Glock knife

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 spring steel with a hardness of 55 HRC and are phosphate-treated. Spring steel offers a high yield strength for good impact resistance and flexibility but low corrosion resistance.[5]

The grips and sheaths are made of Glock-polymer. The Survival Knife 81 is available in the colors olive drab, battlefield green, desert sand, flat dark earth, gray, and black. The Field Knife 78 was available in desert sand, olive drab and black.[6] The upper crossguard is bent forward to allow it to be used as a bayonet on the Steyr AUG rifle.[7] It can also be used as a bottle opener.

The polymer sheath features a retention clip that secures the knife against loss, a belt clip for attaching the knife to an up to 60-millimetre (2.4 in) wide belt and a drainage opening at the bottom.[5]

First generation versions of the knives had a circular Glock logo on the sheath, blade, and handle. Later versions sport the current Glock logo in the same locations.

Glock currently manufactures two models of knives:

• The Field Knife 78 (Feldmesser 78), which is a classic field knife, with a 165-millimetre (6.5 in) long and 5-millimetre (0.20 in) thick blade, 290-millimetre (11 in) overall length and weighs 206 g (7.3 oz).
• The Survival Knife 81 (Feldmesser 81), which 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.[8] 780 of the knives were produced, each of which are 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 25th anniversary.

•  Austria: Austrian Armed Forces
  • Field knife 78 issued with the designation of FM 78 or FMsr 78[9]
•  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
•  India:
  • National Security Guard (NSG)
  • Special Protection Group (SPG)
•  Luxembourg: Palace guards
•  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
•  Poland: Military Gendarmerie
  • Field knife 78 and 81[10]
•  Taiwan: Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF)
  • Field knife 78 and 81
•  South Korea: 707th Special Mission Battalion
  • Field knife 78

• Glock pistol
• Glock entrenching tool