Three Outdoor Utility / Survival Knives Compared

We put three outdoor utility / survival knives side by side to compare their features. Here are the Glock 78 Field Knife, the Benchmade 155 SBK-ADC (with ADC Sheath) and the Cold Steel SRK. All three of these are very well made and strong knives. These are all about the same size in length, but the handles are various sizes and materials.

These three knives each have a different style sheath, the Glock has a strong compact polymer sheath with a cord loop at the bottom of the sheath behind the tip of the blade, the Benchmade has a Multi-Feature Sheath made by Eagle Industries that offers versatile carry options, the Cold Steel SRK has an injection molded sheath that has many holes and slots for attachment as well as a frog (belt loop) not pictured

The three knives have a different look and feel but are all about the same size and shape

Each blade is close to the same thickness but the Glock is the thickest at .194 inches the Cold Steel is next at .187 and the Benchmade is almost the same at .180. The Cold Steel SRK has a deeply checkered Kraton (rubber) grip, the Benchmade 155 has Machined Aluminum Handles with Multi-Directional Positive Grip and the Glock has a non-slip polymer handle

 The Benchmade 155 alone weighs 9.92 ounces and 13.6 ounces with sheath

The Glock Model 78 knife alone weighs 7.27 ounces, with sheath it weighs 8.6 ounces

The Cold Steel SRK alone weighs 8.2 ounces and with sheath it weighs 11.6 ounces

Front and Back views of the Glock 78 Field Knife, the Benchmade 155 SBK-ADC and the Cold Steel SRK

The Glock 78 Field Knife, the Benchmade 155 SBK-ADC and Cold Steel SRK