SOG Escape Tactical Folding Pocket Knife- 3.4 Inch Serrated Edge Blade Knife w/ Glass Breaker, Wire Stripper and Line Cutter Blades-Satin (FF25-CP),Black

Nice quality. Looks good. Very practical. It's sharp, good size feels comfortable to use.

Very nice knife. Usually get a Gerber but this is a very comparable product.

Very good quality happy with it

This isn't a fancy spyderco coveted by bearded flannel wearing guys who want an EDC that will last them 10 + years. This is a combat and survival knife plain and simple.The good:The blade is sharp, nice tip and serrated at the base. It really is for cutting through things but make no mistake about it SOG makes a lot of knifes for the military and it is a combat knife. That means its not meant to be kept for a decade and babied. It is meant to be used. Its durable up to a certain point but like combat knives its meant to be replaced if it wears out. The locking mechanism is great in a combat or self defense scenario as you won't disengage a liner lock which normally positioned where your fingers grip. The locking mechanism is on the other side where your palm is and you cannot disengage it when grasping it. Tungesten end is strong and will break a window.The bad:Stiff opening. Can be done with one hand but not as seamless as say spyderco and is not assisted. The opening studs are nice but they are a potential tactical mistake as they can get caught in clothing or materials or such when you are cutting through something. Steel quality isn't great but like I said this isn't your baby. The seatbelt cutter is useless, if you are gonna cut a seatbelt just deploy the blade.

The Escape has been my daily carry for over four years. It sleeps on my bedside table. I love the thing. At this point, the belt clip has 1mm of click play left and right wiggle, there is some finish wear around the handle (see pictures), and the knife could stand a sharpen. That's it after 4 years. My maintenance regime has been a very occasional clean using: baby wipes, spit, leaves, alcohol wipes, wet grass, my t-shirt, a slow moving squirrel, or the tears of joy cried by my fans. The seat belt cutter is really more for cutting string, ribbon, dental floss to a precise length of 6.28 inches, or other similar tasks. The Escape cannot effectively dispatch a seat belt because it doesn't have the rounded beveled blade some other rescue knives have. The Escapes's glass breaker, on the other hand, is shatteringly effective. My Escape is still seeing weekly service as box opener, tag cutter, envelope flayer, and slayer of that plastic packaging designed by creatures of the lower depths (you know the stuff.). Right now the Escape is getting some heavy Amazon box opening action this 2016 X-mas season. The blade is still getting things done even on the original factory sharpened edge. Wow. One slight draw back is that I do occasionally get someone in my 'polite civilized' circles who comments on it being a 'big' or 'evil' looking knife. I think that's pretty insensitive to how the knife feels about being called such things! If I chose to get an Escape with black blade and tanto point, it probably would not increase the 'eye pop' factor much more, but I don't think I'd get any SOG knife larger and more 'tacti-cool' than an Escape/Trident/Aegis or Flash. My reply to those comments insinuating I'm ready to fight in Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' video, is always along the lines of, "It's my rescue knife. It's called the Éscapé (Eh-skop-Ay)." A trendy foreign sounding name is less threatening. I also say, "See, it's got a belt cutter and glass breaker ... right here ...". I point out the features, finish whatever task was needed, and return it to my front right pocket. Yes, the Escape has some heft and size to it, and there is some mental comfort of knowing I might be able to survive a dance off and potential bandana fashion crisis. Truly though, the Escape is a great daily work horse, with the perks of smashing glass, and a little exposed utility edge for when you need to cut just that thing. If you have been thinking about an SOG knife, or a rescue style knife, I highly recommend this. The Escape is a darn good tool that has never let me down in 4 years of service.

I just bought two more of these now! I have to say I was very satisfied when I first bought this knife being into tactical gear, seeing and owning knives for over two decades from trying out no name mom and pop brands (some now larger and well known) to major players like Microtech and I'll even say Gerber, I'm talking about the high end Gerber stuff made to be beat and work hard without breaking so let's just say I've had some experience with knives. I love carrying my Microtech OTF Combat Trodoon but at almost $550 almost always carrying it in a sheath but still worry about loosing it, or theft, NOT breaking it being they have terrific customer service. Anyway I bought this to carry when I'd rather leave my Microtech at home but still have a good knife with the same capabilities like the glass breaker, bull tip, partially serrated, and good size. The knife blade locks firmly and hasn't loosened the pocket clip did a bit, moving about a 1/8" at most where I have it tightened to now being tightening the screw makes opening it harder. I have used abused and tested this knife like cutting right thru a piece of an Infinity front bumper 3/16" no problem, construction items like wood to sheetrock even wire cutting or stripping, all over. Glass doors and windows aren't a match for the real glass breaker not a cheap price. Being the curious guy I even cut some shingles which obviously required a bit of cleaning and sharpening after but it went right back to working. Just recently I came across a second's old SUV rollover with one driver in her 70-80's consious but pinned by her seatbelt which locked and pressing into her chest causing her trouble breathing I quickly popped her sunroof with the carbide glass breaker and cut her belt with the strap cutter being safe to do so. So between my trials, its ability to be very deadly by design I've stabbed pigs (already dead) with teriffic ease and designed safety to yourself being the knife is capable of providing a safe grip even when wet, God forbid you need it that way it can easily save your life, the overall quality and ability to take abuse, plus the name plate INCLUDES backup blades under it without adding bulk, a nice advantage for the money is why I give 5 stars.

Awesome Purchase

A true multiple scenario tool. The survival components are durable, with a spare seat belt blade and the knife lives up to the SOG reputation.