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==SOG Knives==

==SOG Knives==

===SOG History===

===SOG History===

Originally, SOG was an acronym which stood for Studies and Observations Group. Sanctioned to develop and purchase their own equipment, SOG created several knives for use in one of the harshest environments in the world.  

There are really two histories to SOG Knives. The first history stems from a convert operations task force called the ''Studies and Observations Group'', which needed new tactical equipment to handle stealth missions in the harsh east Asian landscape. Among many specialized tools, the group invented a new tactical knife to meet the qualifications of jungle warfare. In the late 1980s, 

 

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Question: '''What does SOG (Pronounced Sog like Hog or Bog) stand for?'''

Question: '''What does SOG <small>(Pronounced Sog like Hog or Bog)</small> stand for?'''

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===The SOG Knife===

===The SOG Knife===

The SOG Knife was designed by Benjamin Baker, the Deputy Chief of the U.S. Counterinsurgency Support Office (CISO).<ref name = "Baker">{{cite journal | last = Baker| first = Ben |  title =  Saga of the CISO/SOG Recon Knife | journal = Fighting Knives| volume = 1 | issue = 3| pages = 95-98 |  date = 1991 }}</ref>  A chrome-moly steel known as SKS-3 was chosen for the blade and hardened to a [Rockwell hardness of 55-57.<ref name = "Baker"/>  The blade pattern featured a convex false edge on the clip point of a [[Bowie knife]].<ref name="Pacella"/>  The stacked leather handle was inspired by a Marbles Gladstone Skinng Knife made in the 1920's owned by Baker, into which finger grooves were molded.<ref name = "Baker"/><ref name="Pacella"/> The blade was typically parkerized or blackened to reduce glare.<ref name="Pacella"/> This was done so by applying a dark gun-blue finish (similar to those used on guns) on this carbon steel knife. The knife was carried in a leather sheath which also contained a sharpening steel or whetstone.<ref name="Pacella"/>

The SOG Knife was originally designed by Benjamin Baker, the Deputy Chief of the U.S. Counterinsurgency Support Office (CISO). A chrome-moly steel known as SKS-3 was chosen for the blade and hardened to a Rockwell hardness of 55-57. The blade pattern featured a convex false edge on the clip point of a Bowie knife. The stacked leather handle was inspired by a Marbles Gladstone Skinng Knife made in the 1920's owned by Baker, into which finger grooves were molded.  The blade was typically parkerized or blackened to reduce glare. This was done so by applying a dark gun-blue finish (similar to those used on guns) on this carbon steel knife. The knife was carried in a leather sheath which also contained a sharpening steel or whetstone. Today, the [http://www.sog-knives.net/sog-knife.php?prodnum=S10B-K SOG Tech Bowie model S10B] continues to define the SOG company with good materials, great looks, and workhorse practicality. <ref>The blade is .240 inches thick and made of black TiNi coated AUS 8 polished stainless steel. The handle is made of Kraton with interspaced white washers that SOG claims has never been done before.</ref>

 

The first contract was awarded to Japanese manufacturer Yogi Shokai for 1,300 seven-inch bladesdesignated "Knife, indigenous, RECON, 7", w/scabbard & whetstone" at $9.85 each.<ref name = "Baker"/>  In 1966, SOG ordered 1,200 sterile knives with six-inch blades and black sheaths and in March of the following year an additional lot of 3,700 was ordered.<ref name = "Baker"/> This second lot was serial numbered for accountability purposes and was designated "Knife, indigenous, hunting, 6", w/black sheath and whetstone".<ref name = "Baker"/>

 

In the 1980's a company named SOG Specialty Knives manufactured a knife very similar to the original SOG knife in Seki City, Japan and marked it with the US Army Special Forces Crest.<ref name="Pacella"/>, and named it the "S1 Bowie". The other Vietnam replica knife is known as the "Recon Bowie" by SOG and both knives are manufactured to the same specifications and in the same factory as the original Vietnam-era knives. The last replica knife is the "SCUBA/Demo".

 

They also made a version with a stainless steel blade and micarta in commemoration of the U.S. Navy SEALs.<ref name="Pacella"/>, known as the "SOG Trident". Replicas of the SOG knife have also been made by [[Al Mar Knives]], [[Ek Knives]],  and [[Strider Knives]].<ref name="Pacella"/> None of these knives, however, are currently used by any branch of the US Military in an official capacity.  Original models are valuable collector's items among both knife collectors and militaria collectors.

===The SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Company===

===The SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Company===

It was in the spirit of this elite group, and the quality equipment they commissioned, that SOG Specialty Knives and Tools was founded in 1986 by Spencer Frazer.  

In the spirit of the elite SOG group, Spencer Frazer founded ''SOG Specialty Knives and Tools'' in 1986. As a math and science major out of UCLA, Spencer was deeply interested in the way materials functioned to provide the best possible uses. After success in the professional audio industry, Spencer founded his SOG company to make the best SOG inspired bowie knife available. Today, SOG has expanded to provides quality knives to Law enforcement, military, and industrial customers, as well as outdoors enthusiasts wanting a wide range of quality [http://www.sog-knives.net/ knives and tools].  

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