i have the seal pup and carried in both iraq and afghanistan and it was a very solid knife. it kept a great edge and cut well. i mainly used it to start fires cut sticks open mre's all that good stuff and it was a practical knife for a very reasonable price. congrats on the new purchase sir. use it as much as you can
I emailed SOG with this question a few weeks ago. Seal Pup, Seal Pup Elite, and Field Pup are all made in Taiwan.