alternatives to glock 81

Steely_Gunz said:
I thought about getting a Glock 81. I opted to go with the Glock 17. It's about the same size if a bit heavier. It's got WAY more reach but the fine cutting performance leaves something be desired. Bushcraft is a mixed bag. It sucks for making snares, but I find that harvesting game is much easier with it ;)

In all honesty, I'd just get the 81. They are crazy durable. I've had one in my online cart more times that I can remember. I just never pulled the trigger as I don't have much use for one.
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voidbot said:
see my post above - the mark on the blade is on just one side but handle has two
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I didn't catch that the first time around but I do see the handle has the logo on both sides just not on the blade. Oh well, I guess mine must be fakes.
 
Get a Glock knife because it's Cheap......we all have one.
It will sit in a drawer nicely.
If you want a User, get a user. Plenty of Other makers Here will outperform the Glock by Miles....or km/whatever....🤣🤣🤣

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My 81 also has the Glock logo one side on the handle and one side also on the sheath.

So far I have seen 2 china-made models :
- one model has the German Bundeswehr logo on the blade and no Glock markings at all. They are sold on reputable knife shops and are not marketed as genuine Glocks.
- the other one has "Made in Italy" on the blade and can be seen on ali..xp... website, and seems not to be widespread.
 
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voidbot said:
I personally miss a usable saw


they look great


I don't think so, reputable source... but anything is possible
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these are the photos of the second one I bought and didn't "destroy" yet
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I think you have the real deal. I appreciate you following up with your experience after you purchased, since most folks don't do that around here.
From what I understand, the "saw" is a root saw, meant to cut up roots when you are entrenching. It's not meant to cut firewood. I actually have a made in China copy in cheap stainless, sounds like it's not much worse than the real deal. When you are a grunt and just need something sharp to pry/cut with, a Glock knife is better than nothing, and gets the job done every time. Just sharpen it on a rock when it gets dull.
 
dogstar said:
From what I understand, the "saw" is a root saw, meant to cut up roots when you are entrenching. It's not meant to cut firewood.
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makes sense considering it's a feld messer but practically no way... I'm making tons of wooden 'light sabers' with my son basically every day and even 2-3cm ash stems are mission impossible for this 'saw' - I will keep trying to find the use case though :D
 
voidbot said:
makes sense considering it's a feld messer but practically no way... I'm making tons of wooden 'light sabers' with my son basically every day and even 2-3cm ash stems are mission impossible for this 'saw' - I will keep trying to find the use case though :D
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A SAK saw would do well for that application. If you don't have one, I highly recommend you get one!
 
dogstar said:
A SAK saw would do well for that application. If you don't have one, I highly recommend you get one!
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I do but I'm kind of minimalist and I didn't give up on my child dream of a universal bushcraft tool that can do it all from fine cutting over chopping and sawing to throwing and trenching - not ready to let it go yet ;)
 
voidbot said:
I do but I'm kind of minimalist and I didn't give up on my child dream of a universal bushcraft tool that can do it all from fine cutting over chopping and sawing to throwing and trenching - not ready to let it go yet ;)
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SAK+Shovel got you covered. Just make a hollow in a shovel handle and slide in your SAK. You'd be 100x better off than with a Glock knife.
Have fun!
 
voidbot said:
how old are your glocks? they should have Glock logo on both sides of the handle...
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Are you sure all versions are like this? I have seen several pictures, some on Glock web page, that show the back side of the handle without a logo.
 
voidbot said:
I do but I'm kind of minimalist and I didn't give up on my child dream of a universal bushcraft tool that can do it all from fine cutting over chopping and sawing to throwing and trenching - not ready to let it go yet ;)
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Historically in Germany, hunters used what is called a "waidbesteck" for that very purpose. The Waidblatt is a heavy, big & broad blade, used for chopping, clearing brush & as a pig sticker. The smaller knife was used for detail work & processing (skinning/gutting) game. A complete package for every situation. They've been relegated to collectors items nowadays, but they are still made by some companies (for $$$).
 
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