Sort-of... but not quite.
The Desert Dagger was made along the lines of the Sog Government. Both were decent knives released IIRC, around the time of the first Gulf war.
The Desert Dagger was a military design with a simple, Ka-Bar style cross guard and "rounded disc" metal pommel for hammering. Even the handle had a bit if "Ka-Bar" to its profile, even though it was checkered Kraton.
The Desert Dagger blade profile was different (not just because it was longer, either), the edge grind was different, and the cutting serrations were only at the base of either side of the blade, much like earlier production-made daggers like the Gerber Mark II and the Blackjack Tartan Dirk.
The SOG Pentagon is a different creature entirely. It's very similar to the
Randall Model 24. There's
a lot of Model 24 in the Pentagon. The Randall Model 24 was originally designed as a back-up for police as is the Pentagon.
But there's two design features that set the Pentagon apart from everything on the market today: that tapering needle point, and a full-length set of highly functional serrations.
What I'd like to see is the Pentagon scaled up to a full-size concealed carry knife with, say, a JSP-style sheath system. It wouldn't need the wide, flat guard of the Government, the Desert Dagger, or the current Daggerts, because the Pentagon has a
flared handle toward the blade. It would only need a smaller guard, something like the true guard on the mini-Pentagon, only scaled up. That means zero chance of it hanging up on clothing.
Likewise, the Pentagon doesn't need a metal pommel because it's not going to be used as a field-use hammer. The Pentagon's rounded pommel is great for EDC concealed, and you can wrap your thumb over to reinforce a reverse grip thrust. Like I said, the Pentagon is an incredible defense design, definitely one of the best made today. I just wish SOG would make a
big one.
I know I'm not the only one who feels that way. I've got a shot of Guro Dan Inosanto sparring with someone back in the early 80s. His personal training knife in the picture was definitely custom made. But here's the shocker.
The blade and handle have almost exactly the same profile as the Pentagon. The handle is larger and the blade is about 9 inches long. Many people would probably think that's too big, which is why I suggested a more practical 7.5 inches.
Without the metal guard and hammer pommel, you'd have a SOG dagger that's even
lighter and faster than the DD, and along one side of the blade a whole glistening row of those wicked
serrations. Just think about 7-9 inches of edge like that.
