The Glock " front and rear action " field knife

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ml100

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Well, the Glock field knife should be well known.


This is the butt end of the handle. A little plastic caps sits on top of a small metall compartment. The cap is quite difficult to remove and often damaged when doing so (see pic). When using the knife in the outdoors, there is no real good use for this compartment.



Well, this was asking for improvement. I asked my brother-in-law who has the right tool to help me out. I explained my idea, and shortly after I received this:
The modified compartment with a standardized screw thread:


and this:
the fitting screw with a pointed hardend head:


And now we got a real mean Glock Field Knife




Impact weapon or glass breaker (already tested it:D, glass breaking I mean)

Hope you enjoyed the pics
 
Looks good, better modify the sheath or that spike will dig into your side pretty good. But great work!
 
Looks good I've alway meant to get one but never have.
One ? Is the tang Full or more like a mora.
 
Uh oh. Hollow handle. Serrated spine. Blade longer than 5". What you've got is a Rambo knife, my friend. And eeeeevvvvvvery body knows those are worthless! Don't let common sense and experience tell you that that's a great knife. Just listen to the masses, and destroy that thing before it fails catastrophically on you while trying to cut open an MRE...

All jokes aside, nice mod, and I have had a Glock field knife for a number of years, and used it very hard. Its a great knife. And the sawback/serrations work great on plastic, never tried them on wood.

Sam
 
ml100 said:
This is the butt end of the handle. A little plastic caps sits on top of a small metall compartment. The cap is quite difficult to remove and often damaged when doing so (see pic). When using the knife in the outdoors, there is no real good use for this compartment.
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Certainly, there is a purpose ("good use") for that compartment. It was designed into the knife so as to be able to mount the knife it on a Steyr AUG. It was not designed for storage of anything. Just take of the cap and toss it.

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ml100 said:
This is the butt end of the handle. A little plastic caps sits on top of a small metall compartment. The cap is quite difficult to remove and often damaged when doing so (see pic). When using the knife in the outdoors, there is no real good use for this compartment.
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leghog said:
Certainly, there is a purpose ("good use") for that compartment. It was designed into the knife so as to be able to mount the knife it on a Steyr AUG. It was not designed for storage of anything. Just take of the cap and toss it.
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Excellent point, lol. Much like the OP, I NEVER head for the outdoors without my Steyr Aug! :thumbup:
 
Sam Wilson said:
Excellent point, lol. Much like the OP, I NEVER head for the outdoors without my Steyr Aug! :thumbup:
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But you head for the woods lamenting a knife's "weak" feature without knowing the real reason the feature was designed? That was precisely the case in this thread.
 
leghog said:
But you head for the woods lamenting a knife's "weak" feature without knowing the real reason the feature was designed? That was precisely the case in this thread.
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No it was not, I' am familiar with its intended purpose. THIS IS why I wrote there is no good use for the compartment when you use it as a field knife in the outdoors.
 
The hollow handle makes me think of the space behind the magazine well in the pistols that so many are eager to plug. From what I understand, the space is there to allow the frame to flex under recoil impulse. I have 3 Glocks and are unaltered in that regard.

I have never inserted a butt plug, but if I were to do so I would recommend using lubricant.
 
Thats a cool mod, I had no idea it was intended as a bayonet for the Steyr, never played with one. Not a common rifle around here. I am a fan of well made hollow handle knives though lol, good ones are not weak.
 
ml100 said:
No it was not, I' am familiar with its intended purpose. THIS IS why I wrote there is no good use for the compartment when you use it as a field knife in the outdoors.
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You should note, my comment was in reply to Sam Wilson's smart-assed comment.

Curious, how is a skull crusher ("impact weapon", as you put it) is a "good use" in the outdoors when you state, "When using the knife in the outdoors, there is no real good use for this compartment."? :rolleyes:
 
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leghog said:
You should note, my comment was in reply to Sam Wilson's smart-assed comment.

Curious, how is a skull crusher ("impact weapon", as you put it) is a "good use" in the outdoors when you state, "When using the knife in the outdoors, there is no real good use for this compartment."? :rolleyes:
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You got a point:thumbup:. But maybe you could open a coconut.
 
Very nice mod.
That plug can be annoying to remove.
Does the mod affect balance to any significant degree or is that neglible?
 
BladeScout said:
Very nice mod.
That plug can be annoying to remove.
Does the mod affect balance to any significant degree or is that neglible?
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It does, since the mod is made from solid metal. However, this is not necessariliy a disadvantage.
 
leghog said:
keep tellin' yourself that.
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Ok. Let's end the discussion, where I live (and within a radius of at least 500miles) it is not allowed to walk around with a Styr AUG anyway. So for civilians there is no good use of the compartment, whether outdoors or not.
 
I kind of like it
I would like one with a threaded cap and keep some water/windproof matches and a couple firewicks.
P.S I have no idea if thats possible as I don' own a glock knife Yet.
 
ml100 said:
Ok. Let's end the discussion, where I live (and within a radius of at least 500miles) it is not allowed to walk around with a Styr AUG anyway. So for civilians there is no good use of the compartment, whether outdoors or not.
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But are there coconuts where you live.
 
I'm glad I found what that hole was meant for
You should see some answers from some reviewer's one guy claims it was to store cyanide capsules for spys
Another says you find a stick that will fit in there' then nail or screw through the pommal and you have a spear.
Whats a shame is that some people will believe that.
 
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