What kind of steel is in a Glock Knife?

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I have been looking into the Glock 81 knife, but I cant find any were it says what kind of steel its made of. Does any one know?
 
It's 1095..."spring steel" means little
I want to add that the specs may have changed since they are being so vague about it these days
 
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Vaunripped: Not looking hard enough then. Gathering info below took less than 5 minutes on google.
Cofirming Vanguard and sven, it's 1095 (spring steel).
Two versions exist.
Civilian version: 50-55 hrc (Glock stamp and everything on bladeside near hilt, hilt welded to tang, urban ninjas favorites throwingknife)
military grade : 57+-1 hrc (Circle with Triangle inside on Bladeside near hilt, hilt unwelded, said to rust easily when unmaintained)

As sven said, they are mysterious about the steels specs and just call it "spring steel" . This however may be a misinterpretation on our side since the casual soldier and civilian can't tell what "1095" is, but do have a faint idea about spring steel and them being used in car-suspensions and being hard use materials for a knife.

Fieldknife 81 being disdained by soldiers as prybar since they are delivered with dull blades.
Also complaints voiced about injuries being common due to blisters by slipping and ripping hands and gloves on the sawback and such the 81 called inferior to the Fieldknife 78 without sawback. Aside from that they are reliable workhorses often used in survival schools since they are cheap and expendable tools.
 
Well, in a german-spoken forum was a thread, wich treated this story.

One of the guys wrote an email to Glock in Austria. He got as an answer, that this won´t told. Dot and out!

I think it´s carbonsteel. I own two of them. One should be "civil" version. The other one is the "military" vision, got it from a friend of mine, who was in austrian army (Bundesheer). Both of them are Glock 78.

I couldn´t see any differences in the stability or quality of the used steel. Every one of them is getting rusted fastly. Using oil could help.

Hope I could help a little bit!

Kind regards
 
1095 is a very commonly used carbon steel ("non-stainless") that was used a lot for US military knives, as well as many commercial kitchen and pocket knives of the 20th century (and still very much in use). "Spring steel" could mean almost any steel, depending on it's use. The blade width combined with the grind on the Glock knives severely limits their usability as utility knives. Unless you have use for a knife that is basically a bayonet without a way to practically attach it to any weapon you likely own, I'd suggest you find something more suited to use. Might be good if you're just looking for something akin to an M3 to own.
 
I always thought that they were 1055. They are great tough knives, but don't hold an edge worth a darn.
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
They are great tough knives, but don't hold an edge worth a darn.
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I agree.

I collect Glocks so I enjoy having the knife too but it has been basically useless because I cant much of get an edge on it.

Interesting thread, enjoying the info on these.
 
Ya, I just did a quick search and looked at the Glock site and it did me no good so I asked here then went out and tested one.... Even for the $15 my buddy wanted for it, well imo it wasn't worth it. Just didn't "feel" right, Thanks for all the info.

Now back to making the final choice between the BK 7 and BK 9... hard choice.
 
Vaunripped said:
Now back to making the final choice between the BK 7 and BK 9... hard choice.
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Now that is a tough choice. I just went through that last week. If only there was a 9 with a tip like a 7 it would have went much easier.


My 9 is in the mail headed my way. :D
 
I recently got a course metal file and finally managed a usable edge and very sharp tip on my Glock 78. The sharpening stones and files I was using before always worked pretty good on stainless steel. My Becker Bk 14 was giving me trouble as well and this file was what I needed to get both back to work.
 
BrandonM1709 said:
I own a glock 81 and it holds its edge better than most of my other knives ive never had to sharpen it
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Greetings B BrandonM1709 .

I’d like to welcome you to BladeForums!

I have a Glock knife as well and they are a lot of fun for a reasonably little amount of money. I find the sheath to be pretty useful as well.

The steel is pretty soft, which is great for taking abuse but not super for edge retention.

I’m pleased that you’ve had a good experience with yours.
 
BrandonM1709 said:
I own a glock 81 and it holds its edge better than most of my other knives ive never had to sharpen it
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One more thing, if you have a chance I recommend taking a gander through the forum rules and welcoming threads.

In those threads there is lots of good info on how to successfully navigate the site and integrate smoothly.

Best of luck!
 
If you take them to a grinder and actually put a point on them, Glock field knives are a lot of fun to throw. Guilt free.
 
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