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Answer: SOG was an acronym which stood for ''Studies and Observations Group''. The group comprised elite joint services of the US military formed for covert operations before and during the Vietnam War.
Answer: SOG was an acronym which stood for ''Studies and Observations Group''. The group comprised elite joint services of the US military formed for covert operations before and operating throughout the Vietnam War.
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===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<ref>hardened to a Rockwell hardness of 55-57</ref>. 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.
The SOG Knife was originally designed by Benjamin Baker, who at the time served as the Deputy Chief of the U.S. Counterinsurgency Support Office ''(CISO)''. A chrome-moly steel known as ''SKS-3'' was chosen for the blade<ref>hardened to a Rockwell hardness of 55-57</ref>. 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.<ref>This was done so by applying a dark gun-blue finishon this carbon steel knife.</ref> The original knife was part of a larger survival package also containing a leather sheath and a sharpening steel rod or a 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>
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>