Having actually tested both versions of the Glock knives myself in cutting, sawing, digging, drilling oak, and batonning with them, maybe I can help.
The "spring steel" is nothing special, and it's a trifle on the soft side regarding heat treatment hardening.
It does not come particularly sharp in either configuration.
It doesn't take a razor edge, exactly, but I got a good working edge with my larger whetstone.
That softer steel will bend before it'll fracture, typically. I used a rubber mallet to hammer the tip of one into oak about half an inch & then twisted & pried it out several times. The tip bent slightly about 3/4 of an inch back, it was very easy to bend it back.
The blade configuration IS a bayonet, which makes it less efficient in processing game. It doesn't have enough belly.
It does not have enough weight to chop with.
It's cheap enough to dig a small fire hole with in hard dirt, you won't worry about scratching a pretty finish.
I drilled a few half an inch deep holes in oak, no damage to the edge.
I sawed through finger-thick oak branches, took a while. The teeth ARE too wide, and they're not configured efficiently.
They CAN saw, but not efficiently & not fast. They do work reasonably well for notching.
The Glock knives ARE NOT throwing knives. They were not intended to be, they are not especially balanced well for throwing.
Not very good for processing fish, a bit thick.
It was not designed for chiseling through concrete & will suffer notable damage if you try.
They're not junk, and they're well worth their price as a beater knife. I have five, but they're not mainliners.
They are not superknives.
Denis
