SOG Knives – Seal Pup Elite Knife Review
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Hiking Gear, Lead Story, Survival Knives
If I had to pick one knife to keep with me at all times it would be SOG’S Seal Pup Elite. This knife is Sharp, VERY SHARP and it holds it’s edge very nicely.
The Seal Pup is based of the design that the Navy Seals use, so you know that this knife can take a beating. During our testing we threw everything we had at this knife and after a couple weeks of cutting everything we could get our hands, the SOG was still as sharp as the day we got it. We will be doing some more tests throughout the year and will do another review reporting on it’s long term use, but as of now I really don’t see this knife letting us down.
Seal Pup Knife Specifics
- Full tang blade
- Blade Length 4.85″
- Overall Length 9.5″
- Weight 5.4 oz.
- AUS 8 Steel
- Navy Seal Tested, including a 14-day salt water immersion test
This Knife held up to everything we through at it including:
- Cutting wood, meats, leather, ropes, and anything we could find.
- Used it as an Axe to cut some pretty thick pieces of wood. (still held it’s edge and no damage to the knife)
- Used the knife point to open cans, notch wood, and jammed it into thing to see if it would break ( it didn’t!)
- Letting it sit in water for a three days (no rust or noticeable damage)
Why We Recommend the SOG Seal Pup Elite
- Extremely Sharp and Holds it’s Edge after rigorous testing
- Hands down one of the best survival knifes we have ever seen.
- Light weight and perfect for those wanting to keep down their pack weights.
- I have seen some complaints from people who didn’t like the nylon sheath, but you won’t hear any coming from me. In fact I actually like the sheath. It feels really durable and had enough room in the pocket to stash a lighter, fishing line (a few weights and hooks), and a small flashlight. It made a nice little survival kit.
- Very nice Grip. ( thicker and deeper finger groves than the regular seal pup)
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Joe on Mon, 30th Jun 2008 8:03 am
Very Nice!
I have had one of the regular seal Pups for awhile and I love it. I have actually been thinking about getting one of the elites for awhile. I think I might have to now. I really like the blade on the Elite. I don’t use the serrated edge much on the pup so I think The elite would be perfect.
Trevor J. on Thu, 25th Sep 2008 9:42 am
Very cool, I was trying to decide between the seal pup and another brand but I think I am going to give the SOG a try. I like that the seals use it, if it’s good enough for them I’m sure it will do the job when I need it.
Zach on Tue, 2nd Dec 2008 10:26 am
There is no better knife than a SOG. I have 2 of them and I love them.
Robert on Fri, 12th Jun 2009 10:55 pm
I get a lot of emails asking about the Sog So i bumped this up on the posts
Brian on Sun, 21st Jun 2009 3:24 am
I have this exact same knife and agree with your review. It’s a knife you can have trust in and carry in many different ways thanks to the very clever nylon sheath. I’ve put mine through he’ll and it’s still razor sharp and looking almost brand new. I chose this one over the standard Pup because of the size, it’s perfect. A truly fantastic knife, made to be used, and at a great price. I highly recommend.
Todd on Wed, 12th Aug 2009 10:47 am
Great review. I love my SOG knives! I carry the FlashII daily and it’s almost worn out from SEVERE abuse! This knife has taken EVERYTHING.
blackwidow on Wed, 16th Sep 2009 6:27 am
I am a hunting blogger on a quest to find the ultimate hunting weapons…..hunting equipment and love to write funny stories also. I have just added the seal pup to my roster. I would say if i get a dear this year the ultimate test is cutting the pelvic bone….If it can do that and not kill my hand I’m sold.
The Black Widow