Glock knives?

I like the Glock knives. I have two in my hurricane bug-out bag, and have used them on a number of occasions. I've found them to be strong, durable and light. Fits well in the hand for a number of different uses. The blade can be sharpened to a decent field edge, and the sheath is light, rigid and secure - and not really all that hard to release. I have had more expensive knives that did not perform as well.

To the best of my knowledge, Glock does manufacture them.

I really don't understand the dogpile here. They are not fancy, but I think they are good knives.

TR Graham
The Glocksmith

PS - Denis, good article in the Glock Annual. :thumbup:
 
JD Spydo said:
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:
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It sounds like your friend bought a Browning Ice Storm. Great little knives for the price. They were made by Mcusta (in Japan) for Browning..
 
JD Spydo said:
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.
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You are mostly right. Most gun brand company have some knives made for themselves so they can take profit from the fame they got from gun market.

Most of those used to be made in china and fairly crappy. Now some companies have understood that selling crap under their name wasn't that good in the end, so they have gone to better maker.
Heckler&Koch had their knives made by Böker and now Benchmade. Beretta has theirs (or at least the best of theirs) made in Japan by some good maker (G.Sakai?). Some others get decent products from Taiwan or even from China with adequate QC.

Yet in all those cases, this is mostly a marketing ploy.

Now Glock is a different story. While mostly known for there guns Glock does produce some other military equipment.
Notably bayonets and folding shovels they produce themselves.

Fact is they don't put any effort about marketing the knives together with the guns.
The bayos are true issue bayo aimed at large military contract. They don't care much about civilian market for their knives.

As issue military knives they are ok: tough, expandable, perfect for opening crates, digging stuff and other rough use. From a knife enthusiast/outdoorsman point of view they aren't that great: bayo design, fairly thick edge, quite blunt, little edge holding.
 
Glock has been making knives long before their pistol line. And yes Glock makes it's own knives in the same Austrian factory that manufacture their pistols. And to say that a $30 Glock knife is useless that's just stupid and not at all knowedgable. I own many fine knives and my 25 year old glock 78 and Victonox swiss army are my favorite hiking /camping and general hard use knives. Ever try to put an edge back on a strider in the field? That is a major task (better have two diamond stones on you). I love my striders but in real life use it's a $500 box/letter opener and prybar. I have a 20 degree edge on my glock knife and can in a pinch pop the edge back to hair popping sharp on a creek stone in seconds (do that with non rusting super steels). My buddy broke my marine Ka bar off at the shank 20 years ago on a camping trip throwing it for fun,I was involved as well but it broke on him. He has a newer than mine glock knife that also has a 20 degree edge. We still throw both knives at stumps on camping trips today (some of us never grow up) and then prepare meals and other camp chores with them. Handles are a little scratched nicked and the finish is a little worn but still preform great. Useless paleeeease. Btw we put the 20 degree edge on the glocks ourselves.
 
I had one as well and got rid of it to slim down the herd. honestly I really liked it. for the price it is great. I put a 20 degree edge on mine too. it should be carried along with a bushcraft knife of some sort because it doesn't excel at these type of tasks. for someone concerned about weight it is crazy light and tuff as nails. look online for a destruction test to see. the factory edge is the pits, don't get one if you don't have the ability to sharpen knives well.
 
Jesse D.L said:
generally a good idea to stay away from knives with gun names on them.
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Actually you didn't read the thread.
Glocks knives are not the usual "knives with gun names on them".
They are real issue military knives not fantasy knives.
Pretty tough but that's about it.

That said they are only moderately good as outdoor knives.
 
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