- Carry case
- Sticker
- Papers
Look
The Vosteed Vallhund knife is a gorgeous knife. I love this Copper Dune version, but I don’t love just this version. The blue (handle) and black (blade) version is also incredible.
The non-clip side of this Vosteed Vallhund knife is particularly fetching. Smooth scales and fairly featureless, stark design really stand out.
There’s very little branding on the Vosteed Vallhund knife. I love that about it!
Open / Close / Lock
Opening the Vosteed Vallhund knife happens two ways. First (for me) is the thumbtsud option. There are thumbstuds on both sides of the blade.
While the thumbstuds are fairly tight to the scales, they are still quite accessible.
The second means of opening the Vosteed Vallhund knife can also be seen above (though it’s not in use in the photo.) It’s posisble to flip the knife open. I like that option for this knife too, as it keeps your digits outside of the blade pathway.
Vosteed opted for a very clean looking frame lock for the Vallhund. There’s a stainless bit on the wear point.
Build and Feel
I’ve already said or hinted at it above, but the feel of this knife is incredible. The scales are titanium but have a soft texture.
Despite lacking any knurl or groove, the finish adds some grip to the knife. I might not use this knife for bushwhacking, but it’s so great for more refined pursuits.
The blade is perfectly centered.
Bearings here are caged ceramic ball bearings. The knife has a fantastically smooth action. It really says something about the knife that I’m able to use the thumb flick action for opening it. That means it’s smooth!
There’s no “matching” titanium backspacer. There are two standoffs, which are held in place by a screw each that go through the knife.
Interestingly, both sides aren’t “screws” – one side looks more like a rivvet (it’s not!). I’m inclined to say the standoff screws should go the other way. That’d mean the clean side (non-clip) is even cleaner. And I don’t think the screw heads would get in the way of the pocket clip. I can see the maker’s logic on the matter too, though.
Only one side of the pivot can be adjusted, and that can be done with a TORX bit.
While the scales seem to be one piece (per side), they do have cavities for weight relief.
Size
Blade Length:3.02″ | 76.90 mm
Overall Length: 6.90″ | 175.20 mm
Blade Width: 1.10″ | 27.90 mm
Blade Thickness: 0.118″ | 3.00 mm
Handle Length: 3.87″ | 98.20 mm
Handle Width:1.05″ | 26.80 mm
Handle Thickness: 0.417″ | 10.60 mm
Weight: 2.61 oz | 74.70 g
Above, you can see the Vosteed Vallhund knife with the Civivi Elementum in orange G10. I use that knife so much!
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Vosteed Vallhund 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 in the photo above, my Standard Reference Material (SRM) flashlight is the Hanko Machine Works Trident, an 18350 light. While I have not reviewed or tested the Gunner Grip version seen here, I have tested a Hanko Machine Works Trident Total Tesseract in brass. I love the Trident, and it’s a striking contrast to the inexpensive Convoy S2+, another great SRM.
Steel / Cut / Oats
The Vosteed Vallhund knife uses S35VN steel in this clip point blade.
I don’t have enough clip point blades to say much about my favor for them, but based on how much I like this knife as a whole, I must be a huge fan of clip points. I do like how all the angles have enough surface area to catch reflections.
Retention
A pocket clip is included on the Vallhund. It’s attached at the factory, and has no visible screws.
Sidenote: above, you can see the “tip” side of the backspacer screws.
The clip has nice tension and touches the scale just right.
Again, the clip is not reversible to the other side or the other end. Where it is as seen in these photos is the only place it can go. I suppose you could remove it completely, but you’d need to disassemble the knife to do so. The clip is held in place with two screws, which are visible if you look just right inside (not below, those are the backspacer screws!)
You could also, of course, carry the Vosteed Vallhund knife inside the very fetching orange case that’s included with the Vallhunt.
Summary and Conclusion
I love the Vosteed Vallhund knife. It’s a bit pricey, but Ray Laconico has made a fantastic design here. I didn’t know too much about Ray before this knife and I did enough research to know: Ray Laconico designs fantastic looking knives! This one is well built, too, and very smooth. Smooth in action and feel in hand – it’s just an amazing piece of useful gear.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Vosteed for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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