Field knife (knife)
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | military weapon and tool |
| Creation time: | circa 19th century |
| Working time: | until now |
| Distribution: | worldwide |
| Blade length: | approx. 15-20 cm (variable) |
| Blade thickness: | approx. 5 mm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, plastic, nylon, carbon fiber |
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A field knife (also known as a survival knife ) is a knife that is mostly used by the military , where it is used both for survival in the field and for close combat . Some surveyors are designed in such a way that they can be attached to a rifle as a bayonet .
It must therefore be able to cut through the vertebral column of animals, to dissect them (typical properties of a hunting knife ), but also to cut thin branches (for building bivouacs ) or food.
The blade of a typical surveyor is about 15-20 centimeters long. The difference to a combat knife is that the field knife is only ever sharpened on one side and tends to be more stable in order to be able to work better with it.
A well-known field knife is the field knife 81 from the Austrian manufacturer Glock (see picture). The version field knife 78 without saw tooth is used by many other military organizations around the world in addition to the Austrian armed forces.
Sources and literature
- Len McDougall: The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook. The Lyons Press, Guilford CT 2001, ISBN 1-58574-356-9 .
- Gerard Pacella: 100 Legendary Knives. Krause Publications, Iola WI 2002, ISBN 0-87349-417-2 .