Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange Knife Review

The Vosteed Porcupine top liner lock knife uses a button to release the lock for very smooth action. Orange G10 scales and a drop point blade complete this knife!

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Official Specs

Here’s a link to this exact Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife.

Versions

A bunch of versions of the Vosteed Porcupine top liner lock knife have been made. Not all of the versions are currently available, but the one seen on this page is.

The variations include different Micarta scale colors, different scale materials (G10, Micarta), different blade colors, and different opening options (thumbhole or thumbstuds).

Price

The Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife sells for $69.00 and is available now. Many of the other options are sold out, but there are still a bunch of variations available!

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Package and Manual

There is no manual.

What’s Included

• Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife
• Cleaning cloth
• Carry pouch
• Vosteed sticker
• Warranty card, etc.

Look

The Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife is very similar to the Raccoon (which I have posted about). The build quality is great. The Porcupine has just a slightly different setup as far as blade shape and pocket clip, though. Notably, this Porcupine is very similar to both other regular Porcupines – one thumbhole and one “Modswap” crossbar lock Porcupine.

Obviously, the black and orange color is great! I find the G10 to be reluctant to slip out of the pocket – it’s quite grippy.

There’s minimal branding on the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife – just a subtle Vosteed brand name on one side and steel type on the other.

Open / Close / Lock

Dual thumbstuds are used to open the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife.

Technically, the thumbstuds are just one of the options. The other is to hold the top liner lock button to depress the top liner lock. At this point, the blade can be swung open fairly freely.

This is a very nice action, and also how I typically open the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife.

There are a couple of grip options. One “normal” and one quite choked up. Both provide plenty of grip.

The blade is practically a “drop-shut” smoothness. It’s very good! Below you can see that with the button depressed and the knife held nearly horizontal (ie not a lot of weight pulling the blade closed), the blade still willingly tucks itself away in the scales (closed).

Build and Feel

It is covered above, but the scales of the Porcupine are G10. The build quality is great, and as I stated above, the G10 provides a surprising amount of grip.

On a black knife like this, “wearing in” will be quite subtle.

The blade is nicely centered. On this Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife, we get a metal standoff backspacer.

The pivot, as Vosteed says, is a “Caged Ceramic Ball Bearing.” Action is very willing. There’s no blade play at all.

Only one side (not the one pictured next) has a TORX bit for adjusting the pivot.

Around the pivot, there’s a spacer that adds to the orange colorway.

The G10 scales are lined with metal, of course, and those liners go all the way down the back of the knife. Those liners have jimping, too!

There’s ample jimping on the blade, too.

Below, you can get a good idea of how the top liner lock works. The button directly presses down on the liner lock.

Handle stiffness is supported by these standoffs on the end.

Size

Blade Length:2.99″ | 75.98 mm
Overall Length:7.20″ | 183.00 mm
Blade Width:1.24″ | 31.53 mm
Blade Thickness:0.118″ | 3.00 mm
Handle Length:4.16″ | 105.70 mm
Handle Width:1.22″ | 30.99 mm
Handle Thickness:0.472″ | 12.00 mm
Weight:3.46 oz | 98.20 g

Above, you can see the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife with the Civivi Elementum in orange G10. I use that knife so much! The top knife is a Spyderco Lil Native, which I posted more about!

Here’s the knife in hand:

Below you can see the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange 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!

In the photo above, you may note that the SRM (standard reference material) flashlight for comparison has changed! I used a TorchLAB BOSS 35 for ages. Now, what you can see as the 18350 SRM is the Hanko Machine Works Trident. 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 next to the inexpensive Convoy S2+, which also makes a great standard reference material.

Steel / Cut / Oats

Vosteed states the Porcupine blade steel as “14C28N.”

Here are some details on that steel:

https://www.materials.sandvik/en/products/strip-steel/strip-products/knife-steel/sandvik-knife-steels/sandvik-14c28n/

Retention

This pocket clip is what used to be called the “paperclip” style. I have disliked these in the past (for example, on Zebralight flashlights). But they’ve been great on other brands (like Spyderco). And I had great luck carrying this knife, so I like the clip a lot! Vosteed has also used this clip in the Parallel (a knife I really like).

The clip allows fairly deep carry and carries very well.

The pocket clip is reversible, too, but still allows only tip-up carry.

The Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife has a lanyard hole. It’s lined with metal, which is a nice touch, and even nicer is that it matches the other orange parts.

Finally, there’s an included Velcro pouch. This is (the new) standard for Vosteed!

Summary and Conclusion

Of course I love the black and orange version of the Vosteed Porcupine G10 Orange knife. I like a lot of other stuff about the knife too. One of those is that you don’t have to use the thumbstuds – you can open the knife by just depressing the top liner lock button! The price is reasonable and build quality is fantastic! It’s also the right orange, which is great! I like the top liner button lock, too. These locks keep my fingers out of the blade pathway!

Notes

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