Seal Pup Elite

[kjunx]

New to this forum, question for the seasoned SOG users here.... Seal Pup Elite in particular. I like the size of this knife, thinking of getting one to use as a general camp knife over my Nimravus (benchmade) because the SOG is stainless steel and may hold up a bit more w/ less care.

Three questions:

1. Is the handle on the Seal Pup Elite full tang?
2. How much area do the serrations on the CE cover. I'm in the middle of deciding between the PE and the CE... can't decide. (I'm using it for general camping, cutting, light chopping, etc. )
3. Any links to a solid review / testing of this knife as I can't find any comprehensive ones

Any/All advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks ,

k

[Bushman5]

^Welcome!

I have a Seal Pup Elite. Its a great general purpose knife for the woods. Tough as heck, holds an edge, comfortable handle, (tang goes about 75% into the handle). skins well, makes great shavings on fuzz sticks etc.

For chopping (in my humble opinion) its a bit small, your milage might vary.....I'm used to bigger heavier knives for chopping, my Seal Pup tends to be a small knife for me.

[Chris@SOG]

I can answer some of the questions for you.

1. It does have a full tang that goes the length of the handle and includes the lanyard hole.

2. The serrated edge of the knife is about 1.5"

3. For reviews I wish I could also find some great in-depth review but they seem to be far and few between.

[kjunx]

Bushman and Chris - Thanks for all of the feedback. Did you end up going with the CE or the PE on your Seal Pup Elite? This is my last decision point since it seems like this knife will be what I am looking for. Thanks in advance.

[Robbie Roberson]

Do you have any idea what you will need to be cutting ?

Serrations are very handy if you need to cut rope or anything that is tough to cut with a straight edge.

Robbie Roberson.

[kjunx]

Robbie - Mostly just general use. I'm not an avid every day camper, so I just want an all around utility knife. so.. prob ability to cut: (Bags, rope, wood, plastic, rubber, etc). My hesitation with the serrations are that if i need to carve/whittle wood it may be more difficult if the base portion of the knife is serrated. On most of the general use/survival sites (Equipped to Survive) they say to go w/ a plain blade....

Thanks.

k

[J's Knives-N-More]

Originally Posted by kjunx

Robbie - Mostly just general use. I'm not an avid every day camper, so I just want an all around utility knife. so.. prob ability to cut: (Bags, rope, wood, plastic, rubber, etc). My hesitation with the serrations are that if i need to carve/whittle wood it may be more difficult if the base portion of the knife is serrated. On most of the general use/survival sites (Equipped to Survive) they say to go w/ a plain blade....

Thanks.

k

You could just go for the Hunter Revolver. It has the hook for gutting stuff or seatbelts, a nice straight edge, and if you really want to chop down a forrest then you can simply use the saw that pops out of the handle. Hey Robbie, I almost have enough for the revolver, just waiting to see the damages from my book fees .

[Esav Benyamin]

Kjunx, welcome to Bladeforums!

More and more, I like plain edge, even for general purpose knives. The serrations will keep on cutting after the edge gets dull -- but that's what sharpening skills are for. As you realize, a plain edge gives you that all-important area near the handle where you can get both the most control and the most leverage.

Another possibility if you do have a few tasks you need serrations for is to get a small folder that's fully serrated and keep it handy just for that.

You might even look at the Victorinox One-Hand Trekker, which is a large Swiss Army Knife with serrations at the front of the blade, and a long wood saw, too. It makes great backup to a good fixed blade like the Seal Pup Elite.

[Bushman5]

sorry i stand corrected on the tang length, i mistakenly thought it only wnet upto the lanyard hole, when in fact it goes well beyond. I will now insert