Sharpening A Glock field Knife

After looking at the picture of your glock field knife, I think you have to figure out what you want. The point is not so bad, and if you sharpen it to a pin poin tip, you risk damaging it again. If you must have a very sharp point, then I suggest you lay the bevel of the clip, flat against a coarse or medium grit stone and grind away (both sides) until the point is brought sharp. Then, sharpen your edge till you are satisfied, remembering to remove burrs that form on the tip along the way. This way, however, you're removing a huge section of your black coating along the way, so be sure you can live with that before you start.
 
Blasted, well I just need a sharp and good knife for a survival I'm going to do with a few friends, and that Glock field knife doesn't satisfy me!
I have been searching for other knives but all the knives you guys advised are very hard to get in Belgium!
Well I'll be thinking about that sharpening! I do not want to damage the knive but it seems this will be the only way to become a knife that I can take allong.
Except when you guys might send me a swamp rat or a BK&T! Just ask my adres when you are willing to do me that favour ;).
 
You don't need a becker or SwampRat.

The glock field knife would not be the best choice for a survival knife. It's more of a fighting knife.

A Marine Fighting/Utility knife has served countless soldiers, sailors and airmen for close to 60 years. They are very cheap here, and should be relatively inexpensive over in Europe. If it's easier to get something european, look into a British Mod-4 Survival/Rescue knife. These are inexpensive and more than adequate for survival.
 
spiderken,
That Glock knife looks bad. It looks like a dolphin's nose. How did that happen?

You'd have to do some grinding to get it sharp again, even then it's very tricky to get it right. Unless you've got knifemaker skills i wouldn't try.

For a better knife try this German knife dealer:
http://www.wolfster.de/

He ships anywhere in EU from Germany for 8 euro.
He has the Becker Combat 7 for 88 euro, seems like a good deal considering it's Europe.
Well, that's what I would do if I were you.

Click on the site, then look on the left where it says "Messer & Zubehor", that means knives and accessories, that's where you want to look.
Then you'll see all the different knives he has from various companies.
I don't know whether or not you know German, if you don't and get stuck just ask me here.
good luck.

edited to add:
I just had another look at their offerings.
If i wer you I'd buy a Colt Combat Commander for 62 euro and the Becker CU7 for 88 euro.
Man you'd be set!
 
Originally posted by Emanuel
spiderken,
That Glock knife looks bad. It looks like a dolphin's nose. How did that happen?
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Thats the *funny* part, nothing happened at all..they are sold like that..impossible to see on internet pictures though.
So me & spider ordered one.. and they're both like this.

So..it might be quite a bitch to mod this knife to something decent..

Originally posted by MelancholyMutt
The glock field knife would not be the best choice for a survival knife. It's more of a fighting knife.
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Can hardly imagine me this knife as a fighting knife..since there is no real point..how are soldiers gonna stab with this knife.
The edge is pretty sharp though, cuts nicely, but stil..

Originally posted by Emanuel
For a better knife try this German knife dealer:
http://www.wolfster.de/

He ships anywhere in EU from Germany for 8 euro.
He has the Becker Combat 7 for 88 euro, seems like a good deal considering it's Europe.
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Thats what me and spider where thinking too:)
We've already ordered them..seems like a nice deal indeed!
There don't seem to be many places that sell BK&T in europe anyway
 
The easiest way to fix it would be to sweep the primary edge up. You could do this with a coarse grindstone in a few minutes.

-Cliff
 
Funny you guys should mention that the knives came with a dull point. I bought one in green and one in black back when they first came out about 1990. They both came with wicked sharp points. Perhaps they came from a bad batch, or they were purposely dulled for a particular market.

As for the Colt knife, I'd advise against it. Colt knives are made by United Cutlery and it's just one of those companies that can't seem to make knives right.b
 
Yup the knives arrived straight from the shop with that dull point! ****in post orders!!! Now we 've ordered those BK&T's like w0rf said earlier on!!! HOpe those guys are worth it!
Been trough a lot of trouble to get them! I really hope they arrive in time for the survival. As for the Glock knives, there are only a few words I want to say about that! It's CRAP!!! I've never had a knife as bad as those knives before! Even my dad's old combat knive aint that dull after 6 years of army service! The only problem is they are still in good shape and I want to keep them that way ! Otherwise I would have used those babies!
 
@MelancholyMutt: so you have a glock 78 field knife with a sharp tip?
really can't imagine why they wanna sell knives with a dull point

but if u ask me..it seems to be done on purpose in the factory
well..guess glock is on my shitlist now..

btw..is it hard to grind the knife? its high content carbon steel
should be pretty tough to reshape.I'll give it a though
although, that way i would want the whole black coating replaced
or totally removed..otherways it luks a bit awkward
it ain't worth a damn thing if u ask me
 
Yes, I had one with a sharp tip. The knife is built more like a bayonet rather than a knife, Excellent stabbing weapon, but horrible utility knife. You don't need a particularly sharp edge to get an effective puncture, and come to think of it, a puncture might be more painful and debilitating if the object was slightly dull.

In any case, I think it's irrelevant because knives are supposed to come sharp and pointy. Perhaps point knives are illegal in parts of europe? Could it be that you were sold knives that were rejected by the military? The bottom line is that even if the knife were flawless, it's still not the best choice for your purposes. Good luck with your SwampRat. Many respected people swear by them.
 
WOrf,
Good luck, I hope those knives arrive well.

You can try to regrind the tip of your Glock. Try it on a belt sander, or another type sander if you have one. Just make sure you don't over-heat the knife, otherwise you'll mess up the heat-treat.

Then use different grades of sand paper and work your way up to a sharp finish. Resharpen your knife afterwards by placing some 1200 grit sandpaper on a mouse pad. Then you can strop the knife on your leather belt, if you wear one.
It's not hard to get a sharp knife, the problem wil be correctly grinding the tip to be pointy. And to do it with-out over heating the knife.
Grind in very short spurts. And let it cool well before grinding again.

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Melancholy,
I didn't know the Colt Commnader is made by United Cut. That's worrying.
I handled one and really liked it, it has 440 C steel and also know it's popular among soldiers, that's why I thought it'd be a good knife.
 
If I were going on a survival trip, I would trade the Glock knife for a couple of Army knives – a Swiss Army knife with a wood saw, such as the Victorinox Hiker and a Frosts- Mora Swedish Army knife (or one of the other similar moras).




- Frank
 
Originally posted by Emanuel
Melancholy,
I didn't know the Colt Commnader is made by United Cut. That's worrying.
I handled one and really liked it, it has 440 C steel and also know it's popular among soldiers, that's why I thought it'd be a good knife.
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Dude, don't worry about it, what's inside a blade is invisible. That's why it takes men like Cliff Stamp and Joe Talmadge and a plethora of others to investigate the steel, the heat treatment and breaking point. If quality was always a visible entity, the crapsellers would be out of business faster than a hummingbird phucks.

As for soldiers liking them, I once had a guy in a tank tell me... "You know, I got about a foot of armor, a 120mm cannon, a .50 cal machine gun and a .30 cal MG, then everyone inside has an M4. What the heck do I need with a pistol?" Well, if you took that one step further, the last thing a guy needs to deal with, considering all the weapons he's got, is picking, choosing and testing a high quality knife.
 
well, that victorinox is already going allong, my leatherman aswell, but there are somethings a swiss army knife and a leatherman just can't do! And solid blade knives can!!! As for everyone on this forum, I can advise but one thing! DON'T EVER BY A KNIFE MADE BY GLOCK!!!!
 
I have a Glock "Anti-Terrorist Knife" and its tip looks nothing like what I see in that link. Mine is nice and pointy. The thing was, it came with a real crappy edge. I did a little sharpening on it and it's okay for now (could be improved but I didn't want to spend much time on it).

It's true what was said, the knife seems more cut out to be a bayonet.

Not that I'm a connoisseur of steels like a lot of guys here (I don't pretend to know much about them -- I just go with what is popularly well-regarded) but I would love to know just what that knife is made out of, because to be honest it does not seem like a high-quality knife. I understand that Glock makes equipment for the Austrian military, and as such perhaps the materials cost must be closely watched. The workmanship on a typical Glock knife fails to impress me. Their guns, on the other hand, seem to get the attention they deserve.

---Jeffrey
 
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