Ka-Bar USMC Compared to SOG Bowie 2.0

Let's take a look and compare two classic combat designs, the Ka-Bar USMC and the SOG Bowie.
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[@david6920-r6z]

Great video! Both look like great knives but I think I would personally choose the SOG. Thanks for sharing Dave 🇺🇸 🇳🇿 🇹🇼

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

The SOG is definitely a nice knife

[@rockd8946]

KA Bar has maintained their brand. You have to understand 80 years ago it was a Fantastic knife. There was zero comparison out there. Today another story. Don’t beat the old KA bar up. It does what it was meant to do kill, trench, open cans etc.

[@DL-ij7tf]

Yeah kind of like the WWII spec 1911 pistols, they were amazing for their time but eventually have become outclassed on essentially every metric including cost. The only real reason to get one now is for the aesthetic or historic appreciation. A $35 Cold Steel SRK is superior to the Ka-Bar in every possible way.

[@donavantew8278]

I would pick the kabar because I don’t want to sratch my sog but your reviewing two awesome combat blades. Very cool video

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

The Ka-Bar is definitely easier to replace

[@brisnwinters8161]

The kabar sheath is designed to fit a military web belt which is over 3 inches wide.

[@1594simonsays]

I would never go into combat with that trash

[@TRAILDWELLERMTB]

In the Coast Guard we get a lot of Benchmades. the Adamas and Griptallian are quite common.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thanks for sharing that

[@ElCapAddict]

I’d go with the SOG but doubt I’d be disappointed with either. Thanks for the comparison Isaac. If they made the KBar stainless maybe I’d prefer it. The SOG looks really nice and is stainless.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Spartan blades is going to make the Ka-Bar with Magnacut steel soon

[@2873lonewolf]

Great overview @Isaac the Noob Backwoodsman. The sheath looks more quality on Ka-Bar, SOG looks plasticy. SOG is twice the price of A Ka-bar. For that I think i'd choose the USMC, can sharpen on a rock if need be.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

You don't think you could sharpen the SOG on a rock?

[@2873lonewolf]

@@isaac_the_noob_backwoodsman Maybe so, I'd stick pick the USMC. I just took into account the SOG comes with a stone.

[@sog_knives_Russia]

На Ka Bar ужасные кожаные ножны. За год они разносились, истрепались и нож выпадывает из них, а производитель не дает возможность заказать Ka Bar USMC Short Sheats. И с первых дней использования ножа на ножнах остаются царапины. Должен в этом году приехать SOG Bowie 2.0 - постараюсь сравнить P.S но ножны от Ka Bar классно пахнут 😁 я теперь могу по запаху отличить фейк от оригинала 🤣

[@1Dakashi]

I would go with SOG definitely. The Kabar didn't hold up well to torture tests, I was shocked. I think Joe X did the video on the KaBar.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

He did. It would be interesting to see one on the SOG

[@1Dakashi]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge agreed

[@josephmcdonald764]

As long as you're going to step up, why not go premium like the Lion steel 6 T6? I have one and love it.

[@dzikr494]

Joe x destroyed all knives. Unfortunetly kabar isn't full tang only rat taił

[@1594simonsays]

Joe x tests mean pretty much nothing when it comes to a designated fighting blade

[@simonbrown9310]

Great review Isaac. Cheers mate !

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thank you very much

[@godforever27]

Kabar for me for a shtf fight knife. But I like the sog seal pup as a edc utility and self defense knife.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Seal Pups are solid blades 👍

[@godforever27]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge yep that they are just make sure it's not the made in China ones. Taiwan made sogs are the best

[@donavantew8278]

Two awesome blades

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

They sure are

[@franciscoarana6626]

Thank you for a very informative analysis.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching

[@MichaelR58]

Good comparison video Isaac , two great knives , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Appreciate checking it out!

[@TheSogGrunt]

Great video!Both knives are great.🔪👍

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thanks Steve

[@Jamesnebula]

I mean no disrespect because I know many people love the k-bar, I do too but I've always thought of it as half a knife half some sort of lever tool. Two things you get a very steep angle of sabre grind so if you put a double bevel you're getting a very thick angle edge and then the point is entirely geared for strength. I mean it's perfect for a soldier who's mostly using it to open tin cans and crates but both the tip and edge are very uncutty. As I'm writing this I'm wondering maybe if that is actually better, the salt has got a more of a delicate tip and edge. That would normally be my preference because I like sharper knives. I mean I think of the key bar is being indestructible because it is where is the sog that tip is waiting to be broken off but on the other hand it's a more potent knife particularly if you're dressing game. Maybe I need both.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Both is always best haha

[@derrickduncanson9253]

From a 90's Marine, I'll go traditional. Got one, never let it go. The SOG, sounds good, but, maybe one day. Looks like a good knife. Till then, I'll keep my ka-bar. Good video, thank you.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thanks for watching and thank you for your service

[@GolfRemoEchoGolf2]

I've tried to get That SOG and the Vietnam copy SOG a few times ( not sure if they still make that one still )

[@donavantew8278]

Super Bowie. Sog still sales that model. The last of the tru macv blades

[@GolfRemoEchoGolf2]

@Donavan Tew I was just found some at Knfe Center, it's a good looking blade

[@donavantew8278]

@@GolfRemoEchoGolf2 a little pricey but well worth it my friend. Built for a life time

[@Daniel.Liddicoat]

If you want a SOG the size of a Ka-Bar get a SOG Super Bowie. Slightly bigger handle and a blade that's about a half inch longer than the Ka-Bar. The rubber grip you spoke of is the SOG Tech Bowie. It is just textured plastic. I have a Ka-Bar, Super Bowie and Tech Bowie.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

I like the Super Bowie but the size of the regular is the size of the historic combat knife from the Vietnam war

[@tomritter493]

Both great knives .BUT first knife I'd go s.o.g a lot easier to use then a kabar

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Why do you think the SOG is easier to use, Tom? I'm surprised you would not say Ka-Bar!

[@tomritter493]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge honest I would but that extra inch and a half make it kinda awkward to use the bar .the sog 6 inch blade makes it easier to use

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

@@tomritter493 I understand 👍

[@josephmcdonald764]

I would like to see a comparison of the SOG Bowie to the Lion steel T6.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

May I ask why? They aren't very similar

[@Robbie7441]

Great review, really enjoyed it, thanks

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thank you very much for watching

[@thomaswall4285]

Hi, Thanks. New here and glad to see these kinds of comparisons. Look forward to more of the same :) In regards to the plastic snaps.. I think the durability might be somewhat superior depending on the plastic used and also I do not imagine much in the way of a rust potential for the plastic. Just a thought..

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

That's an excellent thought about no rusting!

[@natanmusmanthome6772]

Great video!

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Hope it helped!

[@natanmusmanthome6772]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge I actually have another question if you don't mind sharing your opinion. I actually want to buy a knife as a gift to my brother, who just became an officer in the army. I'm leaning towards the Bowie 2.0. Would you have a different recommendation?

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

@@natanmusmanthome6772 Do you want him to use and carry the knife or just have a nice collection piece? SOG Bowie could be used for both as well as Ka-Bar. There's definitely an Army branded Ka-Bar that would be great as well. The SOG Pillar is also an excellent option. It's a smaller blade than the Bowie and Ka-Bar but it's made with very good steel and modern handle material. The Pillar is also made in the USA. amzn.to/41vKr7l

[@natanmusmanthome6772]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge he's definitely going to use it. I'll check the Pillar. Thank you very much for all the help! In sum, I'm looking for something both for daily use and combat.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

@@natanmusmanthome6772 I'd say definitely check out the Pillar then. I've done a couple videos on it and more recently did a video saying it's the No. 1 SOG Knife to own kzbin.info/www/bejne/fajIeIqjh7uhm6c

[@brisnwinters8161]

1095 cv is a durable edged knife and easy to sharpen.

[@drklop]

The biggest functional difference is the tip design. Because of the pointier tip on the SOG, it's a fighting knife first, and a utility knife second. The Ka-Bar however is really a utility knife, first and foremost, that could be used for fighting. It does have a cross guard, but if you test how each one penetrates, I believe the SOG will have a massive advantage. As far as which steel is better, I think people underappreciate stainless steels. The biggest problem with the carbon steel is keeping the fine edge from rusting and losing its sharpness, which can happen VERY quickly, if you need your knife to be very sharp.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

That’s a great analysis, thanks for sharing!

[@MilledSteel]

Great comparison 👍

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thank you

[@mikehenthorn1778]

I think i will go with the ka bar. The one from my great uncle who was issued it in the 40 s and it is still going strong despite using it in boy scouts for all kind of kid tricks.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Ka-Bar is great! That's fantastic it's still going strong after all those years

[@ernest9606]

I love both and both are an American classic. If I had to choose between the 2 and it was a shtf situation in combat or wilderness survival I would grab my sog 2.0 bowie hands down.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Respectable choice

[@brucealsaker5504]

I own both. My KA_Bar came with a smaller knife in the sheath and my SOG came with the rubber handle with a diamond sharpening in the handle

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Very cool 😎

[@ROE1300]

I have a KaBar USN Mark 1 knife with leather stacked handles that does what I need a knife to do. The SOG was the better made knife, what the future holds is an unknown. Unfortunately, both knives have a top guard which serves no purpose for me, it is much easier to remove that on the KaBar (not necessary on my Mark 1). Quality is the measure of value for me, not manufacturing location. At $140 the SOG had the greater value, at $200+ not so much. I have no problem with 1095CV steel, I believe AUS8 is similar to 440C which is not a great stainless steel. But, blade geometry and heat treat are more important than steel type. A true comparison of knives is in how they cut and slice.

[@requiscatinpace7392]

The SOG may well be stainless but how would the leather handles fair in wet conditions?

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

About as good as any leather I suppose

[@requiscatinpace7392]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge I’ve never owned a leather handled knife because of a damp climate and was always a bit wary of the handle swelling and contracting. This could be unfounded but these days there are better options.

[@1malikalik]

US COAST GUARD IS NOT A BRANCH OF THE MILITARY (During Peacetime) but a BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES. EXplaining why the USCG is not issued MILITARY Equipment and Camouflaged Uniform as their main role is Law Enforcement (Drugs, Migration, Human, Counterfeit and Narcotics Trafficking and Unlawful fishing of sea life) and Search and Rescue and rarely see combat. Ka Bar is a Combat knife.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Ah cool 👍

[@5shotsr611]

Rather have the sog. I have one with the trident had it for years got it from the service.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

That's awesome. Valuable knife these days. Thank you for your service.

[@Mark181076]

Хороший обзор, хорошие ножи. Спасибо. Владею Ka-bar, легендарный нож, с историей, проверенный временем

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thank you for watching

[@jamespmullin21753]

Does SOG have full tang?

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

No leather stacked handle has a true full tang

[@petermalezewski4022]

Give me the ka bar anytime

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

An excellent choice

[@Benjamin-jq7yg]

The SOG Bowie knife is used by Sarah Connor

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Sure is

[@greekveteran2715]

Ka-Bar's steel is NOT 1095, that's jsut marketing. They use the good old "Carbon V" or else "50100b". It's not a simple steel as 1095, that's why Ka-Bars have better edge stability, than 1095 blade knives. It takes a bit more time to sharpen, but still very easy being a carbon steel. It's the steel that made Cold Steel famous back in the day! Good stuff! as for the "1095 CV" that's just marketing bsht because people are more familiar to 1095 since it's a decent inexpensive steel that is used very often,especialy in the USA,so people are more familiar with it and thus more wiling to buy the knife.

[@glbwoodsbum2567]

50100B is Sharon Steel. Based on 1095. It's other aliases are 1095 Cro van, 1095CV, Sharon Steel -0170-6, and several other different names. Ka-Bar uses 1095 Cro Van. Bark River at one time used 50-110B. Kabar DOES in fact use 1095 CroVan. This information is easily researchable.

[@fede1233]

Definitely the ka bar is my option

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Good choice

[@brisnwinters8161]

I carried a kabar in viet nam and used it to open crates and as a pry bar and once drew it when I was out of ammunition in a fight but one of my buddies shot my opponent.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Thank you for serving, sir!

[@NukeCult666]

I have both if I had to pick it would undoubtedly be the sog. The sog fit,finish and sheath are superior to the ka bar comes to the edge sog also the Aus 8 sharpens great hair shaving . Edge holding uuuum pretty close

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Excellent choice and reasons

[@brisnwinters8161]

I have used both and I will take the kabar.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Good choice

[@michaelr.stoddard3391]

Buy USA 😎

[@mca1960]

Kabar = cheap steel, the coating wear fast off, the tip is stronger. The SOG better steel, coating last longer, better grip, tiny thin tip easy to break off.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Interesting take on the steel

[@waynesmallwood6027]

I go for carbon steel. I own Kabar and Cold Steel.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Nice 👍

[@williamryan9195]

Mixed feeling on the SOG.It's pretty but sort of cheap looking at the same time. I still have issues with trusting Chinese steel products.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Made in Taiwan with Japanese steel if that helps

[@BladesRKing]

SOG is way better build quality. Ka Bar is cheaper. SOG handle more slick than Ka Bar but both can be roughed up. Ka Bar for the win because of cost and made in USA. Both I have standard Ka Bar along with the Dogs Head version and the SOG 2.0, Tech and Super Bowie. SOGs are just nicer to look at and better fit and finish.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

All true 👍

[@merlin419]

on a web belt the sog might be too tight

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

True

[@LEIFanevret]

Sog all the way! Easy!

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

In terms of cutting performance or as a collectible?

[@LEIFanevret]

Im satisfied with the sog both with the awesome design and the cutting experience of course theres better knifes in terms of cutting and so on and better kabars outthere nowadays than the original kind regards

[@LEIFanevret]

Its a matter of what caught your eye ,experience the feeling, what you use it for and why, comfortable or not, allthough made in Taiwan for cheeper manufacturing deal its still awesome looking and a collectible item as well and the history behind it allthough a remake from the original

[@LEIFanevret]

Its a matter of how the blade is made what kind of steel, how its sharpened thick or flat model of the blade, balance, handle

[@dannyjackson2062]

I pick ka bar

[@lynnpettersen4600]

The Kabar is the better knife.

[@jamespmullin21753]

Try Russian Kizlyar knives

[@derrickforeal4739]

More knife less hands. Just saying.

[@rflats771]

Still too much $$$$ for 1095 and AUS8 sorry

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Ka-Bar has some of the best 1095 prices on the market. Lower than Esee or Tops.

[@rflats771]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge it's still 1095 🤷‍♂️

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

​@@rflats771what's it supposed to cost? Remember it's 2024 Joe Biden's America

[@rflats771]

@@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge lol, 1095 and Bidenomics

[@WolfCliffSthlm]

Min sog var gjort i japan saki

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

That's awesome. You have an older one. Highly desired collectible now.

[@dwaynegaskin8570]

I'll stick with Ka-Bar

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

It's hard to beat

[@AnAmericanFather]

SOG knives are garbage. No soldier would bet their life on one.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Nonsense

[@rottvang]

Sog is better than kbar.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

What are your reasons for SOG being better?

[@tuquelarue4109]

Talk to much ...

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Cool

[@codymcgonagill5392]

I got a sog tech Bowie in like 2008 that hard plastic sheath was trash it lasted three camping trips before it came apart I made a leather sheath to replace it. Which happens but it shouldn't at that price point.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

Yeah sorry to hear it came apart