SOG Pentagon S14 Fixed Blade Knife (5" Satin Serr)

I've had this knife for ten years. When walking the dog at night I used to carry it in a paracord shoulder rig with a molded hard plastic sheath (then standard) in case I met up with bad guys. The AUS-8 blade comes quite sharp on both edges. The jimping on the blade haft provides for fine thumb control. The checkered rubbery handle provides a very good grip. Although I believe it's designed as a tactical knife there's no reason you couldn't carry it in the belt sheath for utility use--the double beveled/serrated edges would come in handy on a boat, on the job or in the field, although mainly this I carry it as a tactical knife I hope to never use. The only drawback is the AUS-8 steel, inferior in this price range. I don't use the serrated edge because I'm not good at sharpening serrated edges and AUS-8 dulls quickly The plain edge is easy to bring to razor sharpness on a Sharpmaker.