Glock knife

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Glock Knife
Glock Feldmesser FM 78 noBG.jpg
First-generation Glock Feldmesser FM 78 and its sheath
TypeField knife
Place of originFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Service history
Used bySee Users
Production history
Designer Glock Ges.m.b.H.
Manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H.
VariantsFeldmesser 78 and 81
Specifications
Length290 millimetres (11 in)
Blade length165 millimetres (6.5 in)

Blade  typeClip point
Scabbard/sheath Glock polymer
Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81) with saw-teeth at the back of the blade and its sheath Feldmesser81 BK.JPG
Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81) with saw-teeth at the back of the blade and its sheath
Close up of a Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81) with saw-teeth at the back of the blade and its sheath locking clip. Feldmesser81 backside and seath..JPG
Close up of a Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81) with saw-teeth at the back of the blade and its sheath locking clip.

The Glock knife is a military field knife product line designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. It can also be used as a bayonet, by engaging a socket in the pommel (covered by a plastic cap) into a bayonet adapter that can be fitted to the Steyr AUG rifle. [1] [2] [3]

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Design

The knives were developed in close cooperation with the special forces Jagdkommando (lit. Hunting Command) of the Austrian Army and are suitable for throwing. [4]

Both knives have clip point blades made of SAE 1095 carbon steel with a hardness of 55 HRC and are electrophoretic coated. [5]

The grips and sheaths of both knives are made of Glock polymer. The grip material has a lower hardness than the polymer used in Glock pistols, avoiding possible problems due to brittleness, but it is also less scratch-resistant. The handle of the Glock field knives was originally available in the colours olive drab, black, gray and desert sand, [6] and currently in battle field green, black, gray, and flat dark earth. The upper crossguard is bent forward to allow the knife to be used as a bayonet on the Steyr AUG rifle. [7] It can be used as a bottle opener.

The polymer sheath features a knife-retention clip, a belt clip for attaching the knife to a belt up to 60-millimetre (2.4 in) wide and a drainage opening at the bottom. [8]

First generation versions of the knives had a circular Glock logo on the sheath, blade, and handle. Later versions have the current Glock logo in the same locations, with "Made in Austria" etched on the blade above the logo.

Variants

Glock currently manufactures two models of knife: [9]

Commemorative Versions

Users

A map with Glock knife users in blue Glock Knife Users.png
A map with Glock knife users in blue

See also

References

  1. "Bayonets of Austria" . Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. World Bayonets. Austria. Image of Glock Knife mounted on Steyr AUG
  3. "Google Translate" . Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. Christian Thiel. "Review FM81 throwing knife (Glock)" . Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. "GLOCK Field and Survival knives". glock.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. Glock. "Outdoor knives product page". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  7. all4shoorter (23 July 2018). "Glock military knives, how a legend was born". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. Robb Manning (8 July 2015). Glock Quick Reference Guide. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 170. ISBN   978-1-4402-4335-6.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. "GLOCK Field and Survival knives". glock.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. "Limited Edition: Glock Knife 78 40th Anniversary -". The Firearm Blog. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. "Das Jagdkommando (JaKdo)" . Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  12. Paweł Supernat: Nóż w służbach mundurowych, in: Broń i amunicja 01/2010