SOG Knife - Wikipedia
The SOG Knife was designed for, and issued to, covert Studies and Observations Group personnel during the Vietnam War. It was unmarked and supposedly untraceable to country of origin or manufacture in order to maintain plausible deniability of covert operators in the event of their death or capture.
Vietnam SOG Knives - EDGED WEAPONS - U.S. Militaria Forum
Mar 9, 2008 · The SOG knives were made and issued to SOGs (Studies and Observation Group) clandestine and cross-border recon teams (RT) and Spike teams (ST) for their across the fence missions. The knives were made by CISO (counterinsurgency support office) stationed at …
SOG Specialty Knives - Wikipedia
SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. (commonly known as SOG) is an American knife and tool manufacturing company famous for their reproduction SOG Knife from the Vietnam era. [1] SOG manufactures a variety of knives other than the original military inspired designs, many designed for everyday carry (EDC).
KNIVES OF THE VIETNAM WAR - Small Arms Review
Apr 1, 2002 · Ruana knives of the Vietnam period are marked “R.H. Ruana/Bonner/Montana M”. Later Ruana’s do not have the final .’M”. The knife second from right is an issued SOG knife. This particular one is numbered and has a plum colored blade. These SOG knives are quite rare and much sought after by collectors.
What Is It and What's It Worth? SOG Knives - WorthPoint
Jan 8, 2021 · Carried by soldiers during the Vietnam war, the SOG knife has become a piece of military hardware as prolific as the M-16. But what is the origin behind this knife? Why is it so well known by civilians and veterans alike? What the heck does SOG mean?
Military Knives: Soldiers’ EDC From The Past 50 Years
Jul 4, 2023 · Top 5 Knives From The Vietnam War. Ka-Bar-type fighting/utility fixed blade; SOG fixed blade; M7 bayonet; Air Force/jet pilot survival knife; MIL-K; After studying the Vietnam War era and the knives that were most often found during that period in Southeast Asia, Frank Trzaska has come up with his top five from that timeframe.
SOG Knives Collectors - Home
This website serves as a tribute to the rare and discontinued knives manufactured by SOG Specialty Knives and Tool, or SOG Knives for short, which built itself up based on the military knives used by MACVSOG in Vietnam.
Ben Baker – MACV-SOG - SOGSITE
Over the course of the Vietnam War, Baker designed a six inch knife and a seven inch knife for US Special Forces and SOG teams. He also made a prototype dive knife for SOG, of which only forty were made.
SOG Recon Knife – MACV-SOG - modernforces.co.uk
Jun 17, 2021 · The SOG knives were made and issued to SOG clandestine and cross-border Recon Teams (RT) and Spike Teams (ST) for their across the fence missions. The original SOG Bowie was used by the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), an elite joint services military group designed for covert operations in the ...
SOG KNIFE – Return To Devens
The SOG knife was designed for and issued to covert Studies and Observations Group personnel during the Vietnam War. It was unmarked and supposedly untraceable to country of origin or manufacturer, in order to, maintain plausible deniability of covert operators in the event of their death or capture.