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]
| Glock Knife | |
|---|---|
 First-generation Glock Feldmesser FM 78 and its sheath | |
| Type | Field knife |
| Place of origin |  Austria |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
| Manufacturer | Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
| Variants | Feldmesser 78 and 81 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 290 millimetres (11 in) |
| Blade length | 165 millimetres (6.5 in) |
| Blade type | Clip point |
| Scabbard/sheath | Glock polymer |
Design
editThe 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
editGlock currently manufactures two models of knife:[9]
- The Field Knife 78 (Feldmesser 78), is a classic field knife, with a 165-millimetre-long (6.5 in) and 5-millimetre-thick (0.20 in) blade, 290-millimetre (11 in) overall length and weighs 206 g (7.3 oz).
- The Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81) has the same overall dimensions as the Field Knife 78 with the addition of saw-teeth on the back of the blade and weighs 202 g (7.1 oz).
Commemorative Versions
- The Field Knife 78 40th Anniversary knife was released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Glock. It has an olive drab handle and sheath and laser-etched blade, came in a silver Glock pistol case and was released in 2018.[10] 780 of the knives were produced, each of which is numbered. A certificate of authenticity was also included.
- The Field Knife 78 GSSF 25th Anniversary was released in 2016 to commemorate the 25th year of the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF). The blade is laser etched with the GSSF logo and reference to the 25th anniversary.
Users
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Austria: Austrian Armed Forces
- Field knife 78 issued with the designation of FM 78 or FMsr 78[11]
Denmark: Royal Danish Army
- Field knife 78 issued with the designation of Feltkniv M/96, NSN 1095-22-262-1779
Germany: GSG9 of the German Federal Police
- Field knife 78 issued with the designation of FM 78[citation needed]
India:
Luxembourg: Palace guards[citation needed]
Malaysia: Pasukan Gerakan Khas of the Royal Malaysia Police
- Survival knife 81 issued with the designation of FM 81
- 69 Commando insignia carved at sheath and its blade[citation needed]
Poland: Military Gendarmerie[citation needed]
- Field knife 78 and 81[12]
Taiwan: Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF)
- Field knife 78 and 81[citation needed]
South Korea: 707th Special Mission Battalion
- Field knife 78[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Bayonets of Austria". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ World Bayonets. Austria. Image of Glock Knife mounted on Steyr AUG
- ^ "Google Translate". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Christian Thiel. "Review FM81 throwing knife (Glock)". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "GLOCK Field and Survival knives". glock.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Glock. "Outdoor knives product page". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ all4shoorter (23 July 2018). "Glock military knives, how a legend was born". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Robb Manning (8 July 2015). Glock Quick Reference Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4402-4335-6.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ "GLOCK Field and Survival knives". glock.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Limited Edition: Glock Knife 78 40th Anniversary -". The Firearm Blog. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Das Jagdkommando (JaKdo)". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Paweł Supernat: Nóż w służbach mundurowych, in: Broń i amunicja 01/2010