2006-2007 Product Line 10 10 10A 11 Since 1986, we’ve been creating the strongest multi-tools on 11 the market and the knives that make your buddies drool. We don’t settle for the ordinary. We never did, and we never will. Why11A SOG ? 12 12 12A 13 13 13A Our new split bullet logo symbolizes our determination 14 to produce quality products that stand up to 14 extreme conditions. It requires vision and tenacity to dream beyond the expected in order to create the 14A exceptional. It takes a team that is dedicated and disciplined to hold exacting tolerances that can make the difference between magic and mediocrity... and all 15 of this at affordable prices! Actually SOG products are so good... you’d expect to pay more. 15 15A 16 16 This high-speed photograph was taken at a millionth of a second and captures a .45 caliber 16A bullet after being fired from point blank range. The blade shows up white where lead has been deposited after 17 shots. This is a testament to the durability of SOG edges. Nobody should ever try to split a bullet with a knife edge, but isn’t it nice to know that you could! 17 17 17A 18 18 “As a designer... my goal on every product is to attain perfect balance... not just the weight, although this is a very discriminating 18A feature of SOG products, but a balance of ‘fashion’ vs. function with price being the fulcrum. I am always trying to create options for our customers... i.e. whether it’s how many ways 19 there are to carry the knife or the variety of features in our multi-tools. In the end... the click of the lock, the swoosh of 19 the blade opening, and the quiet cut of a perfect edge... are the true test of total performance. In other words, the details are what tell our customers we did everything right” SOG’s manufacturing plant in Lynnwood, Washington. Spencer Frazer SOG President & Chief Designer www.sogknives.com | 888-40-KNIFE SOG owners don’t just love their SOGs, they depend on them every day for the expected and the unexpected. SOG makes the only multi-tools in the world with one-handed flip opening and gear-driven Compound Leverage™ for double the plier power. From our miniatures to our industrial models, SOG has a multi- tool for every vocation. PowerLock SOG is the world’s leader of specialized fixed blade knives. All of SOG’s fixed blades offer superior sharpness, styling, feel and balance. This is why the US Navy SEALs and other elite forces choose to carry SOG fixed blades on fronts around the world. We also realize that you require knives to fit your everyday use. That’s why we continue to develop new products and configurations to keep you prepared for anything. SEAL Pup Elite You want cool? Okay, how about award–winning folding knives that combine experimental design with precision engineering? SOG takes risks to bring you technological advancements such as the Arc-Lock™ advanced blade lock mechanism, and a whole new speed in lightning-quick blade access with patented SOG Assisted Technology (S.A.T.™). SOG Trident www.sogknives.com | 888-40-KNIFE SOG Experts “I discovered SOG Knives during my career in the Marine Corps. Every SOG product I have Gary Drake is one of the nation’s top defen- ever owned has outlasted and outperformed sive tactics instructors. In addition to being any other edged weapon or tool I’ve used. a former Marine and having 13 years of experience as a corrections officer for high Now, in law enforcement, my colleagues security trials and transport, “The Drake” continuously reaffirm SOG is an elite choice. works with and instructs SWAT, CERT, and In the field, on the street, at home or at play, SERT teams across the country in weapons SOG weapons stand out and hold up on any and defensive tactics. occasion.” Gary Drake, State Academy Defensive Tactics Coordinator Bennie W. Cooley Jr. has more than 19 years “I have always been demanding on my in counter-terrorism and hostage rescue equipment. It must perform flawlessly. training, including over 17 years experience Whether it’s real world operations, competing with the Special Operations Division at the for a World Championship, or day-to-day use, Department of Energy (D.O.E.). He is a 4 equipment failure is not an option. If you want Time USPSA 3-Gun National Champion and performance, reliability, affordable quality and 3 Time Soldier of Fortune World Champion. state of the art design, then SOG knives His experience and skill makes him one should be your choice!” of the most knowledgeable and dynamic trainers sought after today. Bennie W. Cooley Jr. Lieutenant, Spec. Ops. D.O.E. “I carried the SOG PowerLock into the Captain Dale Dye is not only a highly- Australian bush with me while training troops decorated soldier, technician and military for The Great Raid, and it proved to be the only historian with combat experience around the world, he provides technical advice to tool I needed for bush-craft, equipment and the entertainment industry worldwide. weapons repair. When we got to shooting, I wasn’t surprised to notice quite a number Dale Dye has set up boot camps for some of the working Australian movie crew also of Hollywood’s biggest stars. His expertise carried SOG multi-tools. This is the best of a can be seen in such great motion pictures long line. as Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Born on the 4th of July, and The Great Raid. I’ve used SOG knives and tools for years...and His unique approach to film-making I’d expect few people give them the workout provides a special touch of veracity, flair and I do in field work for movies and TV. My field color to all productions including themes gear always includes a few SOG blades and involving espionage & counter-espionage, they’ve never failed me. The range, quality terrorist & counter-terrorist operations and and design are all top-notch. I especially military special operations involving all appreciate the thought and practical user historical periods and branches of foreign and domestic military services. aspects that go into SOG knives. They fit the hand and fill the bill.” Captain Dale Dye, U.S. Marine Corps Ret. www.sogknives.com | 888-40-KNIFE Customer Comments We didn’t have to go far to find thousands of satisfied SOG knife and tool users. They sought us out from all corners of the globe. We appreciate the time that these customers have taken to express their satisfaction and compelling stories about SOG products. Here is just a sampling... I am seldom inclined to promote any particular product, I am not one to write letters to manufacturers express but I am so impressed with the broad range of utility of my my satisfaction about their products but I felt compelled PowerPlier that I am compelled to write to you. Last summer to write about what a great knife the Flash II is. I am a my son and I traveled to the British Isles and spent 5 weeks professional Firefighter/EMT and was given a Flash II on bicycle touring. From the moment we landed and had to as a gift. The knife has always been handy and tackled assemble our bikes to the evening before departure when tasks in emergency situations with ease. my son required pulling of a bothersome loose baby tooth, the SOG was invaluable. It became affectionately known as However, yesterday, my Flash was finally put to the ‘The SOG’. I suppose you could say I’ve become addicted. real test. We responded to a call for a steelworker that Thank you so much. fell off a building. There were obvious signs of neck and spine injury upon our arrival so not moving the John Snively - British Columbia patient as much as possible was top priority. Right off the bat we were faced with a problem: the patient was wearing a class I fall protection belt around his I normally buy only custom knives but I liked your SOG Bowie waist that was heavy nylon stitched over thick leather. and the Recon Bowie. I bought both and I have to admit that The belt buckle had slid under him so unbuckling the the quality is superior to my Randall’s. belt was not an option and there was no easy way to get the belt off without moving his hips and back. I Dutillieux J - Belgium decided the only way get the belt off was to cut it off and pulled out my Flash II. I braced for what I thought would be a very tough assignment: to cut this heavy I have had many knives in my life and all of course claiming belt off while trying not to move the patient’s back. I to stay sharp through anything and none of them ever actually was ABSOLUTELY AMAZED at how easily my Flash II doing it, until I bought your product. I was mobilized back in cut through this belt. It sliced through the belt easily, January and bought your knife at the PX in Ft. Dix NJ. I have quickly and without having to hack at the belt, which had that knife for almost 10 months now and it has stayed could potentially worsen the injury. sharp through more than I ever thought a knife could. Jason P John K - Professional Firefighter/EMT We believe that a knife and tool are essential equipment for modern life.