Gocomma assisted & manual flipper knives

420 steel. Looks fine, but don’t count too much on a decent edge for long.
Rockwell 50 is fairly soft for blade steel.
I don’t touch anything less than 57/58 for cutting edges.
OK for a utility pocket knife though.

Yep, 420 steel isn't all that great, but I don't use my knives hard or often so I think it'll be okay.

General Knockabout blade.
It’ll be fine.
Just like the SOG I carry on keyring

Whoa, hey, speaking of SOGs… anyone know where to get a genuine SOG knife, surplus or otherwise? “SOG” as descriptive, not brand.

’Nam era nondescript unmarked knife issued to “observers”. :laughing:

Any searches always lead to the brand. :neutral_face: Nothing against ’em, just not what I’m looking for.

@ Lightbringer
You talking about THIS ONE??

SOG (Studies and Observations Group):wink:
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Ooh, gimme!

That’s one of yours?

Ya’ gotta love that “Studies and Observations Group”:wink:

Finding an original might be tough, IDK.

Not that one. That is a stock picture from Wikipedia.

Oh, bugger. You’re just a KT (knife tease)…

And yeah, that’s why I put “observers” in quotes. :laughing:

Problem is that nowadays, all these “surplus” joints just sell mil-style new crap.

I got this nice cotton “army shirt” (damn, forgot what they’re called… the shirt equivalent of cargo-pants) that just ain’t made anymore. My washer did a number on it, started ripping at the seams from the propeller, and any more washes and it’d probably come out in pieces. New crap is poly-blend, not cotton. Hell if I can even find any all-cotton ones anymore.

Damn, way back, you could to pick up a pair of army boots and who knows, find part of a blowed-off toe inside or something. Now? Might as well just order some boots from REI or somewhere.

Just for s&g, I was looking for… think it’s Swiss camo: white, black, and red, made to look like fall foliage in snow or something. That pattern was tres kewl. Surplus? Yah, you could pick up one, probably. Now? Forget it.

Ah, just goggled it. Swiss Alpenflage. Dunno any authentic… probably made in China nowadays.

Yeah, the real stuff is hard to find now a days on the open market. Like you said, much of it is cheap knockoff stuff. :frowning: . Certainly not what you could easily get 30 years ago.

I’ll ask around & see if anyone I know has an original SOG they want to part with… or knows of one. Don’t hold your breath though. But I’ll PM you if I locate one. :+1:

The Gocomma knife with a 8.9cm D2 blade and a G10 handle dropped in price a little, so I snagged one!

Thanks for the heads up rc. :+1:

How often do these go on sale? Looks like current price is $10.99.

It varies, no was to tell. This is a good knife, don’t miss out on one to save a dollar. :+1:

Yup, I did order one. Thanks.

Your welcome, enjoy it. :+1:

@ Lightbringer
No joy. I found two original issue one owner, but neither one for sale.

Check some of the Ontario fixed blades, they might have one similar to what your looking for Lightbringer

Naw, I figured as not. Any searches hit the brand, not the knife. Just Not Meant To Be.

Nah, I saw plenty. Got Ka-Bar knives and the like, but I was hoping for an original.

There was a cheap and pretty decent fixed-blade I got a while ago from GB. “Knife with sharper” was the description. Holster’s a POS, but the knife is pretty decent.

Thing is, neither one had the “sharper” included. Pffft. :confounded: