Vosteed Raccoon 2.0 Crossbar — 3.17 inch drop point blade in Nitro-V

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Vosteed Raccoon 2.0 Crossbar · Drop Point
3.17″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 3.75 oz · ~0.77″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.118″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline is the shape family's, not a trace of this model.

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Vosteed Raccoon 2.0 Crossbar

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Vosteed's second-generation Raccoon swaps the earlier two-piece crossbar for a one-piece roll bar and moves the blade to Nitro-V. The flat-ground drop point is 3.17" long and 0.118" thick, on G-10 scales. At 3.75 oz it is heavier than the first Raccoon.

Blade: 3.17″
Weight: 3.75 oz
Steel: Nitro-V
Price band: Budget

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An ambidextrous thumb-stud folder under $75

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against vosteed.com.

Blade length: 3.17″
Spine thickness: 0.118″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: Nitro-V
Overall length: 7.59″
Weight: 3.75 oz
Lock: Crossbar
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: G-10

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 Nitro-V

AEB-L with nitrogen added. Fine-grained, takes a screaming edge, easy to sharpen — a lot of steel for a mid-priced folder.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

3/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

4/5

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 Nitro-V knives