With hundreds of knife companies each putting out a number of new blades year in and year out, you have to admire their creativity. Managing dozens of blade shapes, steel compositions, frames, locks and pocket clips while trying to stay innovative and avoiding ground already covered is a daunting task. This is also why I […]
SOG knives
A quick look at the SOG SEAL Strike fixed blade knife
SOG Specialty Knives & Tool, LLC has been in the business of crafting fine blades and tools for both military and civilian markets since it’s inception in 1986. In 1992, when the SEAL’s held trials for a new knife, the SEAL 2000 from SOG won the contract and remained in production from 1995-2007. The 2nd knife in the SEAL line was […]
SOG Camp Axe: A Go-To Outdoor Tool
“Let the enemy come till’ he’s almost close enough to touch. Then let him have it and jump out and finish him up with your hatchet.” -Maj. Robert Rogers 1759 While the SOG Camp Axe wasn’t designed for warfighting, a hatchet type tool is a great addition to anyone’s loadout. I’ve been using the Camp […]
SOG PowerAccess: The PowerAccess is the ultimate EDC multi-tool
You need a multi-tool. That’s all there is to it. A multi-tool is something that is always a part of my kit. Most Rangers in a tactical setting will always have a multi-tool somewhere on their person. Over the years I’ve accumulated 6 or 7 different multi-tools from a myriad of brands. I keep one […]
The SOG Ace | Rugged And Durable Without Breaking The Bank
I was packing to leave for a trip to work. I went through my usual checklist – Helmet, Night Vision, Gerber Multi-tool (I wrote a review on that as well, you can see that here), clothing, Gore-tex, MultiCam this – MultiCam that, boots, plate carrier, etc. Long story short, I thought I had everything. I throw my stuff […]
Everyday Carry: The basics by former Navy SEAL, Eric Davis
They both had that slight look of worry on their face. It was as if they had just lost something valuable, but they were not yet sure it was gone. Just finishing my run I was sweaty and shirtless, but I walked up to the ladies anyways. “Is everything okay?” “No! I just locked my […]
SOG Vulcan Folder: Built upon the M61 Vulcan’s reputation of speed, power and versatility
Few knives impress me, most that do are fixed blade knives because they have proven time and time again that they won’t break and are always there when I need them. My work as a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Specialist in the USAF has led me to many interesting situations. For many of these […]
SOG Quake Folding Knife | Review
Plowing through a sea of folding knives there lies great difficulty in finding new innovative designs. After all, several manufacturers have been creating reliable, well designed assisted-opening knives for years. And what’s not broken, needs not fixing, right? Well, SOG decided to look into new mechanisms and methods for opening an assisted knife and gave […]
SOG Spec Elite 1 Auto: Designed as a backup tool for military and law enforcement
My grandpappy told me never go into the woods without, at a minimum, a knife somewhere on my person. When I was a young man, He gave me his old fixed blade buck knife and my father gave me a Swiss Army Fisherman for a more discreet and pragmatic day to day option. I still […]
SOG Strat Ops Auto | A Premium USA Built Automatic
Although SOG Specialty Knives was founded in 1986, it can trace it’s lineage to the Vietnam War. When members of a highly classified special operations unit known as MACV-SOG, carried a unique combat knife into the jungles of Vietnam. This knife inspired a young designer named Spencer Frazer to reproduce the SOG Bowie knife. And […]