PowerAssist

The PowerAssist shares the PowerLock's 272 g frame and 117 mm closed length but trades four functions for two spring-assisted blades, one straight and one fully serrated, both reachable with the tool folded. Tool count is 16 in 420 stainless at Rc 51-53, and the set includes a V-cutter and blasting cap crimper alongside the Compound Leverage pliers.

272 g

Weight

16

Tools

117 mm

Closed

420

Blade steel

—

Blade

$89.95

MSRP

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Specs verified 2026-08-31 · 1 source · 11 fields we could not verify, shown as —

Full specification

Dimensions & weight

Weight: 272 g
Weight (imperial): 9.6 oz
Closed length: 117 mm
Closed length (imperial): 4.61 in
Open length: 178 mm
Width: —
Thickness: —

General

Manufacturer: SOG
Product family: Power
Release year: —
Status: In production
Country of manufacture: —
Tool count (manufacturer): 16
Cost per tool: $5.62

Knife

Blade steel
Blade length: —
Edge type: —
Blade profile: —
Locking: Yes
One-hand opening: Yes
Outside accessible: Yes

Pliers

Pliers type: —
Wire cutters: Yes
Replaceable cutters: —
Hard-wire cutters: Yes
Crimper: Yes

Carry

Pocket clip: —
Lanyard attachment: Yes
Sheath included: Yes

Tool inventory · 15 mapped · 16 counted by SOG

Pliers Hard-wire cutters Wire cutters Electrical crimper Plain-edge knife Serrated knife File Flathead screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Can opener Bottle opener Ruler Bolt gripper Blasting cap crimper V-cutter

As SOG lists them

pliers · gripper · hard wire cutter · wire crimper · blasting cap crimper · straight-edge blade · fully serrated blade · 3-sided file · large screwdriver · Phillips screwdriver · can opener · small screwdriver · bottle opener · medium screwdriver · v-cutter · rulers

Not on this tool

Needlenose pliers Regular pliers Bit driver Corkscrew Scissors Saw Awl Tweezers Toothpick

Where this data comes from

16 source records back this page. 11 fields could not be verified against any of them and are shown as — above.

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Field	Source	Type	Checked
Weight	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Product Weight: 9.60 oz'. SOG publishes weight in ounces (9.60 oz); converted at 1 oz = 28.3495 g and rounded to the nearest gram.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Closed length	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Closed Length: 4.60"'. SOG publishes lengths in inches (4.60"); converted at 1 in = 25.4 mm and rounded to the nearest millimetre.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Open length	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Overall Length: 7"'. SOG publishes lengths in inches (7"); converted at 1 in = 25.4 mm and rounded to the nearest millimetre.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Blade steel	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Blade Steel Type: 420'; hardness given as Rc. 51-53.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Blade locking	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Lock Blades: Yes' and 'Lock Tools: Yes'.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
One-hand opening	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Assisted Opening: Yes'; the description explains that SOG Assisted Technology completes the opening stroke once started.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Outside-accessible blade	sogknives.com Product description: 'the main blades, which are available when the main tool is closed'.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-26
Manufacturer tool count	sogknives.com Tech Specs tab, 'Tool Count: 16'.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Tool list	sogknives.com Feature copy, 'The most feature rich SOG multi-tool - 16 tools!'; manufacturer wording and order are preserved. 'gripper', 'blasting cap crimper' and 'v-cutter' have no distinct comparison category; the blasting cap crimper is grouped under crimper. Mapped from the manufacturer's own tool wording using the shared comparison categories.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-26
MSRP (USD)	sogknives.com Taken from the price shown on SOG's own product page ('Now:'). The page's MSRP field is left blank by SOG, so this is their direct retail price in USD. Recorded from the black oxide, nylon pouch variant (SOG-B66N-CP).	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Production status	sogknives.com Listed and in stock on SOG's site on the verification date.	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-26
Wire cutters	sogknives.com Page states: "Includes pliers, gripper, hard wire cutter, wire crimper, blasting cap crimper, straight-edge blade, fully serrated blade, 3-sided file, large screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can opener, small scre"	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Hard-wire cutters	sogknives.com Page states: "Includes pliers, gripper, hard wire cutter, wire crimper, blasting cap crimper, straight-edge blade, fully serrated blade, 3-sided file, large screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can opener, small scre"	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Crimper	sogknives.com Page states: "Includes pliers, gripper, hard wire cutter, wire crimper, blasting cap crimper, straight-edge blade, fully serrated blade, 3-sided file, large screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can opener, small scre"	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Lanyard attachment	sogknives.com Page states: "### Lanyard Hole Yes"	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31
Sheath included	sogknives.com Page states: "### Sheath Material Ballistic Nylon"	Manufacturer product page	2026-08-31

Not verified: Release year, Country of manufacture, Width, Thickness, Blade length, Edge type, Blade profile, Pliers type, Replaceable cutters, Pocket clip, MSRP (EUR). Each renders as — above. We would rather show a gap than a number nobody stands behind.

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