Glock knife

The Glock knife (German: Glock Feldmesser) is a military field knife product line designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria.

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

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.

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3][4][5]

Both knives have clip point blades made of SAE 1095 carbon steel with a hardness of 55 HRC and are electrophoretic coated.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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:^[10]

Feldmesser 78

The Field Knife 78 (German: 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).

Feldmesser 81

The Survival Knife 81 (German: 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

Field Knife 78 40th Anniversary knife

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.^[11]

780 of the knives were produced, each of which is numbered. A certificate of authenticity was also included.

Field Knife 78 GSSF 25th Anniversary

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

A map with Glock knife users in blue

• Austria
  • Austrian Armed Forces
    • Field knife 78
    • Designated as the FM 78 or FMsr 78^[12]
• Denmark
  • Royal Danish Army
    • Field knife 78
    • Designated as the Feltkniv M/96, NSN 1095-22-262-1779
• Germany
  • GSG9
    • Field knife 78s designated as the FM 78
• India
  • Special forces of India
  • National Security Guard (NSG)
  • Special Protection Group (SPG)
• Luxembourg
  • Palace guards
• Malaysia
  • Pasukan Gerakan Khas
    • Survival knife 81 designed as the FM 81
    • 69 Commando insignia carved at sheath and its blade
• Poland
  • Military Gendarmerie
    • Field knife 78 and 81^[13]
• South Korea
  • 707th Special Mission Battalion
    • Field knife 78
• Taiwan
  • Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF)
    • Field knife 78 and 81
• United States
  • Private purchase

See also

• M9 bayonet
• Glock pistol
• Glock entrenching tool