It's a rare occasion to get more knife than you've paid for. But you will with a Glock knife. A descendant of a knife-sized bayonet, the Glock knifes inherit the narrow blade profile that was primarily designed for the thrust attack. However it is also effective for camp shores, digging, opening things, food preparation, and wood splitting. The spring steel blade does need to be re-profiled to bring out a sharp edge though. Once that's done, the Glock knives are excellent field companions. The upside to that narrow blade and the strong polymer used is its amazingly svelte 9.0 oz total weight. That makes it a good choice for backpacking trips. This 6.5" spring steel blade holds an edge adequately, is tough, and easy to sharpen. The downside to the narrow blade with its long straight edge (low mass) is that it does not chop well. You can't have it all at this weight. The sheath is superb: light, tough, locks into belt well with a great QD belt clip, and the retention clip is VERY secure (but usually needs two hands to extract). At a price of $25 to $30 these Glock knives offer incredible utility, performance, and quality. It 's a reliable field companion, great collector knife, or car trunk survival knife.

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