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Let's see the Glock knife tang
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I was under the impression that it was a round/hollow partial tang. I could be wrong though.
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Glock M81 MFH version #8 post in this thread shows exposed tang.
https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/mfh-m81-austrian-knife-v-the-m81-glock-version.151562/
https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/mfh-m81-austrian-knife-v-the-m81-glock-version.151562/
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I was indeed wrong.
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I just casually came in to see what it's like and damn that tang is too short! It screams made in China or some bullcracky like that. It's probably like other gun maker's knives: outsourced or a 2nd party pays for the name. Glock makes good handguns and despite me not having any are rather nice.
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I am pretty sure they make the knives in Austria, though I could be wrong.
Sometimes polymers get a bad rap. The two examples I own are incredibly tough. They are thermo-molded over the tang, so the bond is strong. The last portion is hollow to allow them to be attached in their intended purpose as a bayonet.
While the grind has a pretty severe angle and does not cut well, the knife steel in combination with the tough handle makes this a pretty strong tool.
I know some guys use these exclusively as throwing knives. That is extremely hard on regular knives. These things seem to shrug it off.
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The tang is just fine if everything else is done properly. And I have beat one of those Glock knives to death and back, it kept on kicking. Tang length isn't nearly as important as proper construction.
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The tang is just fine if everything else is done properly. And I have beat one of those Glock knives to death and back, it kept on kicking. Tang length isn't nearly as important as proper construction.
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I don't see anything wrong with it. The idea of a full tang NEEDING to go all the way through is really only applicable in certain situations.
While mo' is betta most of the time and doesn't really hurt to over build the knife, there countless knives hundreds of years old that have done continuous work without breaking despite having a partial tang.
Most hard use khukuris owned by the indigenous people of Nepal are used for years and years and are held together by basically gluing a 3 or 4" tang into a handle. The Gerber MK II looks down right feeble sporting about an inch and a half tang epoxied into the aluminum hilt. You see those knives broken from throwing sometimes, but usually it is the guards that sheer off or the blade breaking itself. The glue just seems to hold.
My view is that anything that would cause that handle to break off that tang would probably also render a full through tang about as useless.
While mo' is betta most of the time and doesn't really hurt to over build the knife, there countless knives hundreds of years old that have done continuous work without breaking despite having a partial tang.
Most hard use khukuris owned by the indigenous people of Nepal are used for years and years and are held together by basically gluing a 3 or 4" tang into a handle. The Gerber MK II looks down right feeble sporting about an inch and a half tang epoxied into the aluminum hilt. You see those knives broken from throwing sometimes, but usually it is the guards that sheer off or the blade breaking itself. The glue just seems to hold.
My view is that anything that would cause that handle to break off that tang would probably also render a full through tang about as useless.
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The glock knife is sturdy, well designed and works as designed. Many hard tests it has survived.
It is a good, “GI Proof” Military field knife that can become a bayonet on the Steyr Aug
Made in Austria.
It is a good, “GI Proof” Military field knife that can become a bayonet on the Steyr Aug
Made in Austria.
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I bought a 78 some years back out of curiosity when they were dirt cheap, and still have it. Legit ones are made in Austria, but there are knockoffs out there. Yes, they were designed to be a bayonet for the Steyr AUG and a durable, general purpose military field knife. As stated, definitely not the best cutting tool, but it is tough as nails. I think it’d be very difficult and highly unlikely one would break one on accident, even with the short tang. It’s in there reeeaalll good.
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Fun fact: Glock started as a knife company. https://www.guns.com/news/2021/05/18/before-they-made-guns-glock-made-knives
The MFH is a knock-off, a replica. It is NOT made by Glock in Austria. Why anyone would buy one to save a few bucks over the real thing is an absolute mystery to me.
^^ This image does not look like the authentic Glock field knife. It looks like a Chinese knockoff (ask me how I know). To get the handle off of a real Glock knife, you would have to break apart the handle. As Joe X demonstrated (see, there is some value to what he does), for a tang under 2", the Glock knife demonstrates amazing integrity. I would have no problem using it as my BST (Bushcraft, Survival, Tactical) knife.Found this on google...... I bet its pretty similar to this, most of these combat style knives have pretty small tangs under the rubber handles.
