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==SOG Knives==

==SOG Knives==

===SOG History===

===SOG History===

[[Image:sogbowie.jpg|left|thumb|225px|The modern incarnation of the original SOG bowie known as the ''SOG Tech Bowie model S10B'']]

[[Image:sogbowie.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The modern incarnation of the original SOG bowie known as the ''[http://www.sog-knives.net/sog-knife.php?prodnum=S10B-K SOG Tech Bowie model S10B]'']]

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, entrepreneur Spencer Frazer founded a company to continue the legacy of the original SOG bowie knife, which spawned numerous quality knives, branching out into [http://www.sog-knives.net/ hundreds of styles of knives and tools] today.   

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, entrepreneur Spencer Frazer founded a company to continue the legacy of the original SOG bowie knife, which spawned numerous quality knives, branching out into [http://www.sog-knives.net/ hundreds of styles of knives and tools] today.   

===The SOG Knife===

===The SOG Knife===

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 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 Modern SOG Company===

===The Modern SOG Company===