Tops HOG 4.5 Fixed Blade Knife 4.38" Plain Edge

HOG is a name earned by a certified US Marine Scout Sniper. HOG means Hunter Of Gunmen because we hunt men with guns. We HOGs are a force multiplier for any commander who chooses to employ us. The design for this blade started somewhere in my history that I cannot fully trace. It began in the early years of my career as a young Marine Infantryman. After spending days or weeks at a time in a field environment it seemed that my hands would always ache. I eventually traced this pain back to the blades that I was carrying and using. The Tacti-cool handles on those blades all had rough edges and sharp corners. Sure they were mean to look at and gripped like a gator but they didn't have the comfort that I needed for sustained field use. After this realization, I set out to design the best knife handle that I could in my limited experience. Little did I know at the time, this would take the better part of my career to complete.

The beautiful lines of this knife were an unintended quality that verifies the saying "form follows function." Another important feature that I built into the knife is that the tip of the blade is lined directly in the center of the handle. This is important because it provides the user with tip awareness similar to an ice pick. For some reason, the brain seems to be able to calculate exactly where that tip is even when working blind inside of an animal carcass. This tip awareness is valuable in any combatants' kit because you never know when you may have to transition between opening an MRE and ventilating insurgents. The carabineer hole in the back was never intended to be a gimmick and I don't believe that it is. It was born out of necessity and has proved many times over that it is well worth the small patch of real estate that it occupies in the handle. I discovered many uses for that little hole over the years. It makes a great lever for almost any task requiring a little more leverage, like braking up kindling and fire straightening expedient arrow shafts when they are hot. I have broken the bones of small game to expose the marrow for soups. I have used it to strip small branches clear of twigs and even as a gauge to make a split piece of wood round enough to use for a bow drill. A carabineer clipped in the hole makes a stout handle extension to aid in the blade's chopping power when used in conjunction with a rear pinch grip. I have used it as a pot lifter and even to pull stuck tent stakes from the frozen ground. The truth is that the hole is limitless in its possibilities and the more you carry and use this blade the more uses that you will find for it. It is, much like the Marine Scout Sniper, a force multiplier and you will be glad to have it by your side when it matters.