The Marten 330 has been Vosteed's gentleman's folder for a while, and this edition is a refinish rather than a redesign. Same 3.30-inch 14C28N drop point, same ergonomics, new liner finishes and coordinated hardware.
What actually changed: metallic-finished liners that sit visibly under the scales, a revised deep-carry clip with more clearance for thick pocket fabric, and a coordinated color story across scales, hardware and blade finish. The mechanism is Vosteed's Top Liner Lock with a micro-milled button, deployment is thumb stud, and the blade is 14C28N — a nitrogen-alloyed Swedish stainless that is tough, stainless, and easy to sharpen, with edge retention a notch below 154CM.
The interesting detail is that Vosteed offers this knife in both G10 and Micarta at nearly the same price, $69.00 to $69.99 depending on the version. Micarta takes on sweat and hand oils and gets grippier with age; G10 stays exactly as it shipped. For a knife designed to be carried in office clothes, Micarta is the more comfortable choice and the one that will look used rather than worn out.
Against the Corgi V V at $105, the Marten saves $35 and gives up the Vanchor Lock's dual-flipper layout. Against a Kizer Amicus at $27.30 the Marten is a much more expensive knife for a much nicer object: 14C28N against Nitro-V, a machined aluminum-liner assembly against FRN, and a 3.30-inch blade against 2.95. None of that makes it cut better, and all of it makes it carry better in a pocket with a shirt tucked in.
Verdict: a solid $69.99 gentleman's folder that is honest about being a light-use EDC knife. The Top Liner Lock is a genuinely ambidextrous design and the 14C28N is the right steel for the job. Buy the Micarta version if you plan to actually carry it.
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