Gocomma assisted & manual flipper knives

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:

maybe best bet is to go to a gun/knife show

Try searching “original issue sog knife”.

The two copied & pasted posts below are from HERE . Interesting reading I thought……
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SOG is the term given to them by collectors as this is who used them the most.Men attached to Special Operations Group or as it was also known as Special Observation Group earlier in the War.A friend of mine who carried one of these called it a “throw away”knife.This being if you lost it or threw it away it wasnt like loosing your Randall.Most of the issue ones were sterile for the purpose of not being traceable back to the US Forces on missions across the fence.If memory serves me correctly Ben Baker is the one credited for development and early procurement of these knives through the CISO program.There is various models and styles but they all have similiar style hand guards,leather grips,black or white spacers in the grip,and similiar blade grinds. The two main model differances are shown above.The first type having a longer,narrower blade which I think is an earlier model( or have been told)then the second style with the shorter wider blade.With in this series you will encounter variations in blade finninsh(blue or plum),variations in cross guard thickness(narrow and fat…fat guard)also the material varied in guard and pommel construction materials.These being brass,alumium,or steel.These second types are often the ones seen and used for presentation pieces.The knifes as far as I know were produced by a firm in Japan.There also exsists another style that is referred to as a Marine Recon.Same basic handle configuration but with a broader more bellied blade and it has a blood groove on each side of the blade of the ones I have seen.

There has been several articles done on these knives and books too.Frank Trzaska has done arcticles on them as well as Mike Siveys book and Tom Clinton put out a book on the Special Forces knives.

Im sure there are other forum members who can give you a better run down on the SOG knives.I hope this helps.Take care,

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Hi guys.

I will try to help throw some more light on the SOG knives allong with Doyler. http://www.usmilitar…tyle_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif
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 Okinawa.
Founder of the knife was Conrad Ben Baker.
The longer model was the SOG 7” Recon and the shorter more common one is 6” SOG Bowie.

The 7” RECON, had made total of 1,308 knives.

The 6” SOG “Bowie” was made by many different makers and that is one of the reasons to why the guards, spine patterns, ricassos, etc., can be different from knife to knife.
The hilt and pommel can be of aluminum, iron and brass that is the mainly used material.(if I´v been told right)
The 6” SOG comes in 3 type of blades.
The blade was dark blued but some knives can be seen with the unique plum colored oxidation, and came about because the dark blueing attained by some makers required a longer, hotter dip, which ruines blade temper.
Plum-colored blades were coincidental to manufacturer. Some knives were allso chromed and used for presentation.
There are 4 different type of leather sheaths.

In 1966 SOG ordered 1,200 sterile SOG knives.
In 1967 another 3,700 sterile SOG knives was ordered (numbered 1-3700).
1967 the 5th Special Forces Mess Association ordered 1,700 knives for presentation.
These were dilivered with Dark blued or Plum colored blade and engraves/etched with SF crest and wording,
5th SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (Abn) VIETNAM.
In 1972 50 SOG knives were ordered and sent to Joint Casualty Resolution Center in Thailand.

There allso exist a SCUBA/DEMO model knife, and there were 39 made.

Books and article about the SOG knife and photos an be found in:

-KNIVES OF THE U.S. SPECIAL FORCES, by Tom Clinton.
-KNIVES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN VIETNAM, by Mike Silvey.
-UNITED STATES MILITARY COLLECTORS GUIDE, by Gary Boyd and Mike Silvey.
-SPECIAL FORCES OF THE U.S. ARMY, by Ian Sutherland.
-MACV STUDIES AND OBSERVATION GROUP, Volume IV, by Harve Saal.
-in FIGHTING KNIVES Fall 1991, article by, Ben Baker.

I hope that there will be shown more SOG knives in this thread. http://www.usmilitar…tyle_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif

Best regards,

Martin
(Im allways interested in buying SOG knives, mint, used or abused all of interest)

My 2 (same type) GoCommas arrived.
They are both pretty sharp and are working fine.
But I could not notice that they have not the same shape…
Not really a deal breaker, but still.

As I cannot attach an image here (even if I read the tutorial of RacoonCity, it doesn’t work), here is a link to an image with both of the knives: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Fixed the image for you. :slight_smile:
Which knife is this a picture of??

Can you post a picture of the whole knives, handles & blades??

Thank you.
This one: https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009152095568.html?wid=1433363

The handles are identical but the blades are not.

Oh OK…. :+1:
That is strange. I bought 20 of these total, at different times; and they are all identical.

Here are more images: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

All mine are ground like the blade on the left.

The blade on the right does look somewhat deformed & a tiny bit smaller too.

teacher,

Got 2 of these after your glowing endorsement back in January (Thanks for that) and they took quite a while to show up, but anyway here are my observations;

Nice action, razor sharp, clip is not deep carry enough and has lousy profile
They cut skin (mainly my thumb) really fast and well.
This happened while measuring how much the liner lock has to move for the blade to dis-engage (Answer, Not Much:)
Worried about the very small area that gets covered by the liner lock, it is no where near 1/4 of blade width.
Compared to my trusty EDC Kershaw Cyro, it is half the coverage.

I like the knife, just don’t want an un expected trip to the hospital if this lock fails with that Barber’s clever of an edge slamming into the hand.

Hate the clip, I know you re-worked yours and I will need to do the same if I am to EDC this knife. Any pics of that procedure would be awesome as well.
Could you post some pics of the lock against the blade for comparison on your samples please?

Thanks!
Keith

Yep mine has minimal lock up as well and was just noticing this the other day too. Glad someone has finally mentioned it .

Ugh, this sucks. Thinking of canceling my order now since I already ordered Ganzo D2 anyway.

Personally, I think the lockup is just where it should be. I checked 5 of the ones I have left & they are all about the same. Just as I like them I might add.

Just about the whole face of the liner is securely seated on the angled blade heel. This gives a secure lockup & also allows for years of wear with continuing secure lockup as the face of the locking liner continues across the angled blade heel.

There is nothing “minimal” at all in the lockup of mine.

They are right where they should be for secure lockup now that will also continue through years of use.

As far as one closing on a hand…. I have never figured that out. How is that even gonna happen unless you are hammering on something with the spine of the blade?? :person_facepalming:

Ever heard of a ‘slip joint’?? :wink:

@ Muto…. Can’t do pics at the moment. Post a good pic of the lockup of yours & I’ll compare. :beer:

Glad you like yours. For me there is zero concern about lockup on mine… for the reasons I mentioned above. That being the end of the lockbar is almost completely resting on the angled blade heel.
Opening & closeing it will help wear it in should there be any burs on either lockbar end or angled blade heel.

And as was mentioned all along & by you again…. as is, the clip sucks. It needs TLC to be useful. I’ll post pics when I am again able. But in the meantime, all you need to do is open it up to where it fits over your preferred pocket. Mine being Blue Jeans…. :wink:

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If anyone is afraid of their GoComma, PM me… I’ll buy them as long as you have not tried to “sharpened” them. :wink:
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If it makes any difference, I have multiple Kershaws where the liner or frame lock is all over the place, meaning some engage far under the tang and some barely, USA and China made, so I’m not sure that’s a good benchmark to judge these. Have you tried a spine whack to see if it fails?

Note… these pictures are not mine, they are used as examples.

@ muto & whoever……

The two picture below are fairly representative of the ‘lockup’ my GoCommas have.
About 85% - 99% of the lockbar fully engages the angled heel of the blade on the 5 of mine I checked. IIRC Chris Reeve considers 80% fully acceptable. Good enough for him... good enough for me.
This is referred to as ‘early lockup’ and is GREATLY preferred by me. ymmv

NOTE: Do not be concerned with the thickness of the blade & thickness of lockbar. Be concerned with what percentage of the lockbar engages the blade.

NOTE 2: Of course if you have a knife with a super thin lockbar… it should go without saying THAT IS NOT GOOD. . :smiley:

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The two pictures below are examples of ‘late lockup’. You will notice the lockbar touches or almost touches the opposite side liner. To me this is in no way desirable & a total deal breaker. This condition is where you will begin to get up & down blade play.

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The modern linerock was pioneered & patented by Michael Walker in the 1980’s & 90’s.

If anyone is afraid their lock will fail…. they should Test It.

Spine Whack Test

  • Hold the knife in a manner that ’if’ the lock fails you will not get cut. Give the spine of the blade several good whacks on your knee, a table top, a heavy piece of wood, something substantial.

See for yourself if it fails. No use wondering or speculating… :wink:

EDIT: . Just did ‘Spine Whack Test’ on the 5 I mentioned above. All 5 passed with flying colors… solid as a rock. :+1:
Not surprised at all…. :wink::beer:

I hear what your saying Blackbeard… Inconsistency. I’ve seen that too sometimes among brands.
One thing I have seen in these 20 Go Commas I got, bought at different times; is consistency.

They are extremely consistent. From the great knife with a fantastic fit n’ finish right down to the crappy clip…… they are consistent. :wink: . :+1:

The five I mentioned above all passed the Spine Whack… which did not surprise me at all. :wink:

Thanks for the testing teacher, I still havent got one yet, trying to figure out this dumb new paypal policy, not letting me pay with my balance without some new sign up thing leaving me annoyed, so maybe get one after I figure it out, but too lazy, :smiley: not sure what shenanigans they are up to.

My pleasure Blackbeard. :+1: … Just FYI… I whacked the crap out of them too. :smiley:

I have zero concern of improper lockup on any of mine.

Good luck figuring out PayPal, you’ll probably need it. :person_facepalming: . I just use mine to pay for stuff so I thankfully avoided the “pay with a balance & keeping a balance in account stuff”.

Take care… :beer: