Love how you stop the spider (12:05) cold in its tracks at with the older seal pup.

Something about SOG knives I just dig. Their designs tend to be more of what I am looking for in a knife.

From beginning to end pure class,,sound,visual clarity,editing,commentary and experience,,an awesome review and always wise to simply throw in a kabar as the benchmark...pure class!!

Great production values as always, just to let you know the hard work you put in is very much appreciated. Well done!

Love the SOG Seal Pup Elite, have added it to my collection. Thanks Nutn

Another superb knife review. Thoughtful & thorough. Your reviews are without peer.

Dudes! Nicely done. Have been considering picking one of these up and I am so glad I watched your thorough review to understand the differences of the original pup before even having one in the hand. Keep up the good work!

after days of research and recommendations from enough people who know what they were talking about, I have placed an order for one of these babies. But I have to say, TNP was definitely the most helpful when it came down to details beyond the box descriptions.

Just picked this knife up and it is amazing thanks for the great review as always

Thorough review, keep them coming! Thanks.

Great job! Thanks for all the vids, Nutnfancy and crew.

tnx for the great vid 5/5 and a happy newyear nutn

Great review, nutnfancy! Thanks for posting.

yay a knife review. happy new year

I got the gerber strongarm and love it.

Another good vid form TNP. Cheers and keep them coming.

the elite looks to be an improvement overall, great review as always. plus I really like in these reviews that you're showing field use in the opening. awesome!

Happy New Year's to Nutnfancy and kin! Enjoying your videos :)

I think this is the third time I've watched this video, I love that blade and can't wait to add it to my collection.

NICE! Been eager to see this review, Nutn! Patiently waiting for that Fallkniven A1 review too. Keep them comin' bro-dawg! *****

Nice video ... happy new year for everybody!

I appreciate your honesty about what your are and are not experienced with.

This is my kayak/boat knife. It rides on my life jacket next to my VHF radio

NutnFancy, there's always a DING DONG in the crowd, Thanx for your review on the S.P.E., Your my reference,and I'm buying one.

I just bought the sog seal pup elite (partially serrated) and all I have to say is "wow" I was amazed that this knife straight out of the box was sharp enough to shave the hairs off my arm. I never thought I would buy a knife that sharp from the factory. going camping this weekend to test out how well it keeps it's edge under moderate use. I would most definitely recommend this knife if you are looking into getting it.

Great Video Nuttin! keep it up

Another good review by Nutnfancy.

thanks for another great review!

I picked up a standard seal pup in OIF3 to attach to me LBE. I already had a seal pup back home so I knew that the weight and dimensions were exactly what I wanted. My second seal pup happened to come with the second generation kydex case, which immediately impressed me and bothered me for the very same reasons you mention. I simply unscrewed the belt clip and extremely tightly zip tied the sheath amongst my gear in an optimum location. The sheath itself holds the knife in well enough on its own. What I was left with was a profile that tucked in well behind anything else that could snag while moving or crawling, and the shortness made it hide out of sight and chance to snag against magazine pouches. So I find that both for close quarters options, and ability to move, the shortness is a plus, as you touched on, but leave out the general mobility.I agree with pretty much everything you say things anyway, basically just difference of POU which you also adress, but to mention two things that caught my attention... 1) The gap between the hilt and the beginning of the blade on the seal pup vs the elite is actually beneficial, first by adding a little overall strength, but second, in the instance that you happen to strike something that you anticipate will be soft, so your grip is a little looser, and then the blade hits a hidden solid object (bone), your hand will slip and your finger WILL get cut (unless you wear some cut proof gloves). Having that extra amount of blade for your finger to slide along could be the difference between a good amount of blood loss and nicking or severing the ligaments and tendons, thus reducing your effectiveness.2) The jimping on the blade adds resistance upon penetration and will reduce strike depth and I would guess greatly reduces the chance of reasonable penetration through Kevlar, which is possible after all.

nicely done. I gotta pick up one of those!

awesome review! keep them coming. these reviews just makes me wanna buy everything he reviews . 5*

I just realized, I piss away way too much time watching Nutnfancy vids.

5 stars for the spider walking through your review.

awesome vid once again

thank you, thats essential information - the limit for legal fixed blades in Germany for example is 12cm which is around 4" so this one is too long. The Gryphon, btw, fits in that limit perfectly :)

Good review !! Love your videos eviews Keep it up ;) Greetings from norway :)

Nutnfancy, your vids have really inspired me to put down the Xbox controller every once and a while and get outdoors.

Nutn - Great review, thanks!

yes! SOG! Love sog and really like that knife.

5/5 great vid. I want a seal pup elite now!

The SOG Seal Pup Elite (satin finish without serrations) is a beautiful knife to hold and behold.

Dude that's jack-balled! My favorite part

getting one for my LBE. thanks for the review (i have SRK for USK)

great vid as allways. keep it up. and thanks for not killin the spider lol.

great vid. i have the original seal pup great knife but i should of got the strait edge. it came with the new american sportsman products sheath and while i was over seas i zip tied it upside down to my mtv armor on chest left side. worked great. no issues. blade never fell out. i unscrewd the belt compatible part. loved it!!

nutnfancy makes another great review...(P.S.) I love the way the sog seal pup elite looks

i got the original seal pup and i love it good vid

SOG is getting better! I'm Digging my twitch 2

Great video love tnp

I got the Seal Pup Elite plain edge satin as seen here. I like it, good light all purpose blade. Mine came with the nylon sheath which I was OK with as I could wear it on the left side. The wierd thing was the sheath had a flap which clipped over the top of the handle totally hiding the knife. I've never seen this even on the SOG site. Before long I modded it, cut the flap and extra straps off and restitched the edges. Much better now, easier to get at the blade.

I Will Just Love That SOG offer a "SOG Seal Pup Elite, SAtin Finish, SERRATED knife. They dont offer this combination. They only offer with that combination in the Black Finish. Great Video.

THX, very cool review. It convinced me to order new (aus 8) version of a Seal Pup. But in a close price range we have now knives like Mora Bushcraft Orange ( or Black) with 3.2 mm blade thicknes ( stainless or carbon), or even Gerber Prodigy.These are also good "do all" knives.

i got the original seal pup, this year the grip is the same as the elite, as well as it was catalogued at aus8 steel as well. the jimping pised me off beyond belief on the elite, as well as the blade doesn't have the gap anymore. great review regardless, fuckin eh from canada

i got my brother the buck vantage pro for christmas and he loves it

Awesome! Thanks!

Thank you!-- Veri

I bought this recently with the new Kydex sheath. That sheath is much better than any of the old models. The TiNi blade coating was a waste of money since it doesn't last. The knife arrived dull as hell. It took an hour on my low grit Japanese water stones just to make a serviceable edge, then another hour making the edge properly sharp. I was really surprised. SOG usually delivers excellent edges out of the box. But now that I have put a proper edge on this knife, I can see the use of this knife. I prefer the large/small knife and a hatchet combination in the bush and this light, serviceable knife is an excellent small knife for the little tasks such as food, forage and game preparation. I am not sure whether I prefer it to my Becker BK17, though, which is almost as light and easily takes a razor sharp hone and has a better profile for a small woodsman's knife.

As usual, great vid Nutn! I think that you are right. CQC application...the Seal Pup Elite should work exceptionally well. I have the original and it hasn't let me down.

awesome video nutn and veri keep up the great work also do you plan reviewing any standard army survial knives or any knife sharpeners alright talk to ya later

@04warrior350 Nutn says Seal Pup Elite, but why not an Ontario SPp43? -- Veri

The nylon sheath has a plastic insert and it can be attached to molle very easily.

awesome video! I got this knife

My buddy uses a Seal Pup for his field knife. I use my Rat RC4, desert tan. :) Keep it up.

great vid man keep em comin....... p.s. super cute ninja spider

"jackballed" ha, love it

@Uri24 Its partly jimping and partly so you can use it as a wood notching ish thing.

I cannot rate, but 5/5 of course! great review again!

Great review! Spider @ 12:06 ;)

Getting one

I just love how organized your videos are lol

thats like a big brother to the sog trident!

another awesome vid 5/5

The thing is that SOG create this kind of blade for Penetration purpose (Fighting/killing), and not so well design for Batoning (part of the purpose , but not the main purpose). They thought so well all angles over this Bowie blade. I own the SOG S10b Tech Bowie. And it is great. So now i look for a Serrated pup SOG knife, for carrying & everyday use. Great Video.

Both knives are AUS-8

@Uri24 It's supposed to be for notching things such as tent stakes or hunting traps.

when you see it 12:04

Sweet Fallkniven A1, can't wait for the tabletop review. Better yet would be a review of the F1.

if you're strapping it on some molle gear, I'd suggest the Seal pup - in nylon sheath version. they nylon sheath is very durable (used it for 6 months in Afghanistan). What I liked was that it fits well onto your kit and doesn't get caught on things like a rigid kydex sheath. Also, the nylon sheath has a nice pocket for a hone or a multitool. That being said, it also hangs nicely off the belt loop. The only reason i switched knives was that the benchmade cbk i ended up with was smaller.

Thanks for the reviews. What brand are the gloves?

this knife fits my loadout perfectly. the gov tac was too big, the gerber mark II too bulky, the fixation bowie was just very impractically shaped/had a bad sheath. this will work, especially when placed on the vest or armor, as a sidearm makes carrying a fixed blade on the dominant side a tad awkward

5/5 awesomeness!!! btw what did you have wrapped around the srk's handle?

i want this now

The spider was one of Spyderco's spy... Now you know for sure that they are watching TNP... :) Of course awesome video as always!

god i have to wait for the video to load

I really like this knife and also the Ka-Bar USMC knife. I like how this knife looks far more than the Ka-Bar, and I like the kydex sheath better, but would you recommend this or the Ka-Bar? I've found a site that has them both for roughly the same price, the Seal pup elite being only a couple bucks more because of the kydex sheath option. Thanks

does it have a decent sized tang or a rat tail? cool review I have always wanted one of these and have never bought or seen any SOG in real life so I just never bought one. Might have to add one of these to my next set of purchases.

That is a dream of mine. To go high in the mountains and use all kinds of knifes.

@Eagle10710 thanks. I triec it on a broom stick right now and,,,it did'nt do so well. I can see the point of it in the part closer to the end. but why do I need this traction in the part closer to the tip? im asking this cause im thinking about flatten it out

lmao 12:05 spider likes the knife too until you crushed him with it :P

Awesome!

@HairofSteel555 I believe that the Elite blade is a bit thicker, and has the option of no serrations. Other than that I think they are pretty much the same now.

Awesome review fancy, why are the ratings disabled though? You know we always treat you right.

that slit in the new sheath for a belt cutter or whatever is so STUPID...who the hell got fired for that one...

which is better the seal pup elite or the field pup for a camp knife function?(food prep, wood prep, etc)

Hey Nutn, I am trying to choose between the SOG seal pup elite and the Gerber LMF II. Do they both have the same capabilities or would one win over the other? Cheers and Happy New Year!!

Spider made the best animal featuring after allie, on tnp project. Tks for not killing it.

just wondering is that spine rasp also an less than lethal knife fighting tool love your videos

can you review the sog seal strike if you get a chance?

So I just got the SOG Seal Pup, but it's different from yours, it's got the thumb notch on the back of the blade, the serration starts closer to the handle, it's a longer handle. It's pretty much the same as the Seal Pup Elite you're showing, without the notching stuff on the back, I'm not sure if it's the 2nd generation or w/e, but I think the made improvements to the original Seal Pup

Its like a hybrid of the two