SOG Fusion Fixation Bowie: Visceral Affordability

The SOG Fusion Fixation Bowie knife achieves quite a lot for its reasonable price and will connect with a lot of knife enthuisasts. SOG has wisely answered the trend of high value, high quality blades with their Chinese-produced "Fusion" line of blades. The Fixation Bowie is a favorite of mine in the series. Measuring out at the same as a KaBar Combat knife (7" blade), the Fixation looks to be a good choice as a deployment, light survival, or all-around outdoor blade. The 8Cr13Mov steel, similar to AUS-8, should hold an edge adequately (like the Spyderco "Byrd" models do), be easy to sharpen, and offer some rust resistance. Other upsides include: a hammer-capable pommel (love those!), nice long handle, excellent jimping on the thumb ramp, good quality Cordura nylon sheath with a sharpener pocket, and excellent fit and finish throughout. All this weighs in at a very packable 12.8 ounces... great job SOG! Downsides might include a delicate tip, less-than-sharp factory edge, and a handle material that is reminiscent of vinyl (but has sharp checkering). Nevertheless, the SOG Fixations $30-ish pricetag makes it a steal and it will attract cash-strapped knife addicts like Rosie ODonnel to free donuts. ////////////////////Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 9 out of 10 (price considered)

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[tunzufun11]

hey Nutn, your friend from VA here. i bought this knife about 2 months ago and just did some easy testing. I made a vid of and 2 minutes into the video the spanner nut stripped out and the handle slipped off. total faliure. I know this video is old but thought you'd like to know. take care.

[TheKingOfPwning]

@KnifesRfun93 It's $55 now...

[jkid0084]

Yeah I had this knife for about 2 hours. Decided to split some wood and the the handle completely sheared off!

[dragon411320]

i got the dagger version of this knife (yes the fixation comes in both bowie and dagger) and its pretty good, got mine for 35 and its a great economy blade

[jfern100]

its only 30 online at Walmart

[TheMichaelsantana]

nutnfancy PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a review on the SOG SALUTE

[Jam3319]

looks cool

[SuperRip7]

The atomic symbol looks cool.

[m1tchellking]

SEXY blade right there.

[w2aiq]

aus-8 has a HRC around 57-58 while 8Cr13MoV has HRC 52-54

[fakinpwned]

how so u do a review on something that you got a few hours ago?