Glock Field Knife.

fdd19 said:
Jets obviously has no idea what he is talking about, as he has not done the research. I, however, have and am actually in the process of ordering one as im typing this message! I'll be taking this knife into the combat zone with me when I am deployed, thats how confident I am in this knife. Here are good video reviews of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmwTBtZ4aNw nutnfancy guy knows what hes talking about and he is former military and has a ton of experience in backpacking and survival

http://knifetests.com/glock81fieldknifed-test.html This one is a destruction test from our very own Noss4, who is a kickass member on these forums for taking the time and the money and putting in the effort to review these knives for us
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Looks like he did do some research man, http://www.knifethrowing.info/glock_throwing_knife.html
 
Eazy_tom said:
Looks like he did do some research man, http://www.knifethrowing.info/glock_throwing_knife.html
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I don't recall him stating he is Ulrich holfer on his profile, nor did he list his sources or his use of the knife to base his conclusions about it, so as far as I was concerned his comment was unconstructive. I however, did list* a couple of my sources(I was aware of this one as well which illustrated it throwing capability though the nutnfancy vid illustrated that well enough) but I don't see why this page is relevant.Why are you continuing on this? I've sent the guy an apology by email! I hope you don't hate me, for some unbeknownst reason! :confused:
 
I'ld say this much, it's first and foremost a bayonet.
Next, it's well balanced for knife throwing.
And this makes it a perfect paramilitary knife, and not quite a survival "knife" for the ordinary person.
Glock Knives weren't designed so much as knives for the civillian, as they are first and foremost bladed weapons intended for uniformed personel to take on an adversary.
It's, I repeat; NOT so much a knife in the ordinary sense of the word but a purposeful designed bladed weapon.
 
GIRLYmann said:
Glock Knives weren't designed so much as knives for the civillian, as they are first and foremost bladed weapons intended for uniformed personel to take on an adversary.
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Having handled one, the thought of having to use it to do that is very scary.

I'd rather use a baseball bat.
 
"...I'd rather use a baseball bat...."
-Grampa

There's always, the GLOCK Entrenching Tool!
-http://www.glock.com/english/outdoor_entrench.htm
I'ld be the first to admit that it's no bat, but given the choice between the knife and E-tool, it's bound to work "batter" more to your liking?
 
A good Friend gave me his used one that had a jacked-up finish. So I stripped the finish off of the blade, and I like it. I think it's a decent utility style knife; I'd recommend it for sure.
 
It is bayonet for Steyr Aug. I have had one for years. I very much like the handle and sheath, but the edge geometry is not good for normal cutting tasks. I'd say if you need a bayonet for your, Aug, go for it, if you need a cutting tool in that price range, there are much better options.
 
"...wouldn't it have to somehow attach to a rifle?..."
-markksr

An excellent question!
And here's the answer.
There is a shallow tube-like oriface hidden at the top end of all Glock field knives.
It's covered up pretty well by a circular plastic tab/cover/cap.
Any attempt to pry open the tab might result in damage to the circular tab's plastic edges.
Upon permanent removal, this would be where a specialized bayonet lug adapter would be slotted into.
 
fdd19 said:
Hell no, I'm not trusting myself to do that properly! lol, I'm gonna have it done at Plaza Cutlery in South Coast Plaza. If anybody has experience with their sharpening capabilities, do let me know

Noss4 usually has a small summary at the top of the page on the knife, usually
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I didn't realize Plaza Cutlery did that. I know they charge $1 per inch for sharpening so I wonder how much they would charge to Convex a 7in Ka Bar. Hmm I should ask how much next time I'm there. It really, and I mean really, took a lot of will power to not attend the Custom Knife show held there a few weeks ago. Sounds like this Glock Field knife is not very popular here.
 
Looking at it I can't seem to understand how it would be a good field knife. It's only real purpose seems to be as a stabbing implement. Of course this is just my observation, I have not handled one. I am confused though, is throwing a knife a skill that our troops use?
 
zrfunited said:
Looking at it I can't seem to understand how it would be a good field knife. It's only real purpose seems to be as a stabbing implement. Of course this is just my observation, I have not handled one. I am confused though, is throwing a knife a skill that our troops use?
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It was taught in Basic Training in the Movie "Star Ship Troopers":D
 
Ah, thanks Trucker. It's been a few years since I was at RTC. You cleared it up for me. Man the military changes fast. First it's no more boots while your running battle stations, then it's terrorists, and now we have the damn intergalactic bug threat that obviously takes some high degree of kung fu throwing star voodoo to combat. I am crawling in a hole now. :) I am totally buying a glock field knife now (Please, no one take offense. I am sitting in a hospital room waiting for my wife to give birth. So I am currently fighting a battle that no knife can help me with).
 
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There was an Eickhorn version very similar in appearence to the Glock, but for the slight diffrence of a dimple-like ball-catch combi instead of the usual clip type latchdown, for securing the blade onto its sheath.
BTW, Marto Knives (Spainish) had a copy
-http://www.filofiel.com/tienda/images/MARTO-GLOCK.JPG
But accordingly, Puma Knives (German) was the forerunner of them all.
-http://bp3.blogger.com/_J_q7kOzrAF8/SFmL8_PR6wI/AAAAAAAAAJY/9QlPO-jsG18/s1600-h/IMGP0098.JPG
 
only thing it will not excel in is chopping.other than that pound for pound is has to be one of the toughest production knives of that size and also price

the spring steel takes and keeps a super keen edge as well and the sheath is arguably the best synthetic sheath offered on a production knife on the market.

i own 2.i keep one in my trunk and bought another for my son when he gets older.

its a great beater knife for the money,i mean common,its glock.
 
i'd like to get 1,the design appeals to me.the 3 or 4 that i've re-sharpened all had rounded tips,seems they came from the factory like that.
 
fdd19 said:
Hell no, I'm not trusting myself to do that properly! lol, I'm gonna have it done at Plaza Cutlery in South Coast Plaza. If anybody has experience with their sharpening capabilities, do let me know

Noss4 usually has a small summary at the top of the page on the knife, usually
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I had Plaza Cutlery sharpen some kitchen blades; about 8 of them. I guess I wasn't terribly specific about what I wanted.

These knives had not been sharpened in 8 years; they had been beaten into submission with ceramic plates, marble countertops, and aluminum pans. You know, the usual appropriate cutting surfaces for the significant other. They needed severe reprofiling of the edge. What I wanted was a 17-20 degree slicing grind and a nice honed edge.

What I got was a very slight obtuse chisel grind with a finish hone by steeling the blade. The grind was pretty obtuse and not much different than the original profile. In retrospect, given the condition of the knives, I'd have done the same since they looked like hard-use knives. However, my wife has undergone severe re-education and now even uses a cutting board. At times.

They would have had to remove a lot of metal to get the knives where I wanted them. I know, because I ended up grinding them myself. I'm sure they would have 95% of folks screaming at them that they'd "ruined" their knives by grinding on them so much, so they are quite conservative about how much metal they actually remove.

Didn't work for me, but as it turns out I'm kinda picky, like a very sharp, 17 degree grind and am careful with my knives. Your mileage may vary. If nothing else, they are very reasonable with pricing- IIRC 1 dollar per inch on kitchen knives and 2 bucks an inch on tacticals.

For a Glock field knife, I'd turn over the trusty belt sander with a 220 grit belt and have at it.
 
northern1 said:
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its a great beater knife for the money,i mean common,its glock.
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And, as a bit of trivia, it's actually made by Glock, thus making it one of the few, if not the only, "gun-branded" knife made by the company who's name is on it (see HK knives, S&W, Colt, Winchester, Berreta, Sig, etc)

I like mine...:)
 
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