I just want to say welcome SOG/Ron, to our/your website. I have been collecting and trading knives for about 20 years now. I have to say that SOG knives have been a part of collection and daily use for the last 12 years. My most resent purchase was the SOG Bowie special forces. This is one tough and unique knife. As having been used in Viet Nam, I wish I would have had it in Iraq in the scurmish we had a few years ago. I was curious to know who was the maker of this design that first saw action in Nam? I'm sure this knife will serve me well in field. Thanks SOG, and again, glad to have you aboard. RW