SOG® Specialty Knives has a long reputation for building knives for serious hard use and supplying knives to elite military forces. The SEAL Team Elite can only enhance that reputation. Designed with high-performance and reliability in mind, the 7" blade is nearly 1/4" thick AUS-8 stainless steel at 57-59 Rc. The blade shape is modified from the original Seal 2000 with a longer cutting edge, a spine rasp for notching and filing, or for thumb placement and a Hardcased™ TiNi coating for low reflectivity. The handle is newly designed with added length and deeper finger grooves. Includes a new tactical black nylon sheath. Measures 12-1/4" overall and weighs 11.6 oz. Made in Taiwan. Suggested retail $180.00.