Hi Crayola,
Thanks for asking. I just look at them and say, "What beautiful knives you are?" Rather than, "What makes you intended purpose different." We'll, I found out.
Quoting from the same article from the knife designer Ben Baker listed here,
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum55/HTML/000098.html , let me tell you his reasoning.
Here's the images for comparison. SOG Recon is first (the 7" model), SOG Bowie is beneath (the 6" model).
Baker says, "The six inch model was more utilitarian in nature, giving less penetration but producing a bit more damage, according to the results of our tests on pigs."
He goes on to say, "The seven inch 'Recon' was specifically made for SOG's clandestine & cross-boarder recon teams. Fights were close-quarters and vicious, the additional inch wanted by SOG operators for the aforementioned degree of penetration."
Hope this helps. Don't forget about that third Ben Baker knife, the SCUBA/DEMO. Unique, beautiful, and a very rare knife! This adds a knife to the mix of the history of CISO/SOG which often doesn't get talked much about.
Ron@SOG
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[This message has been edited by Ron@SOG (edited 10-13-2000).]
