The cap of this knife is in fact meant to come off and there’s a reason for it being there. It is so the Austrian army (who use the Steyr AUG) can attach this to their rifles as a bayonet
I've seen a few comments about the throwing balance being compromised after your modification. I agree with them, it most definitely is... Personally, I would not consider throwing my knife (even if I had two of them) at an attacker a viable self defense option. If it fails, I've just armed a bad guy with a very nasty weapon. But to be honest, where I live, throwing bullets from my other Glock, is my first option for self defense. Great video and I'm going to the hardware store tomorrow...
I agree with you, Charles - I'm also not into throwing - and if I were, there are better throwing knives out there. I also put more store by a handgun than waiting until the bad guy is REALLY near! I can shoot a group the size of the palm of my hand at 25m and a football-sized group at 50m, so would prefer to not let a baddie get too near. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
What a brilliant idea! I have a Glock knife and plan to do this modification once winter arrives again here in Arizona. I found a perfectly sized black rubber "washer" in the plumbing section of my local Home Depot. It has the perfect OD to fit just under the tips of the bolt head and an ID that is ever so slightly tight on the bolt shaft. Who knows... Maybe I'll post a video if it turns out! Thank you again for sharing your meticulous craftsmanship. I've never seen a more handsome bolt.
If you don't want to reduce the storage space inside the handle so much, you can get M14 threaded alloy oil drain plugs which are hollow inside, so you'd still have a hex head cap on the outside without so much bulk inside the handle.
I think this was the best mod I have ever seen for this knife. I personally would have ground off maybe 2/16's at the end of the bolt to fit in perfectly and maybe a rubber seal at the bolt end. Maybe if you would look around at a scrap yard for an old bolt that has age and patina, it would look way nicer instead of the brightness of a new bolt. I'm definitely going to invest in a threader bolt to do this to mine when it arrives. Or I could get a custom Bolt made in the shape of a spike at the end for the ultimate skull crusher, now that's an idea!!!! Thanks for this awesome video.
Hi Rob, great idea, thanks! I kind of tried a low tech variant of your idea, since I don't have a threat cutter like yours. I inserted a piece of wood in the handle and screwed in a big wood screw with a hex head and a washer. The head is much smaller than your bolt, so it won't work as good as a hammer. But it should work fine as a glass breaker.
Well done. The last part of the thread in the tube are too shallow due to the type of tap that was used. I would shorten the bolt to make for a tighter fit, and allow for the use of the interior for storage.
Very useful if your trapped in car because of flood or accident. Can save lives and that’s what’s always important when it comes to weapons or tools!!!
Yes, most probably, but I don't throw knives - you are just arming an opponent. Hold between thumb and forefinger, not inverted in your fist. Keep it close and change hands. Keep your opponent guessing. (I also watched knife-fighting videos). All the best, Rob
I am going to do this, but I will chuck the bolt into my jeweler's lathe to take the numbers off. I think you could also put it into a drill chuck and remove them.
all ya needed to eliminate that gap was chuck your bolt and take a file to the unthreaded end , reduce it to the same level as the thread depth ,Wa La ! flush fit
A good solution to shore up that gap would be just to use a simple O-ring. If you had access to a lathe I would actually drill out the bolt and cut down the threading on it as coupled with the right pressure fit and the O-ring you could have a handy little storage compartment in that knife for holding a few stormproof matches.
Nice Mod. The problem is it is not full tang knife. There is 2inch tang, after 1 inch empty space and 2 inch off steel tube. If the screw is long enough you can finish with the blade falling out the handle during hammering.
Thank you for the compliment! I loved metalwork when at school and filing was one of the first things we had to master. It's a basic skill but actually not as easy as it looks. But I'm happy with the result. Thanks for watching and commenting! All the best, Rob
Great video, very nice mod. Just picked up a couple of Glock knives, one of each style. They're such fantastic value for money and tough as nails. Do you find levering off the end cap damages it in any way? I'd like to use the space inside the handle for storing things like waterproof matches, but I'm just concerned the cap might become loose and fall out from repeated removal given the soft polymer material.
kodoyama Hi! Thanks for the compliment! Yes, the end cap is _really_ easy to damage by levering it off: you have to be very careful. I used a Swiss Army knife to slide under the plastic lip and gently lever it off. Ideally you would need something with a better closing mechanism that isn't so fragile like ... a bolt that can be screwed into the threaded inner steel tube. Wait! There's a video from a guy who did just that! You could cut the threads of the bolt to be really short so that there is plenty of room inside, but I would still want to cover up the holes in the side, so it is watertight. I hope this was of some help. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
+RobWhittlestone Yes, think I'll have to give that a try on one of my knives! Nice to see a British channel in the gun community, offering thoughtful and insightful videos. There's certainly not many, which I suppose is to be expected here given our Big Brother restrictions on anything shooting related. Very interesting to see things from the Swiss perspective anyway. A very enlightened society and such a beautiful place to live. I think I'm sold! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the delightful compliments. Now I'm blushing! Yes, I also used to be brainwashed into thinking that "guns are bad and so are the people that want them". But I've also been fascinated by them my whole life long and have been not bad at shooting all my life, as far as one could in UK (funfairs and so-on). But now I suspect that the anti-gun lobby has a hidden agenda or is the puppet of a sinister Big Brother. With draconian laws about ownership, only criminals and LE have weapons. Joe Citizen Sheeple is predestined to be a victim. As far as I can perceive, greenies, lefties and feminists are jumping on the "ban all guns" bandwagon. Being a competent shooter is a very fine thing - I derived enormous pleasure whacking steel half-torsos down at half a kilometer with my custom K31. And getting tight groups at 25m or 50m also with rapid fire is immensely satisfying - even more so when the average TH-cam gun channel shows hits over the whole target at 7 yards. I admire this aspect of Swiss gun culture the most.The average Swiss does not realize how lucky he is that the State sponsors good marksmanship in the population. How I wish I could say that of the UK or USA. In the days of Henry VIII and earlier, citizens were called upon to practice archery on the village green. This need has now been lost, sadly. Swiss marksmanship and armament is one aspect that has made potential aggressors think twice about invading. There is an apocryphal story (urban legend) about a conversation between a Swiss General and a German General in the WWII: German: "I hear you have an army of half a million conscripts" Swiss: "Yes, that's right". German: "Well, if I appear on the border with a million men, what do you say to that?" Swiss: "Then my men will have to shoot twice before they go home". Such is the confidence in the average Swiss soldier's marksmanship. And I know for a fact that there is a minimum score that soldiers have to achieve at 300m with iron sights otherwise life gets unpleasant for them and they have to train and practice and shoot again until they succeed. Failure is not a long-term option. OK. Enough rambling! All the best, Rob
Or, simply superglue/ industrial bond glue a steel disk/ coin whatever to the pommel (plug removed). May sound daft, but modern glues can be stronger than the plastic itself! It wont be up to heavy duty, but neither is a bolt threaded into plastic. Unless your building garden shed, in which case buy a hammer.
Thanks for sharing this modification. Would you please answer why it is necessary to remove the zinc first? Is it to prevent rusting or does it have something to do with the gun blue. It is obviously important to take so much time to do it. Thanks.
Stargazer131000 The zinc would have prevented the gun blue from working. The gun blue requires contact with an substance rich in iron, like steel. Otherwise the result would have been very patchy blue/black where bare steel showed through and silver where the zinc was. I hope this was helpful! All the best, Rob
Thanks, Hrachya H! Yes, a lock washer would have filled the gap - or a copper washer. I didn't want to use Loctite because one day I might want to revert to the plastic cap. I prefer to make changes that are reversible if desired. All the best, Rob
RobWhittlestone Got it, sir. ... Another idea (sort of :) ) ... what if to cut the bolt so that it will have some half inch threaded portion only ... I think that will still have enough purchase to work as an impact tool and it will leave a little compartment inside the grip (to store some stuff like matches, a piece of flint etc.).
There's a guy called Felix Immler who would disagree with you! Go and check out his channel - he does some amazing stuff and knows many secret hacks - well worth checking out! I carry a Swiss Army knife every day. It has often solved someone's problem. Don't underestimate it! All the best, Rob
I did give the video a thumbs up but I think it was way to long, showing to much of the obvious.I thought about this mod long time ago (1985 or so) but decided it was not worth the effort and I did not have the tools. I would have used a shorter bolt though. Why add all that weight. Part of the beauty of this strong, cheap knife is throwing for practice. It's loads of fun. When you take the measure of the hole you can put the sheath back on. If you really want that glas breaker/hammer why not just fill up the gap with epoxy resin and put a metal cap on the end? That would be sufficient and more lightweight imho. Still it was fun to watch to actually see someone doing this thing a lot of people talked about but never did.
+Samuel Phillips Thanks! I thought so too - it seemed like the only thing missing from this excellent but economical knife. Thanks for watching and commenting! All the best, Rob
Hi Dert - thanks for viewing and commenting. To answer your question - because I have no idea where I would buy such a thing here in Switzerland. And although I have lived here a long time, I have never seen such a thing on sale. I had fun doing it - and folks who can't find blackened M14 bolts might be grateful to know how one can be blued. All the best, Rob
I love my glock 81, I bet with anything of weight to smack the end of it with I could break a windshield is just seconds. I also bet if I just use the blade I one good hit and the windshield would be gone.
Rob, my late father was a USN machinist civilian employee at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during WW2, working on the USS Missouri 1940-1944. I rmember while growing up that he kept a 9" SounthBend lathe, a Sears drill press, vise, and bench grinder and a 'shaper' (maker unremembered), a forerunner of the milling machine. Your video brought back fond old memories of watching him do projects and product improvements that one cannot purchase and enjoy otherwise. I'm not as handy and talented as you guys and never picked up the technique but do appreciate what magic you make morphing the "precious" metal. Outstanding rendition, keep p the good work !.
Richard, also my Dad was very handy and made many things from wood - furniture, shelving, cutlery handles, lids and mats. He was always sketching his ideas. He was into filmmaking and many of his projects were part of that hobby too. I went to a technical High School where as well as all the usual subjects we had woodwork, metalwork, engineering drawing. For my first exams until age 16 I dropped woodwork age 14 and carried on with metalwork and engineering drawing. Your father's workshop sounds like my dream! I learned to use drill presses, presses for stamping, milling machines, lathes and various other items (automatic saw for cutting raw stock into lengths to use etc.) bench grinder etc. At the time, in our region there were many precision engineering companies who made things especially for the aviation industry and these skills were seen as potentially useful for a job. I wish I had a lathe and/or milling machine. I just love them but haven't used one for 45 years! Our metalwork teacher (also taught us engineering drawing, a fine man) insisted on our being able to do basic handwork to a high standard - he was particularly keen on filing skills, because with some skill and appropriate files, a saw and drills, you can actually achieve a lot. Also marking out the work with engineer's blue and a scribe, micrometer, vernier calipers, engineer's surface plate which is ground and lapped flat to within a fraction of a thousandth of an inch. Today everything is CNC and even 3D printing which are skills I don't master. I have a young friend who is a multitalented whizz and he showed me how he made a custom case for a revolver as a present for a friend. He scanned the pistol 1:1 using a desk scanner, imported the picture into a drawing editor, created a vector outline, imported that into a CAD program, positioned the outline inside the outline dimensions of the case, exported it to his CNC mill controller, inserted the dense foam material in the CNC mill and made a perfect custom fitted case liner for the revolver. It took him about 35 minutes. I was gobsmacked. I have the utmost respect for skilled people like our fathers and my young friend whose patience, skills and knowledge enable them to make valuable, original purpose-made things you can't buy. Thank you so much for sharing, Richard, it has been a very enjoyable exchange. Best regards, Rob
Now that's an interesting idea! Thanks for that, Richard! Actually over half my family were teachers - it must be in my blood! Your kind words are much appreciated! All the best, Rob
Rob, I live in an apartment complex therefore have no workshop or heavy powertools. Would you please do my Glock knife like yours?? I will pay you and both ways shipping. Please let me know. I absolutely love your idea, it's the best one to date!!!
I also lived in an apartment then and rented a room to use as a workshop. I have always bought tools to do the job myself (except for crazy stuff) instead of paying someone to do it for me. You should too - it's so rewarding and you learn new skills that you can use in the future. You might even get so good at it, someone will ask you to do it for them - and there, you can even make money from it! You don't even need new tools - pick them up at yard sales. And you don't need a workshop either to start with: much can be done with a wooden board on the kitchen table. The more money you make, the better the tools you can get which may make a positive difference to the quality you can offer. Then you can charge more! That was the long answer. :-) I wish you success in getting started with making stuff on your kitchen table. When you do, make a video about what you've done and let me know: I'll watch it. All the best, Rob
Great instructive video . You reference the Ontario knife company US Air Force survival knife I believe , Although it appears to be a Bolt that is on the knife it is not it is Shot peened to the Tang . I absolutely love The feel of the US Air Force survival knife Perhaps because it's balance point is so far Back Due to that bolt head pattern Palmill .
Very kind, Mike! Yes, the Ontario US Air Force Survival Knife is an absolute classic: I love it. Many thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
Hello Pedro! Thank you for your question. Indeed the handle is plastic, but it is moulded on to a steel tube, in which I cut a thread for the bolt. So the plastic is not going to be damaged by shocks caused by hammering as these will be directed into the inner steel tube. I hope this answered your question. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
But there's only metal tube in the top 1/3 of handle and the bottom. The middle 1/3 has NO steel tube. forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=55219.0 This doesn't mean it will fail but it's probably not as strong as an all metal handled knife like the Chris Reeve one piece or the cheaper Schrade version.
+Bob Joe Unfortunately they cost a lot more here than you can otherwise find them. I paid about $70. The blade is great steel: very hard. It keeps a wicked edge. Already from the factory it was quite sharp. I have now fine ground it and polished it. All the best, Rob
Yes, indeed! Another problem with not being able to use my mother tongue every day for nearly 30 years. But I notice you understood what I meant, which was my aim. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
Anyone that would throw a knife at an adversary is a fool and has watched too much TV.! Besides you would be just arming your opponent as you would probably not seriously wound him! Sam Adler
The cap of this knife is in fact meant to come off and there’s a reason for it being there. It is so the Austrian army (who use the Steyr AUG) can attach this to their rifles as a bayonet
I've seen a few comments about the throwing balance being compromised after your modification. I agree with them, it most definitely is... Personally, I would not consider throwing my knife (even if I had two of them) at an attacker a viable self defense option. If it fails, I've just armed a bad guy with a very nasty weapon. But to be honest, where I live, throwing bullets from my other Glock, is my first option for self defense. Great video and I'm going to the hardware store tomorrow...
I agree with you, Charles - I'm also not into throwing - and if I were, there are better throwing knives out there. I also put more store by a handgun than waiting until the bad guy is REALLY near! I can shoot a group the size of the palm of my hand at 25m and a football-sized group at 50m, so would prefer to not let a baddie get too near. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
I totally agree that throwing a knife is a foolish idea! It's just gives your adversary a weapon!
What a brilliant idea! I have a Glock knife and plan to do this modification once winter arrives again here in Arizona. I found a perfectly sized black rubber "washer" in the plumbing section of my local Home Depot. It has the perfect OD to fit just under the tips of the bolt head and an ID that is ever so slightly tight on the bolt shaft.
Who knows... Maybe I'll post a video if it turns out!
Thank you again for sharing your meticulous craftsmanship. I've never seen a more handsome bolt.
If you don't want to reduce the storage space inside the handle so much, you can get M14 threaded alloy oil drain plugs which are hollow inside, so you'd still have a hex head cap on the outside without so much bulk inside the handle.
That's a great idea! All the best, Rob
If you make the screw even shorter you can reduce the heft and still have a cavity to hold some powdered magnesium for fire starter
Rubber O-ring gasket will seal that gap perfectly and form waterproof seal
I think this was the best mod I have ever seen for this knife. I personally would have ground off maybe
2/16's at the end of the bolt to fit in perfectly and maybe a rubber seal at the bolt end. Maybe if you would look around at a scrap yard for an old bolt that has age and patina, it would look way nicer instead of the brightness of a new bolt. I'm definitely going to invest in a threader bolt to do this to mine when it arrives. Or I could get a custom Bolt made in the shape of a spike at the end for the ultimate skull crusher, now that's an idea!!!! Thanks for this awesome video.
You're very welcome! Make a video of how you make your custom bolt - I'm curious!
All the best, Rob
Don’t increase the hole - just trim the screw - and bobs your uncle 🤠 excellent job
Awesome modification man, I really appreciate this video you've got a new sub. Thanks for sharing the information.
Thanks for the sub! All the best, Rob
Hi Rob, great idea, thanks!
I kind of tried a low tech variant of your idea, since I don't have a threat cutter like yours.
I inserted a piece of wood in the handle and screwed in a big wood screw with a hex head and a washer. The head is much smaller than your bolt, so it won't work as good as a hammer. But it should work fine as a glass breaker.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing! All the best, Rob
Well done. The last part of the thread in the tube are too shallow due to the type of tap that was used. I would shorten the bolt to make for a tighter fit, and allow for the use of the interior for storage.
Cool idea/hack. It would change the balance of the knife a bit though.
The idea of removing the cap is so it can be fitted with a Steyr rifle bayonet connector. It will rust too as it is spring steel.
Very useful if your trapped in car because of flood or accident. Can save lives and that’s what’s always important when it comes to weapons or tools!!!
Whoa..I love this guy! Creepy German Armorers for the win! Subscribed!
Well not exactly German - British & Swiss but I'll take that as a compliment! Thanks for the sub! All the best, Rob
bin there done that, but I put a pipe plug instead of a bolt, so I can have some storage in the knife butt.
+ssgn6 Great! What's a pipe plug? Can you make a video to show us? It sounds like something very useful! All the best, Rob
hi rob, it go's in the end of a pipe. google pipe plug, I think that best way to explain it to you.
*That was an interesting project. I might do this also, with one of my Glock Knives.*
Will change the balance point ! My change throwing capability.
Yes, most probably, but I don't throw knives - you are just arming an opponent. Hold between thumb and forefinger, not inverted in your fist. Keep it close and change hands. Keep your opponent guessing. (I also watched knife-fighting videos).
All the best, Rob
GREAT VIDEO. How about drilling out the part of threaded section in the bolt and inserting/epoxy a thin ferro rod.
Great idea! All the best, Rob
I am going to do this, but I will chuck the bolt into my jeweler's lathe to take the numbers off. I think you could also put it into a drill chuck and remove them.
Yes, good idea! All the best, Rob
all ya needed to eliminate that gap was chuck your bolt and take a file to the unthreaded end , reduce it to the same level as the thread depth ,Wa La ! flush fit
Yes, you're right! Great suggestion! Many thanks for watching and commenting, Rob
I have one of the Glock 78 and they are indestructible , gonna get another one or two
A good solution to shore up that gap would be just to use a simple O-ring. If you had access to a lathe I would actually drill out the bolt and cut down the threading on it as coupled with the right pressure fit and the O-ring you could have a handy little storage compartment in that knife for holding a few stormproof matches.
Cool idea! All the best, Rob
Nice Mod. The problem is it is not full tang knife. There is 2inch tang, after 1 inch empty space and 2 inch off steel tube. If the screw is long enough you can finish with the blade falling out the handle during hammering.
Hahaha! Thanks for the warning! I think mine is short enough. All the best, Rob
Great minds - I used a lathe - I like your threading idea - great job
Glad you liked it! I wish I had a lathe - I love the finish you can get. All the best, Rob
Perhaps find someone with a blast cabinet, or hand blast kit. No need to work so hard to remove the Zinc, very nice work though.
Thank you for the compliment! I loved metalwork when at school and filing was one of the first things we had to master. It's a basic skill but actually not as easy as it looks. But I'm happy with the result. Thanks for watching and commenting! All the best, Rob
This is some nice tip man. Thanks!
You're very welcome! All the best, Rob
Ii see you fulfilled your idea of fixing the bolt, I just read your review on Heinnie Hayne website talking g about doing so
Great video, very nice mod. Just picked up a couple of Glock knives, one of each style. They're such fantastic value for money and tough as nails. Do you find levering off the end cap damages it in any way? I'd like to use the space inside the handle for storing things like waterproof matches, but I'm just concerned the cap might become loose and fall out from repeated removal given the soft polymer material.
kodoyama Hi! Thanks for the compliment! Yes, the end cap is _really_ easy to damage by levering it off: you have to be very careful. I used a Swiss Army knife to slide under the plastic lip and gently lever it off. Ideally you would need something with a better closing mechanism that isn't so fragile like ... a bolt that can be screwed into the threaded inner steel tube. Wait! There's a video from a guy who did just that! You could cut the threads of the bolt to be really short so that there is plenty of room inside, but I would still want to cover up the holes in the side, so it is watertight.
I hope this was of some help. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
+RobWhittlestone Yes, think I'll have to give that a try on one of my knives! Nice to see a British channel in the gun community, offering thoughtful and insightful videos. There's certainly not many, which I suppose is to be expected here given our Big Brother restrictions on anything shooting related. Very interesting to see things from the Swiss perspective anyway. A very enlightened society and such a beautiful place to live. I think I'm sold! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the delightful compliments. Now I'm blushing! Yes, I also used to be brainwashed into thinking that "guns are bad and so are the people that want them".
But I've also been fascinated by them my whole life long and have been not bad at shooting all my life, as far as one could in UK (funfairs and so-on).
But now I suspect that the anti-gun lobby has a hidden agenda or is the puppet of a sinister Big Brother. With draconian laws about ownership, only criminals and LE have weapons. Joe Citizen Sheeple is predestined to be a victim. As far as I can perceive, greenies, lefties and feminists are jumping on the "ban all guns" bandwagon.
Being a competent shooter is a very fine thing - I derived enormous pleasure whacking steel half-torsos down at half a kilometer with my custom K31. And getting tight groups at 25m or 50m also with rapid fire is immensely satisfying - even more so when the average TH-cam gun channel shows hits over the whole target at 7 yards. I admire this aspect of Swiss gun culture the most.The average Swiss does not realize how lucky he is that the State sponsors good marksmanship in the population. How I wish I could say that of the UK or USA. In the days of Henry VIII and earlier, citizens were called upon to practice archery on the village green. This need has now been lost, sadly.
Swiss marksmanship and armament is one aspect that has made potential aggressors think twice about invading. There is an apocryphal story (urban legend) about a conversation between a Swiss General and a German General in the WWII: German: "I hear you have an army of half a million conscripts" Swiss: "Yes, that's right". German: "Well, if I appear on the border with a million men, what do you say to that?" Swiss: "Then my men will have to shoot twice before they go home". Such is the confidence in the average Swiss soldier's marksmanship.
And I know for a fact that there is a minimum score that soldiers have to achieve at 300m with iron sights otherwise life gets unpleasant for them and they have to train and practice and shoot again until they succeed. Failure is not a long-term option. OK. Enough rambling! All the best, Rob
Or, simply superglue/ industrial bond glue a steel disk/ coin whatever to the pommel (plug removed). May sound daft, but modern glues can be stronger than the plastic itself! It wont be up to heavy duty, but neither is a bolt threaded into plastic. Unless your building garden shed, in which case buy a hammer.
It's not threaded into plastic. The inside of that hole is all steel, the pommel has a steel lug inside of it.
Thanks for sharing this modification. Would you please answer why it is necessary to remove the zinc first? Is it to prevent rusting or does it have something to do with the gun blue. It is obviously important to take so much time to do it. Thanks.
Stargazer131000 The zinc would have prevented the gun blue from working. The gun blue requires contact with an substance rich in iron, like steel. Otherwise the result would have been very patchy blue/black where bare steel showed through and silver where the zinc was.
I hope this was helpful! All the best, Rob
Thank you. very helpful.
How's it holding up?
did you use Loctite
great idea!thanks for sharing
Great idea my man
Glad you think so! All the best, Rob
Cool!
What about applying some Loctite? Also a lock washer would fill the gap and keep it tight!
Thanks, Hrachya H!
Yes, a lock washer would have filled the gap - or a copper washer. I didn't want to use Loctite because one day I might want to revert to the plastic cap. I prefer to make changes that are reversible if desired. All the best, Rob
RobWhittlestone Got it, sir. ... Another idea (sort of :) ) ... what if to cut the bolt so that it will have some half inch threaded portion only ... I think that will still have enough purchase to work as an impact tool and it will leave a little compartment inside the grip (to store some stuff like matches, a piece of flint etc.).
Hrachya H. Absolutely! We're on the same wavelength! That's what I meant with the 5th line of the video description text! :-) All the best, Rob
RobWhittlestone Sorry ... didn't read the description :)
Hrachya H. And installing a rubber washer will not only eliminate the gap, but also seal our compartment making it waterproof ! :)
Hi. it can not be done so. Unfortunately, the tube is rotated.
Neat little project, nice!
Crispy & Dank Many thanks! I thrive on encouragement! :-D
Thanks for watching & commenting! All the best, Rob
Proof why Swiss army knife has no place outside of the glove box unless absolute emergency or pealing an apple
There's a guy called Felix Immler who would disagree with you! Go and check out his channel - he does some amazing stuff and knows many secret hacks - well worth checking out! I carry a Swiss Army knife every day. It has often solved someone's problem. Don't underestimate it! All the best, Rob
I did give the video a thumbs up but I think it was way to long, showing to much of the obvious.I thought about this mod long time ago (1985 or so) but decided it was not worth the effort and I did not have the tools. I would have used a shorter bolt though. Why add all that weight. Part of the beauty of this strong, cheap knife is throwing for practice. It's loads of fun.
When you take the measure of the hole you can put the sheath back on.
If you really want that glas breaker/hammer why not just fill up the gap with epoxy resin and put a metal cap on the end? That would be sufficient and more lightweight imho.
Still it was fun to watch to actually see someone doing this thing a lot of people talked about but never did.
Dank U wel! I agree with your comments (especially length). I don't throw knives so it balance wasn't a consideration for me. All the best, Rob
Great idea, I consider doing this to my glock 17 barrel, or am I? Just thinking...
Good idea - turn your Glock 17 into a window-breaker! Better not put anything in the magazine, though, just in case. All the best, Rob
A good idea for a useful knife.
+Samuel Phillips Thanks! I thought so too - it seemed like the only thing missing from this excellent but economical knife.
Thanks for watching and commenting! All the best, Rob
Good job and better idea
anybody got a link to this knife without handle on it ? and or could you tell me how far the tang is into the handle
great video. I'm subscribed now ☺
You are very kind! Best regards, Rob
Red rubber waterhose gasket
Why didn't you get a blackened bolt for a few pennies don't difference?
Hi Dert - thanks for viewing and commenting. To answer your question - because I have no idea where I would buy such a thing here in Switzerland. And although I have lived here a long time, I have never seen such a thing on sale.
I had fun doing it - and folks who can't find blackened M14 bolts might be grateful to know how one can be blued.
All the best, Rob
Definitely a lot easier to get a bolt that's black to begin with - look for a high-tensile steel bolt, they're always black.
I love my glock 81, I bet with anything of weight to smack the end of it with I could break a windshield is just seconds. I also bet if I just use the blade I one good hit and the windshield would be gone.
Well done, looks oem.
Thank you very much, Richard! All the best, Rob
Rob, my late father was a USN machinist civilian employee at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during WW2, working on the USS Missouri 1940-1944. I rmember while growing up that he kept a 9" SounthBend lathe, a Sears drill press, vise, and bench grinder and a 'shaper' (maker unremembered), a forerunner of the milling machine. Your video brought back fond old memories of watching him do projects and product improvements that one cannot purchase and enjoy otherwise. I'm not as handy and talented as you guys and never picked up the technique but do appreciate what magic you make morphing the "precious" metal. Outstanding rendition, keep p the good work !.
Richard, also my Dad was very handy and made many things from wood - furniture, shelving, cutlery handles, lids and mats. He was always sketching his ideas. He was into filmmaking and many of his projects were part of that hobby too. I went to a technical High School where as well as all the usual subjects we had woodwork, metalwork, engineering drawing. For my first exams until age 16 I dropped woodwork age 14 and carried on with metalwork and engineering drawing. Your father's workshop sounds like my dream! I learned to use drill presses, presses for stamping, milling machines, lathes and various other items (automatic saw for cutting raw stock into lengths to use etc.) bench grinder etc. At the time, in our region there were many precision engineering companies who made things especially for the aviation industry and these skills were seen as potentially useful for a job. I wish I had a lathe and/or milling machine. I just love them but haven't used one for 45 years! Our metalwork teacher (also taught us engineering drawing, a fine man) insisted on our being able to do basic handwork to a high standard - he was particularly keen on filing skills, because with some skill and appropriate files, a saw and drills, you can actually achieve a lot. Also marking out the work with engineer's blue and a scribe, micrometer, vernier calipers, engineer's surface plate which is ground and lapped flat to within a fraction of a thousandth of an inch.
Today everything is CNC and even 3D printing which are skills I don't master. I have a young friend who is a multitalented whizz and he showed me how he made a custom case for a revolver as a present for a friend. He scanned the pistol 1:1 using a desk scanner, imported the picture into a drawing editor, created a vector outline, imported that into a CAD program, positioned the outline inside the outline dimensions of the case, exported it to his CNC mill controller, inserted the dense foam material in the CNC mill and made a perfect custom fitted case liner for the revolver. It took him about 35 minutes. I was gobsmacked. I have the utmost respect for skilled people like our fathers and my young friend whose patience, skills and knowledge enable them to make valuable, original purpose-made things you can't buy. Thank you so much for sharing, Richard, it has been a very enjoyable exchange. Best regards, Rob
Fascinating, Rob, you would be a most remarkable cyber space teacher should you venture forth into such endeavors, Godspeed Sir !
Now that's an interesting idea! Thanks for that, Richard! Actually over half my family were teachers - it must be in my blood! Your kind words are much appreciated! All the best, Rob
Good tape, thanks.
Rob, I live in an apartment complex therefore have no workshop or heavy powertools. Would you please do my Glock knife like yours?? I will pay you and both ways shipping. Please let me know. I absolutely love your idea, it's the best one to date!!!
I also lived in an apartment then and rented a room to use as a workshop. I have always bought tools to do the job myself (except for crazy stuff) instead of paying someone to do it for me. You should too - it's so rewarding and you learn new skills that you can use in the future. You might even get so good at it, someone will ask you to do it for them - and there, you can even make money from it! You don't even need new tools - pick them up at yard sales. And you don't need a workshop either to start with: much can be done with a wooden board on the kitchen table. The more money you make, the better the tools you can get which may make a positive difference to the quality you can offer. Then you can charge more! That was the long answer. :-)
I wish you success in getting started with making stuff on your kitchen table. When you do, make a video about what you've done and let me know: I'll watch it.
All the best, Rob
Great instructive video . You reference the Ontario knife company US Air Force survival knife I believe , Although it appears to be a Bolt that is on the knife it is not it is Shot peened to the Tang . I absolutely love The feel of the US Air Force survival knife Perhaps because it's balance point is so far Back Due to that bolt head pattern Palmill .
Very kind, Mike! Yes, the Ontario US Air Force Survival Knife is an absolute classic: I love it. Many thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
Very nice
And now you can merrily go break some glass!
Hahaha! All the best, Rob
Hello. I just have a question. There is a plastic handle, and...are you sure than this knife is made to have a steel skullcrusher?
Hello Pedro! Thank you for your question. Indeed the handle is plastic, but it is moulded on to a steel tube, in which I cut a thread for the bolt. So the plastic is not going to be damaged by shocks caused by hammering as these will be directed into the inner steel tube. I hope this answered your question. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
But there's only metal tube in the top 1/3 of handle and the bottom. The middle 1/3 has NO steel tube. forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=55219.0 This doesn't mean it will fail but it's probably not as strong as an all metal handled knife like the Chris Reeve one piece or the cheaper Schrade version.
Good idea!
Thanks! I couldn't stand the plastic cap on the handle. It should be more functional. All the best, Rob
Glock with a knock skull crusher
How much was this knife?
+Bob Joe Unfortunately they cost a lot more here than you can otherwise find them. I paid about $70.
The blade is great steel: very hard. It keeps a wicked edge. Already from the factory it was quite sharp. I have now fine ground it and polished it. All the best, Rob
+RobWhittlestone hey I ordered mine for 35 dollars
I want you to be my uncle!
That would be an honour - even though a bit tricky to prove! But we even have the same family initial! All the best, Rob
Gueti Idee!
Another way to break glass. Pick a brick up.
It's called a "Tap" Not a "screw cutting bit"
Yes, indeed! Another problem with not being able to use my mother tongue every day for nearly 30 years. But I notice you understood what I meant, which was my aim. Thanks for viewing and commenting! All the best, Rob
you throw off the balance now you can't throw it
Anyone that would throw a knife at an adversary is a fool and has watched too much TV.! Besides you would be just arming your opponent as you would probably not seriously wound him! Sam Adler
Guess you figured out by now that it was designed to bayonet. Stop meaning videos with cough problems.
Take Care