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SOG Aegis FLK Expands Line into Budget Knife Territory

April 18, 2019

SOG is releasing the Aegis FLK, an extension of the Aegis line that prioritizes affordability while also adding in new-to-the-line opening and locking mechanisms.

We first saw the Aegis FLK on display at SHOT Show earlier this year, but at the time a few details remained unclear. Now that it’s available, it is clear that the FLK models itself on the original, full-size Aegis. That means it packs in a 3.4-inch drop point blade, flat ground with a large amount of belly – there’s a resemblance to a Western chef’s knife in the Aegis blade shape.

However, instead of carrying over the original’s thumb stud opening, the FLK is strictly a flipper knife, with an elongated tab that SOG calls a ‘kick;’ they say the kick is not an assisted opener but was designed to give extra momentum during opening compared to a standard flipper tab.

The original Aegis came with SOG’s Piston Lock, which is probably most directly comparable to a Benchmade Axis Lock in appearance and function. The FLK sports a stainless steel frame lock instead, and in fact has swapped out the original Aegis’s GRN handle for a slimmer – but heavier – stainless steel one. The FLK weighs 5.4 oz. compared to the original Aegis’s svelte 3.1 oz.

Finally, FLK uses 8Cr13MoV blade steel instead of AUS-8. While some users may decry the possible difference in performance between the two steels, the upside is a major drop in price, with the FLK coming in at less than half of the price of the normal Aegis. MSRP of just $32.95.

Knife in Featured image: SOG Knives Aegis FLK

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