Vosteed Thornton Trek Lock Knife Review
The Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife offers a sheepsfoot blade (coated, in this case) and a set of ceramic ball bearings for great action! Read on.
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife.
Versions
Currently, four versions of the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife are available. They differ in handle and blade color.
Price
All versions of the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife sell for $79.
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Zipper pouch
- Manual etc
- Thornton sticker
Look
I happen to love sheepsfoot blades, and the Vosteed Thornton is a great example.
A couple of blade finishes are available, but I love the black stonewash version seen here with the green Micarta scales.
Open / Close / Lock
Opening the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife is done by either using this thumb flipper tab or one of the ambidextrous thumb studs on the blade.
I’m much better with a thumbstud than I am with a thumb flipper, so that’s what I use. But I have found that even if you aren’t able to flip the knife open fully with your thumb, it’s possible to still lock the knife in place. That’s different from many flippers – some must be flipped fully open or the inertia simply isn’t there. The Thornton seems still willing to lock even if done slowly.
Vosteed calls this a “Trek lock” knife. I suppose I’m not completely sure what a Trek lock is, but I’m sure it has to do with the locking button. There’s no liner lock or frame lock or anything like that – all the locking is done through this button.
The action on the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife is smooth enough that if you press the button and flick the knife around, you can fling the blade out and lock it all in one motion. The same action is possible with most Axis lock knives – in fact, the Trek Lock is very much like an Axis except there’s no slide motion, it’s all press.
Build and Feel
The Vosteed Thornton Trek lock knife has a commanding presence. There’s a nice proud blade when closed, and also the flipper tab adds mood.
Both ends of the knife are well-finished.
The blade is perfectly centered.
I didn’t show it very well anywhere else, but those two little metal tabs are actually the endpoints of metal liners that go the length of the scales. That makes for a nicely rigid knife.
Only one side of the pivot is accessible.
It’s accessible via this TORX screw.
Thankfully there’s minimal branding, including the blade steel information (above) and the brand name (below).
As part of the overall blade shape, the spine has a gentle taper. It’s not a taper to soften the edge though – it seems to be more to reduce thickness at the back (spine).
Below you can see inside the scales. You can’t see the metal liners, but they’re there.
Size
Blade Length: 3.18″ | 80.89 mm
Overall Length: 7.52″ | 191.10 mm
Blade Width: 1.09″ | 27.85 mm
Blade Thickness: 0.138″ | 3.50 mm
Handle Length: 4.34″ | 110.21 mm
Handle Width: 1.41″ | 28.99 mm
Handle Thickness: 0.50″ | 12.70 mm
Weight: 3.31 oz | 93.90 g
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Vosteed Thornton Trek lock 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 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 Thornton Trek lock knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!
This is not a “small” knife. But it’s also not huge. At 3.18″ blade length, it should be useful and reasonable for EDC.
Steel / Cut / Oats
Vosteed went with 14C28N steel on the Thornton. My copy is coated black, but there are uncoated versions, too.
