The SOG Aegis with an AT-XR locking mechanism takes the tried and true Aegis design and elevates it to a new level of glory. Geared toward the outdoorsman, this knife has a cryogenically heat treated D2 blade that makes it extremely durable and strong. It opens with lightning speed using the thumb stud and the assisted action. The textured GRN handle provides a great grip while keeping it lightweight. You're sure to enjoy this excellent assisted folder!
Features:
Black-finished tanto blade for maximum cutting action.
Strong cryo-treated D2 steel blade.
Strong AT-XR Lock and an additional safety lock.
Rescue black GRN handle that is lightweight, yet incredibly rugged.
Just picked up one of these because of the looks and the D2 blade. Not the most expensive knife I've ever owned but decent value for the money.
The blade comes extremely sharp, holds an edge well and sharpens back up nicely. The thumb stud on the knife is plastic (gotta cut a couple corners to get the price down) and looks cool but functionally is very sub-optimal. Flick the knife open a couple of dozen times and the semi-pointy thumb stud starts feeling like it is digging into your thumb (probably because it is digging into your thumb) and after a day of this I was cursing.
Fortunately, the thumb stud can be removed, and I ended up replacing it with a flatter metal thumb stud from one of my other knives, problem solved.
Apparently SOG didn't spend a great deal of time on 'user acceptance testing' because I've seen this same problem discussed on various forums and the fix would be incredibly easy to implement during the manufacturing process.
If you don't happen to have a spare thumb stud lying around, you could probably remove the original one and carefully grind the 'point' off of it to make it a little less uncomfortable.
I took a photo of the original thumb stud and the replacement thumb stud and posted it to https://imgur.com/a/IkUj7QI.
Grindworx response:
We're very sorry to hear about the trouble you're having. Have you contacted our customer service department yet ([email protected])? We'd like to help you get this resolved. Thanks -GrindWorx
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This has a rescue black handle and green details.
The SOG Aegis with an AT-XR locking mechanism takes the tried and true Aegis design and elevates it to a new level of glory. Geared toward the outdoorsman, this knife has a cryogenically heat treated D2 blade that makes it extremely durable and strong. It opens with lightning speed using the thumb stud and the assisted action. The textured GRN handle provides a great grip while keeping it lightweight. You're sure to enjoy this excellent assisted folder!
Features:
Black-finished tanto blade for maximum cutting action.
Strong cryo-treated D2 steel blade.
Strong AT-XR Lock and an additional safety lock.
Rescue black GRN handle that is lightweight, yet incredibly rugged.
Just picked up one of these because of the looks and the D2 blade. Not the most expensive knife I've ever owned but decent value for the money.
The blade comes extremely sharp, holds an edge well and sharpens back up nicely. The thumb stud on the knife is plastic (gotta cut a couple corners to get the price down) and looks cool but functionally is very sub-optimal. Flick the knife open a couple of dozen times and the semi-pointy thumb stud starts feeling like it is digging into your thumb (probably because it is digging into your thumb) and after a day of this I was cursing.
Fortunately, the thumb stud can be removed, and I ended up replacing it with a flatter metal thumb stud from one of my other knives, problem solved.
Apparently SOG didn't spend a great deal of time on 'user acceptance testing' because I've seen this same problem discussed on various forums and the fix would be incredibly easy to implement during the manufacturing process.
If you don't happen to have a spare thumb stud lying around, you could probably remove the original one and carefully grind the 'point' off of it to make it a little less uncomfortable.
I took a photo of the original thumb stud and the replacement thumb stud and posted it to https://imgur.com/a/IkUj7QI.
Grindworx response:
We're very sorry to hear about the trouble you're having. Have you contacted our customer service department yet ([email protected])? We'd like to help you get this resolved. Thanks -GrindWorx
The blade comes extremely sharp, holds an edge well and sharpens back up nicely. The thumb stud on the knife is plastic (gotta cut a couple corners to get the price down) and looks cool but functionally is very sub-optimal. Flick the knife open a couple of dozen times and the semi-pointy thumb stud starts feeling like it is digging into your thumb (probably because it is digging into your thumb) and after a day of this I was cursing.
Fortunately, the thumb stud can be removed, and I ended up replacing it with a flatter metal thumb stud from one of my other knives, problem solved.
Apparently SOG didn't spend a great deal of time on 'user acceptance testing' because I've seen this same problem discussed on various forums and the fix would be incredibly easy to implement during the manufacturing process.
If you don't happen to have a spare thumb stud lying around, you could probably remove the original one and carefully grind the 'point' off of it to make it a little less uncomfortable.
I took a photo of the original thumb stud and the replacement thumb stud and posted it to https://imgur.com/a/IkUj7QI.