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With a powerful styling that harkens to its Japanese DNA, the muscular Kiku XR pocket knife makes a subtle statement of strength wherever it's carried.
The high-utility modified tanto blade cuts under virtually every condition, and the linen micarta handle provides for a sure, secure grip.
Expertly blending form and function, the Kiku XR is a rugged solution for situations that require a quick opening, super sharp folding knife.
The original amd most popular of our Kiku knives assortment.
ABOUT SOG
Our story begins in Vietnam, where members of a highly classified US special ops unit - known as MACV-SOG - carried a unique combat knife into the jungle on covert missions.
In 1986, that knife inspired a young designer, named Spencer Frazer, to found SOG Specialty Knives.
His mission: to reproduce the original SOG Bowie knife and pay tribute to the special ops unit that created it.
What began as a single commemorative model soon becQame a full line of innovative tools - field-proven by US Special Forces, even honored as the Navy SEAL knife of choice.
Today, SOG knives are carried with confidence into the most demanding situations. Honed for you.
John
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
There is a lot to like about this knife. For instance, I really like the looks. The grip of the handle is excellent in part due to the texturing. The blade is robust and fairly, but not amazingly, sharp. The flipper works great and opens the blade easily.Why only four stars? The action of the axis slider release is not smooth at all. I tried lubricating and that didn’t help. You can actually hear it when you pull it back to release the blade. Also, at this price point I have to ding it for being made in Taiwan. With a list price of ~$200 I expect made in America or Japan. To be fair, I paid $100.
Armando Archuleta
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
It's my new favorite edc knife. For it's size the blade is thick and sharp. It's a pocket beast. The knife indexing, weight and balance are perfect. Sog will be getting more of my business.
Barbara Ann
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025
Really great edc folder , with clip style sits perfectly in jeans pocket . Caught it on the sale . These knives are pricey . This is there regular model , not the lighter weight model . It does say in small writing " Taiwan" on the blade but it's not a deal breaker. Very well taught out knife . Luv the handle color also .
John C.
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
Highest quality pocket knife I have ever seen and I have a lot. Great, quick action… tight and positive locking both open and closing. Sharp… looks easy to keep sharp… great looking. Absolutely excellent!
MHD
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
So I was given a smaller Kershaw knife a few years ago as a gift and It's a nice little knife. What I liked most about it is the flick opening mechanism on the back side of the handle. As I was looking for another SOG knife the other day I saw this beautiful knife with the incredible looking scales AND the same opening mechanism that I loved on the Kershaw! This sort of serindipity is the kind of thing that makes me lose all control around the Buy Now button.When the knife arrived and I tore open the shipping envelope and then carefully opened the box, it was even more beautiful than it looked in the photos on the site. The Linen Micarta on the handle is not only gorgeous but very functional, feeling great in the hand and provides a very solid grip on the knife. The nub that you use to flick the blade open becomes a very nice and effective guard to ensure that your hand doesn't slip forward on to the VERY sharp blade. So, convenience and safety in one little detail of the blade.The blade itself is beautiful. The Japanese knifemakers are world renowned for a very good reason. It's quite thick along the top and the subtle tanto style shape of the lower, edged portion narrows to literally nothing. This is a serious blade. It's also an extremely capable blade.The knife as a whole is substantial, heavier than most pocket folders but beautifully balanced when it's open. In one of the photos, I'm holding the closed knife in my palm to show scale. I'm 6'4" and about 220 and my hands are proportionate. This is not a great knife for someone with small hands.But it IS a great knife.Other than SOG, I own Victorinox, Kershaw, Spyderco and one Cold Steel (hey, don't shame me, I just liked the way it looked with its traditional looking tanto style blade). Quality knives matter to me and this is gonna be one of my favorites. It's the only blade I'm taking on a six day camping trip in a couple of weeks.This knife is certainly not the cheapest thing you can find on Amazon but I think that, for what you're getting, it's VERY fairly priced. If you can afford it (and your hands are big enough) I highly recommend it!As a matter of fact, I like this knife so much that I've got a Kiku XR LTE coming on Friday!
gary messinetti
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024
Very well made. Can be opened 3 different ways. My favorite daily carry.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
It's a SOG and is what you would expect a SOG to be. Excellent quality, excellent craftmanship, and feel. Although I was expecting it to be bigger, I find it still functional. It is, for me, a little bulky and most likely more suitable to a knife with a pouch or pack-pouch attachment type carry. Saying that, it will be going to the field more and as a good utility knife. The downside? And all knives have downsides, are the knife is stiff when trying to open. So opening it quickly, and until it wears in, is stiff. Closing? Due to the thickness of the frame, for most, it will be 'hard' to get to the thumb notch. Again, the knife is new and needs some breaking in to conquer that and over time, it will be easier. The blade, remember it is a SOG, is not the sharpest I had, but it is razor sharp. It has a good definition and the blade is wide enough to handle most crafting functions. It's not a robust bush-knife but in a pinch it will work, or should work. My thoughts? If you are looking for a good all-purpose (carry, EDC, outdoor, craft, etc.) knife. this is one to have in your collection. Worth the money.....
Uri Rendon
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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HK
Reviewed in Germany on March 8, 2023
This knife was on my bucket list for quite some time.Now that I heard the (I hope it’s not true) company is sold, I had to buy it.Great built *****Great design *****Great edge *****Price ***** absolutely worth every penny
Customer
Reviewed in Japan on March 21, 2022
ナイフとしては操作性、切れ味、共に超一級品です。
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