Glock M81 Field Knife
Type: Fixed
Blade: 160mm
Lock: N/A
Avg Price: $37.00
Blade: 160mm
Lock: N/A
Avg Price: $37.00
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Based on 3 User Reviews
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-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Less than 1 Month
Comments:
I have been looking for a knife that can put up with the amount of use I put into it. I train for survival situations and backpack a lot so my knife and ax are very important tools. The Glock knife I bought has a saw back, which is AWESOME in my opinion. The ergonomics of the knife make it very comfortable to use. The steal holds up great, but doesn't sharpen as well as some of my other knives. However, I would give up the sharp edge for the overall toughness of this knife.That's not all... There is more! I have quite a collection of throwing knives, and the Glock is by far my favorite throwing knife in my collection. I was very surprised, but the first time I threw this knife it was more comfortable than my others. It fly's well, and the tip holds up great!
The knife is well worth its price.
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-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for 6 months
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Quality is good, blade was shaving-sharp on mine. I polished off the black coating. Handle is hard but comfortable. Mine has no saw-back and the spine is too smooth to strike sparks on a firesteel. Hollow handle good for matches etc but would be better with a screw-cap. The plastic plug is hard to remove (without another knife!) It makes a great throwing knife too. Easy to sharpen, tough, and you won't worry if it gets scratched. The plastic sheath is very good too; has a drain-hole, ambidextrous, and holds knife very securely. Glock know about plastics so it won't break.
Overall
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Ergonomics
Value
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for 3 months
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One word: Don't.This knife in on par with the cheap Mora knifes. Hard, smooth plastic handle you can barely hold with your bare hands. The saw on the spine of the edge is pretty much useless for anything more than notching. The blade itself is rather dull and it doesn't hold the edge very well.
And to make things even worse: blade is painted and after first day in use the paint started to bubble (there was rust forming under the paint layer). This knife is made of spring steel which explains the easy rusting. I ended up removing the paint, sanding the rust off and left it as is.
Theres a cap at the end of the handle and by removing it there's this cylindar space (about 3-4cm deep). I don't know if this knife is ment to use as a bayonet, but I ended up placing few shortened strike-anywhere matches insde (tho I don't know how well the cap holds the water).
All in all, avoid this knife. Even it's cheap, there are a whole lot of better knifes in that price range. Unless you are into collecting knifes, leave this be.
Comment by austrofinn 03/12/2015
Well, I don't think it makes much sense to compare the Glock to cheap Mora knives (which are very good too IMO) because they are totally different kind of blades. In fact, a Companion and the Glock make a pretty good couple for most situations. The handle is polymer and I've never had any problems with it, although I prefer more rubbery and contoured handles. The "paint" is actually a phospate coating and improves corrosion resistance. However, you still need to keep the blade dry and apply some oil - which is perfectly normal with carbon steel blades... The point of the spring steel is it's high yield strength - paired with the polymer that means that it's almost impossible to break this knife. You can use it as a pry bar or dig holes with it. It will even cut but, as you pointed out, not very well. Oh, and yes, it is a bayonet too, that's what the hollow section under the cap and the "cap lifter"-side of the crossguard are for. Anyway, I agree that there are (much) better slicers available in that price range,even for half the price, in fact. But when it comes to heavy duty field knives you can't beat the Glock!
Well, I don't think it makes much sense to compare the Glock to cheap Mora knives (which are very good too IMO) because they are totally different kind of blades. In fact, a Companion and the Glock make a pretty good couple for most situations. The handle is polymer and I've never had any problems with it, although I prefer more rubbery and contoured handles. The "paint" is actually a phospate coating and improves corrosion resistance. However, you still need to keep the blade dry and apply some oil - which is perfectly normal with carbon steel blades... The point of the spring steel is it's high yield strength - paired with the polymer that means that it's almost impossible to break this knife. You can use it as a pry bar or dig holes with it. It will even cut but, as you pointed out, not very well. Oh, and yes, it is a bayonet too, that's what the hollow section under the cap and the "cap lifter"-side of the crossguard are for. Anyway, I agree that there are (much) better slicers available in that price range,even for half the price, in fact. But when it comes to heavy duty field knives you can't beat the Glock!
