QSP Osprey — 3.25 inch drop point blade in Sandvik 14C28N

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QSP Osprey · Drop Point
3.25″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 3.4 oz · ~1.13″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.118″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

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QSP Osprey

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The QSP Osprey is a 3.25" drop point folder in Sandvik 14C28N, flat ground. The handle is Micarta, secured by a liner lock. At 3.4 oz it sits 33rd-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.

Blade: 3.25″
Weight: 3.4 oz
Steel: Sandvik 14C28N
Price band: Budget

Best for

Everyday carry and general utility

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against knifecenter, knivesplus.

Blade length: 3.25″
Spine thickness: 0.118″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: Sandvik 14C28N
Overall length: 7.5″
Closed length: 4.25″
Weight: 3.4 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Flipper
Handle material: Micarta
Country of origin: China

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About Sandvik 14C28N

Developed with Kershaw. Tough, rust-resistant, and about as easy to sharpen as a good steel gets — the reason it dominates the value tier.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All Sandvik 14C28N knives