just acquired another SOG fixed blade

[New Pig Hunter]

I'm a SOG fixed blade kinda guy, and via another Forumite I was offered an opportunity to pick up rare piece of SOG history in the form of a used Recon Government. So I did.
http://www.sogknivescollectors.com/recgovt.php
http://www.sogknivescollectors.com/data/storage/attachments/2fd76854bb68e1ec6c8f34f2cd84aa16.jpg

Two features I like: SK-5 carbon steel and no blade serrations. The blade thickness (0.180") is a bit thin for me, but I have to laugh as it was SOG who completely spoiled me with their 0.250" thick blades on several of their older fixed blade knives (such as the Tech I, Tech II, SEAL 2000, Tigershark, and of course the old S-1 Bowie at 0.280").


I'm not at home right now but the knife is, so I haven't even seen it yet. When I get home I'll take some pictures and get 'em posted.

Cheers,

Carl

 

[wildmanh]

Hi Carl, congrats on a nice score! Bet you can't wait to get it in hand and play with it. So, whatcha going to cut with it first?

 

[GIRLYmann]

fantastic!
a blued sk-5 model is a rare bird indeed.
keeps me wondering just how many blued sk-5s remains in a pristine state.
havin' em all would surely be a virtual gold mine now, eh? ;-)

 

[New Pig Hunter]

gold mine, aye. But my "problem" .... no safe queens, so none of mine would remain pristine for any appreciable amount of time.

a couple of years ago I scored an ancient SOG Tech with SK-5 steel. It's sorta the grandfather of the SEAL 2000, as I recall. It had been very well used, but seems to have a bit of bluing on the blade ..... so maybe that actually made it a Nite Tech ?? I couldn't say for certain, and the owner had owned it for many years and he couldn't remember either.
http://www.sogknivescollectors.com/nitetech.php

But I consider myself very fortunate to have several of the old SOG fixed blades, and to have now added the Recon Government to the collection.

Cheers,

Carl

 

[GIRLYmann]

no matter, about mint with box and papers!
especially when there are no fast rules about how one should extract every ounce of joy from a knife collection.
do suppose quite rightly that the truest joy would be in seeing it put to good actual use.

 

[New Pig Hunter]

indeed.

all of mine are well used. Even had a chance a couple of years ago to send my SEAL 2000 to Iraq with a pal of mine. He was deploying for a while so he took the SEAL and a beat-up Kabar. Another soldier needed a Kabar so it was transferred, I have no idea where it is now. But the SEAL and my pal are back safely.

Cheers,

Carl

 

[GIRLYmann]

wonderful sense of patriotic duty!
hope you managed a couple of duty bound knife tour pictures.
gotta be worth a whole lot more now with some war stories to tell ;-)

 

[New Pig Hunter]

I finally bought a camera, and if i can figure this out .... here are some pics of my "new" SOG Recon Government.

Cheers,

Carl

 

[mr.trooper]

I know how you feel.

I fell in love with the Pentagon years ago, and to this day its the stick by which i measure all other daggers.

 

[wildmanh]

Wow, nice looking blade. I love the charactor that it has. :thumbup: Years ago I used my Government for Martial arts practice. They are very fast in the hand. Slicers/stabbers, not choppers. Mine has cut meat and veggies, whittle sticks and tent pegs, split some logs and other general cutting chores. IMO It's a great medium sized blade to pair with a larger chopper like the TigerShark a Khukri or hawk/hatchet.

 

[New Pig Hunter]

I gotta laugh. Because I'm spoiled rotten by such much-thicker-bladed and much-heftier-feeling SOG's such as the SEAL 2000 and Tech II, this Recon Government with it's "tiny" 0.188" thick blade feels quite insubstantial. And as wildmanh notes, it ain't no chopper. So it's great for smaller woodcraft chores and in-the-kitchen food prep action.

I really like the Kraton handle. Way way back SOG put Kraton on many of it's knives and I really like it. Soft, kinda squishy, rock-solid & non-slip in the hand, an excellent material for a knife handle.

The Recon Government is another awesome example of what I call Tactical Tableware.

Cheers,

Carl