Differences between SOG Seal Team Elite and the new SOG Seal Team

johnu2 · Feb 12, 2008

At first glance, I thought the SOG Seal Team was to replace the SOG Seal 2000 but then I had a closer look and couldn't find any differences between Seal Team Elite and the new Seal Team. Is the only difference the black coating?

RogerRabbit · Feb 13, 2008

No spine rasp.

Hammer27 · Feb 13, 2008

and pommel. Blade and handle design are slightly modified as well.

johnu2 · Feb 13, 2008

RogerRabbit said:
No spine rasp.

Your right, wonder how I missed that

Hammer27 said:
and pommel. Blade and handle design are slightly modified as well.

The pommel and blade/handle design looks similar to me. These are the two that I'm talking about

http://sogknives.com/store/S37.html
http://sogknives.com/store/SE-37.html

Hammer27 · Feb 13, 2008

My apologies. I was thinking of the late SEAL 2000...God rest her soul.

johnu2 · Feb 13, 2008

No worries. I still don't know whether I should get the Seal 2000, while I still can. I'm guessing the Seal Team is made in the same plant as the Seal Team Elite since they are almost the same in design and use the same steel. Can anyone confirm this?

Hammer27 · Feb 13, 2008

SEAL 2000 is AUS6 while SEAL Team is AUS8. They seem pretty much equal to me. SEAL team has the hammer pommel the SEAL 2000 doesn't and has longer serrations. I don't think either has much of an advantage over the other. BUT SEAL 2000 has more sheath choices. I'd say get whatever is cheaper if you don't have a big issue with the differences.

D R E · Feb 13, 2008

One seems to have the gray coating with a smooth finish and the other has the black coating with the rasp on the back of the blade. Any other major differences?

noviomagus · Feb 25, 2008

the handle of the seal team and seal team elite is more comfortable than of the seal 2000,which is a little too thick in my opinion.

but that's all preferences I guess.
the most important difference,between the seal team and elite, if there is any other, is the spine rasp.

GRFX_GUY · Feb 25, 2008

The new Seal Team is almost identical to the Seal Team Elite except for the coating and rasp-back, (btw, they're both AUS-8 Steel) because both are now produced in Taiwan. The new Tigershark 2.0 and Tigershark Elite will follow a similar design scheme (Powder coating vs Black TiNi w/ Rasping).

The only two Seal Knives that don't seem to follow this pattern are the Seal Pup and Seal Pup Elite. (The Elite has a slightly longer handle with different texture and overall shape... Also the Seal Pup is AUS-6 while the Seal Pup Elite is AUS-8)