What is your favorite SOG fixed blade knife?

Lansdale said:
SOG has been around for a long time, and I've owned many of their knives over the years. I'm the first to admit that the vast majority of their folding knives are junk, but their fixed blade knives are truly great. I've got a number of them now. My favorite are my SOG Seal FX knives. In fact, I like this line so much, I now have the 2 fixed blade models (tanto and clip point serrated), and I got the folder. Anybody else like the SOG fixed blades?
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Well, I like their older fixed blades and maybe the new Pillar, but for the most part they have made some pretty crappy pieces since the mid 1990's both fixed and folding.
 
Here are a few older ones and some similar from other makers.

The big one - Tigershark

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SOG S2 Trident and a very recent Blackjack.
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SOG and Bark River
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And if you want to see some knives that were actually used by frogmen, here are a few.

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I can't say I have a favorite because I never pulled the trigger, but the one SOG knife I regret not purchasing was the Pentagon.
 
kamagong said:
I can't say I have a favorite because I never pulled the trigger, but the one SOG knife I regret not purchasing was the Pentagon.
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I had a couple of different sizes , Japan made, SOG Pentagon daggers , way back when . :cool: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Great knives, but got stolen . Newer versions , not so good . :(
 
TC said:
Why does the top post read like the re-tread of a re-tread?

In any case, the Ben Seward Body Guard is way, way better than any SOG.
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Well, so are my Bob Terzuola and RJ Martin knives, but I think at that price they should be quite a bit better, right? These SOG's were all under $200 back in the day; their value today is in the nostalgia, rarity of design, and collectability. Apples and Oranges.

Many older model factory knives are worth quite a bit more and cost a lot less when they were new, e.g. 1967 Gerber Mark II.
 
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vjb.knife said:
Well, so are my Bob Terzuola and RJ Martin knives, but I think at that price they should be quite a bit better, right? These SOG's were all under $200 back in the day; their value today is in the nostalgia, rarity of design, and collectability. Apples and Oranges.

Many older model factory knives are worth quite a bit more and cost a lot less when they were new, e.g. 1967 Gerber Mark II.
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Sorry, cross-thread reference. (cf. Fixed Blades) 😁
 
I had the original SOG Government, I felt like it was a modern version of a Kabar, and the NW Ranger’s handle was an eye opener how secure and light it made the knife feel. The Stingray folder was my first tactical kind of folder too. I got a lot of these through the paper fliers in the mail in the early 90s A company sent out, it was a good shoppe (hint hint).

edited for gooder English. :)
 
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I know that it's neither fancy nor notable to a lot of the knife/steel snobs, but I'm still pretty fond of my little "Tech Bowie"...


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...especially since Harry made me a proper leather sheath for it...


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For me, it's rugged, sharp as hell, and easy to maintain...and the leather sheath just adds an extra degree of sexy'ness. 😍
 
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