Glock knives?

Had one traded it off. It's better than nothing but definitely not my 1st choice. A bayonet that won't mount on a rifle.
 
PayetteRucker said:
Do you think the BK77 is worth the money?
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Hm, this is not so easy to answer. The BK7 performs just fine, but sometimes it is nice to have a stainless option. And I just like the BK77:cool:

To be honest, from the functional perspective the BK7 is more than worth the money, the BK 77 might be a little bit expensive due to the superior steel.

When you have a look around, you will see, that similar knives with CPM steels are in the same range.

And the BK7 is far superior over the Glock.
 
Skimo said:
Pop off the butt cap, it's a bayonet advertised as a field knife.
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??? Will ya look at that, it really is a bayonet! Thanks man. I've been wondering forever about that cap, but it doesn't pop off easy, so I didn't force it. Just deep enough for some matches or whatever...
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I like the knife. No, it's not a big chopper, but it's like 9 ounces with the sheath. Super light, good for food prep, opening containers, rock flipping or digging around in old logs, in the dirt, throwing, chopping is about the only thing it's not good for, but you can baton with it resonably well. The ambidextrous sheath is super easy to clean out. The root saw is great for shallow notching if you're building a shelter or whatever you're building. It's always been sharp enough for everything I've ever used it for. Easy to carry secure, and lightweight. It has a fork tang embedded in that crazy strong polymer handle. It's not rust resistant, but I've never had it stain. The coating is really durable. I use mine when I go metal detecting, and it's held up great. Best 25 bones I ever spent for a "survival" knife. Not a good primary, but if it's all you had you could make due and not worry about it failing.

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If you only ever use it for throwing at stuff, and as a bottle opener when you throw it at stuff... money well spent IMHO.
 
tuxtex said:
Forget about the Glock! As already said before, it is more a prybar than a knife!

I have one and it disappointed me a lot. The ratio between the length of the blade and the width of the blade are so bad, that it is nearly impossible to get it sharp and it´s hard to use as a knife. The only pro is, that it is stable.

By the way, If someone would pay the postage, he could have my used one for free. I will not sell it, because I would have a bad conscience later on.

I also recommend the Becker BK 7 together with a Mora Clipper. It´s an outstanding combination!

Currently I have in total four BK 7 spread around the World (one at home and one in my car in Germany, one in Milwaukee / Wisconsin and one in the Philippines in the house of my sister in Law). So I have almost one available around the world when I need it. Beside this, I have three BK 77 as well...

Have a look at Tomar´s Ka-Bar, they are great and they have served me several times very well to Germany.

Take care!
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So someone can have your free for the postage.

I'll take you up on that, what's the postage like 10 buck...:)
seriously.
Email me
 
I've never owned a GLOCK knife but I've been told that most knives that bare the name of big time gun companys are usually nothing more that marketing ploys to unload a bunch of 3rd World junk. The 2 big gun companies that are at least average with their quality are Taylor who makes the Smith & Wesson line of blades. And United Cutlery who makes the Colt knives.

I don't think any of them have anything to write home about.

Possibly BROWNING being the only exception to the rule. I had a buddy a couple of years ago buy a BROWNING folder made with VG-10 and I must say it was a much better blade than I figured it would be.

But I don't even know who even makes GLOCK's knives. I know darn good and well it ain't GLOCK :rolleyes:
 
Yah, I was pretty sure Glock was one that did make their own knives, but I could be wrong.
Hell, for the money im just gonna go ahead and get one.
 
Since Glock, Inc. was a manufacturing concern before Glock, Herr began the pistol development, and still manufactures other items, I think it's safe to assume they make their own knives. No reason to believe otherwise.

I'm told the polymer handle is the same material as the pistol frames, they appear to be injection molded like the pistol frames, the other parts are stamped, the whole construction of the knives is entirely consistent with cheap & simple manufacturing methods that Glock's known for.
Why would Glock bother to contract out on them?

Denis
 
DPris said:
Since Glock, Inc. was a manufacturing concern before Glock, Herr began the pistol development, and still manufactures other items, I think it's safe to assume they make their own knives. No reason to believe otherwise.

I'm told the polymer handle is the same material as the pistol frames, they appear to be injection molded like the pistol frames, the other parts are stamped, the whole construction of the knives is entirely consistent with cheap & simple manufacturing methods that Glock's known for.
Why would Glock bother to contract out on them?

Denis
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For the very same reason that the vast majority of knife companies at some time or another have contracted out knife patterns from other knife companies. Someone else said that they could do it cheaper and faster without additional strain on the contracting companies manufacturing resources. Glock may or may not make the knives with their name on them, but in general I agree with the sentiment that one should not buy knives with gun manufacturer names on them. Why buy a knife pretending to be something else (made by an unknown) when you could buy a knife whose actual manufacturer puts their name on the blade?

Slight tangent... Up until WWII Remington was the largest manufacturer of sporting and pocket knives in the USA, and they contracted out knives to other companies- and occasionally made private brand knives for other companies.
 
Another knife with a similar basic design blade is the Ranger Shank... gonna get a review up here in a few minutes, I got mine in the mail yesterday.
 
Glock knife is made in Austria, by Glock. I dunno why it is getting trashed so hard. It is a good field blade. Throws great, pry's decent, digs without damage, sheath is secure and washes out easily.
 
GrinderMcgee said:
Glock knife is made in Austria, by Glock. I dunno why it is getting trashed so hard. It is a good field blade. Throws great, pry's decent, digs without damage, sheath is secure and washes out easily.
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I guess it's because, for me, a knife isn't for throwing, prying, or digging.
 
We're not talking about "other knife companies", we're talking about Glock & I see no reason to believe they contract the things out. Knowing how Glock operates, it'd make little sense.
I question the "knowledge" that Glock doesn't make 'em, as JD Spydo posted.
Denis
 
For a price of around $25 dollars(well locally that is) they are a bargain. Maybe not the best field knife but for around the $60 you mentioned you can have it, a Mora and a Vic Farmer of which both are excellent woods companions.
As far as digging ,prying and throwing it does all these very well and is a fair cutter. NOT a slicer but it will do the job.
Who knows? You might need to throw it to survive;) This is Widerness Survival;)Just sayin'. Seriously though, the only way to really discover if you enjoy any blade is to get it and use it for the chores you have in mind.
 
GrinderMcgee said:
Glock knife is made in Austria, by Glock. I dunno why it is getting trashed so hard. It is a good field blade. Throws great, pry's decent, digs without damage, sheath is secure and washes out easily.
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Ahem... Bayonet! ;)



More of a prybar than a knife... as previously discussed. Reprofiled it slices okay, yes the steel is soft... it's a bayonet, not much need for m4/s30v/cpm154cm/s90v etc. in something designed for puncturing.

Fun for playing with, and truthfully in a survival scenario that requires knife work, it'll do the job.
 
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