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Bestech Brings Big Bad Vestige out with Justin Lundquist

November 19, 2024

Catch a glimpse of the latest Justin Lundquist production design, coming out this time via Bestech. The Vestige delivers a thoroughly modern vision of some very classic traditional knife tropes, and is one of the biggest designs yet from Lundquist to boot.

Although it’s hard to believe that it has already been SEVEN years since Lundquist’s first collaboration, the Kizer Feist, debuted. That was a little knife that made a big splash, with its ultra-clean design and appealing profile – not to mention the front flipper: the Feist may well have inaugurated the first wave of enthusiasm for that particular deployment method in the production scene, and Lundquist followed it up with other front flippers before eventually expanding his range to all sorts of knives, big and small, front flipper and non-.

The Damasteel version with corresponding wavy inlay

Which brings us to the Vestige, whose name perhaps is meant to evoke the time-tested design principles of traditional slipjoints that are still clearly visible on this very current day creation. It begins with that wicked clip blade, a common sight on lots of single-blade jack knives. But worth noting here is that the Vestige’s dimensions far outstrip any slippie we’ve ever seen: the clip here is a whopping 4.21 inches of MagnaCut blade steel!

Lundquist himself has said this knife is ideal for people with large hands, so you know the Vestige’s handle is going to be nice and roomy. At around 4 inches long, it arches gently down and flares out as it moves to the butt end. The scales are made from contoured slabs of titanium and sport inlays on both sides with a frame lock beneath the off-side scale. The inlays come in five different flavors, including a red/black marbled carbon fiber and a subdued black Micarta. Despite its large size, the Vestige manages to land with an entirely reasonable weight of 3.6 oz.

Knife in Featured Image: Bestech Vestige

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