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Glock knifelarger figure on 0 of 1
Ka-Barlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceBlade length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Glock knife | Ka-Bar |
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| Type | Combat knife[source] | Knife[source] |
| Place of origin | Austria[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Designer | Glock Ges.m.b.H.[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
290 millimetres (11 in)[source]
Length
Single source11 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (30.16 cm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Camillus Cutlery Co. Union Cutlery Co. Pal Cutlery Co. Robeson (ShurEdge) Cutlery Co. Ontario Knife Co.[source] |
| Variants | Feldmesser 78 and 81[source] | — |
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| Blade length | 165 millimetres (6.5 in)[source] | 7 in (18 cm)[source] |
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| Blade type | Clip point[source] | Clip point[source] |
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| Scabbard / sheath | Glock polymer[source] | Leather (USMC) or plastic (USN)[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Vietnam War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 23 November 1942[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1943–present[source] |
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| Hilt type | — | Stacked leather washers[source] |
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| Role | — | combat knife[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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