SOGBowie 2.0 Fixed Blade Knife-Tactical Knife with 6.4 Inch Blade, Hunting Knife with Hard Case TiNi Coating and AUS-8 Steel, Leather Knife Sheath (S1T-L),Brown

This knife is a close replica of a knife that played a prominent role in the war In Viet Nam. If you're interested in that role and history just search for "MACV-SOG knife" on the web. I had purchased an inexpensive knockoff of this knife which got me interested in learning more about this historic knife. The more I learned the more I knew I had to have this knife. I know the actual knives varied somewhat over the years, but this SOG S1T-L Bowie 2.0 knife was designed and crafted to accurately represent the appearance and salient features of the original MACV-SOG knife and its successors. Of course over the decades better materials, a titanium coating and advanced manufacturing have contributed to a knife much improved from the 1960's while retaining the uniqueness and qualities of the original.This knife is very well made. The unique blade is perfectly ground, shaped, polished and sharpened. It is beautifully coated in black titanium nitride (TiNi) as are the cross guard and the butt cap. The handle is made of leather washers slotted and stacked along the blade tang. They are shaped to provide a smooth finish and flat finger grooves along the bottom. The handle is oval shaped and is said to be epoxy coated. There is a hole in the butt cap for a lanyard.The sheath is well made of high quality leather dyed black and follows the pattern of the original SOG knife sheath with a small pouch on the front that includes a sharpening stone. The retention strap wraps around the top of the cross guard and snaps to the front.I have only two minor complaints The handle is quite slippery. The finger grooves are helpful, but not quite enough. Also, there is a rivet through the lower portion of the belt loop that attaches the retention strap. As the blade is slid into the sheath the cross guard can slide along the rivet cap which can put a scratch in the cross guard. This can be avoided if the belt loop is pulled back while inserting the blade in the sheath, however, this isn't practical if the sheath is on the belt. I like the knife enough overall to not mark it down for these issues. Carrying and using any knife will cause wear, so either keep it for show or use it and accept the wear. If you like knives, you'll like this one.

Eagle scout, outdoorsman, grew up on (and retired to) a farm. Used fixed blade knives my entire life. ALWAYS look for quality in both materials AND workmanship.This knife far exceeds expectations in both areas AND its weight and balance feel perfect. Also, lines like a stingray corvette, beautiful!!

The SOG Bowie, is actually the SOG Bowie SF ( US Army 5th Special Forces Al Mar based knife) made in the early 90’s by SOG. The only thing missing is the Special Forces crest which was on the blade and sheath.The blade is tough and sharp. You can survive with this blade. SOG knives are made for military and law enforcement operations. This knife was seen in the 1991 Terminator 2 movie.

I didn't look at the reviews before ordering this knife--very stupid, I know--but I wouldn't have been interested in it if I had known that the sheath was so poorly done. The knife is okay as far as I know--since I haven't used it yet--but I'd not have spent over a hundred dollars on it the way it is.

The knife is everything I expected. It feels solid and has some heft to it. I specifically bought this model for the leather handle and it feels good. The handle is a little small for my hand but it isn't so small as to be a deal breaker. I wear a size large in gloves so my hands aren't huge. Hand size differs from person to person and isn't the reason I subtracted a star.The reason I subtracted a star is because of the sheath. I was extremely disappointed. I paid $133 when I purchased this knife and I expected at least a decent sheath. The stitching on the top was pulled completely out to about half an inch. That was right out of the box!End thoughts the knife is perfect. The sheath is complete crap and that seems to be universal from the reviews I have read.

Great product and price, well packaged and arrived on time. Thank you!

The media could not be loaded. SOG is amazing company they make great knives this one in particular is very well balanced, great material, and full tang. I have several from this company and love them all.

I've been wanting this knife for a while now. I have other SOG products that I love but this knife was a let down. First and foremost I expected it to be made in the USA. "Tiwan" is stamped right on the blade. Whoever dyed the leather for the handle was either blind or working late on a Friday. The bluing of the steel is poorly done and starts wearing off with just a few passes in the sheath. It is sharp and sturdy and probably more than capable of handling any job you throw at it, but it isn't the overall quality I expected from SOG.