This Quirky Fixed-Blade Knife Could Save Your Life

It’s a surprisingly compact, affordable tool loaded with emergency-ready survival features.

A closeup of a hand holding the SOG Compound Tac PrySOG

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Most knives, even fixed blades, are designed for general cutting utility. Unfortunately, they can sometimes fail in emergency and survival situations.

It’s those same circumstances, however, that SOG’s new Compound Tac-Pry was specifically built for. But the real kicker is that this surprisingly affordable, compact fixed blade also thrives with general utility.

SOG Compound Tac Pry on pile of sticks and logs
This unusual chisel-tip fixed-blade knife could save your life someday.
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Don’t just survive; thrive

Even a cursory glance reveals that the Compound Tac-Pry is an unusual fixed blade. That starts with its chisel-tip blade shape, which is explicitly designed for prying and chipping, making it perfect for survival situations.

But it doesn’t stop there. The blade’s spine also has a gut hook for hunting and fishing that doubles as an emergency seatbelt cutter. The tool has an even sturdier crowbar-like tail when you can’t get enough leverage from the chisel-tip blade. And it still has a long enough belly for all your normal cutting tasks.

Everything considered, it’s a unique blend of functionality in a fixed-blade knife that doesn’t sacrifice its more pedestrian capabilities.

SOG Compound Tac Pry angled away on tan gradient background
Along with being lightweight and flexible, the handle is resistant to chemicals, heat, shock and more.
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Built to withstand the pressure

A pry bar is only as good as its overall strength. Thankfully, the SOG Compound Tac-Pry has strength (and durability) in spades.

That’s because it’s built from a thick piece of high-carbon 420 steel. It’s a remarkably hard steel with respectable edge retention that’s also extremely affordable — making it ideal for a tool like this.

SOG took that even further by designing this knife with a full tang. That means the steel is unbroken from tip to tail, adding to its overall strength and giving it the resilience to function as a high-leverage pry bar with a lower risk of breaking.

It also has a grippy polypropylene handle that’s both lightweight and flexible so that you can put it through hell, and it’ll come out the other side no worse for wear.

SOG Compound Tac Pry edge profile on tan gradient background
The knife’s thick, full-tang blade makes it remarkably strong — a must-have for a hard-use pry tool.
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Available now

This purpose-built emergency survival Compound Tac-Pry is already available on SOG’s site for under $30. Even if you don’t use it daily, that price makes it an exceptional value when considering all it offers.

Besides, wouldn’t you rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it?