SOG Baton Series Q1 Q2 Q3 & Q4 Multi-Tool Tactical Pen

The Baton might be the blade to take to places where knives are normally frowned upon. In its closed position, each model resembles a modern pen – a major departure from the usual, boxy multi-tool form factor. It doesn’t read like a tool which offers an element of concealment and gives its owner the unspoken permission to carry it almost anywhere.

A SOG Baton multi-tool is as likely to be clipped to the inside of a laptop case as it is the inside of a pocket. The series should take SOG to a mainstream audience that includes desk jockeys who might have never carried a blade before.

The new series is part of a major multi-tool expansion in the SOG catalog. “We’ve never had a year where we’ve brought out so many new multi-tools that take a completely fresh look at what a multi-tool is or what it means to carry one,” says SOG Director of Marketing, Chris Cashbaugh.

SOG Baton Q1 Multi-tool -- Office and Administrative Work.

The Q1 is the minimalist Baton for office environments. It packs scissors, a bottle opener/screwdriver tool, and a pressurized ballpoint pen into its trim 2.4oz.(70g) chassis. The 5.6”(140mm) long, knife-less Q1 also conforms to TSA regulations, making it travel-friendly.

SOG Baton Q2 Multi-tool -- Urban Emergency.

The Q2 keeps the bottle opener/screwdriver seen on the Q1, but swaps out the scissors and pen for a different suite of tools: a 2.5”(65mm) 5Cr13MoV blade for lightweight cutting chores and a AA LED flashlight at its base. The Q2 weighs 3oz.(90g) and is about half an inch longer than the Q1.

SOG Baton Q3 Multi-tool -- Basic Wilderness and Urban Essentials.

The Q3 is slightly taller than the Q1, but unfolds into a full-featured pliers-based multi-tool. Four drivers, a file, awl, chisel, can opener, soft wire cutter, and pliers complement the bottle opener and pen blade seen on the Q2. The Q3 weighs 6oz.(170g).

SOG Baton Q4 Multi-tool -- Advanced Wilderness and Urban Essentials.

The Q4 loses the Q3’s awl, chisel, and jewelry driver, but adds a ¼” hex driver with a set of 12 different bits. Designed to offer complete multi-tool functionality, the Q4 does so without a noticeable weight increase over the Q3.

About SOG

The 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. Years later, 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 became 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. Forged out of tradition, hardened in the field, honed for you.

So whether you're protecting others or leading an epic hunting expedition, tackling one of life's everyday challenges or facing your most extreme conditions yet, lead the way with SOG.