Seems to be real s35vn, a good blade steel, with a solid heat treat. Perfectly centered, no blade play & XR lock very easy to use once the springs breaks in. Needs work to get the action smooth, flipper tab is not great without some modification / gloves. Texturing on the scales are too thin + not very comfortable. OG clip is absolutely terrible, new improved clip is useable at least.
This knife has a great feel and the blade stays sharp for daily carry. However, I bought this knife because of the low profile clip. Non of the knife sticks out of my pocket and I like that. I have hung this clip twice getting up out of a straight armed office chair - it sprung out and broke both times. I feel this is due to the name being cut out of the spring steel clip which leaves the clip very weak. I would love it if SOG would make the clip solid and laser engrave their logo rather than cut it through the spring steel. I am again having to order a replacement clip and not able to carry my knife until repaired. I would give 5 stars if the clip issue was corrected.
As a SOG Terminus XR fan (I have a whole collection), I can say this knife is top of the heap. Having a whole collection, I can also say just have patients with the quality process. If the knife doesn't function like a dream when it arrives, send it in to the warranty dept. I have found that SOG customer service is on top of the pile! Personally I like the SOG logo on the clip and a sturdy clip for my EDC's.
Я купил нож SOG Terminus XR (первое поколение), почти ничего не делал с ножом, спустя месяц, нож перестал открываться, точнее очень тяжело стал открываться, как будто кто то держит лезвие. Сейчас буду отдавать по гарантии, надеюсь смогу сдать его обратно в магазин, из за этой проблемы уже не хочется использовать нож , тк со временем проблема может повторится . Видимо какой то брак, но за качеством нужно следить, тем более это крупная компания....
I really like the knife, but have a couple of gripes with it. First, the serrations on the back of the flipper are crazy sharp and have actually ripped up my finger from playing with it. Second, the XR lock works most of the time. However, sometimes I'm not able to "wrist flip" open the knife.