I know that this is kind of old news, but I am adding for completeness. I cannot fathom the purpose of this device. From the manufacturers website:

A LaserLyte original, the Pistol Bayonet is ready for any situation – or just looking cool on your favorite gun.

I can’t think of a situation where I need this, nor one where it would look cool. Some people have made the “weapons retention” argument, but I remain unconvinced. This is about as useful as a fish bicycle.

At 0:36 the foregrip comes loose, and 0:37 the guy shoots himself in the support hand.

This grip is intended to be used on long weapons.
When mounted on a glock or any other Polymer handgun, there is a risk that the grip will slide off during shooting – because of the flexibility of the handgun’s rail, so please do not mount the grip on a handgun!.

Is it just me, or does the photo not illustrate the folding fore grip on a pistol? Farther down the page I find:

• Designed mount on most handguns

I know that I don’t want to run my handgun with a hand in front of the trigger guard and I also know that I don’t want to fill out more ATF paperwork to do so (the manufacturer makes it clear that you need the paperwork to legally attach this to a handgun.)

I am guessing these guys really need to make a set of sling swivels for the Glock, so that once you have attached too much garbage to holster it you still have a way of carrying it around.

This will change the slide weight and provide one more thing for the slide to hang up on while it is cycling. Thus making your reliable gun less reliable for the sake of some edge case where you are injured and can’t rack with your other hand. I guess the inventor of this monstrosity never heard of racking using the rear sight against equipment.

You can buy one here for $70 if you have more money than sense.

First and foremost drawing the pistol without flagging yourself and everyone else is pretty darn difficult. Additionally when your draw stroke requires you to place yourself in an armbar (i.e. the hammer lock) to get your pistol out you should probably re-think your gear.

Re-holstering is a nightmare, because your support hand is probably going to need to clear the concealment garment out of the way, and we kick off the chain of events known as the “two handed re-holster” and a gunshot wound to the support hand.

That bump at the small of your back will print in any position other than standing upright. All holsters will print in some specific circumstances, but unlike other holsters there really isn’t a way to camouflage this with an arm or a hand.

Having a lump of metal at the base of your spine will make sitting uncomfortable and the gun very difficult to access from a seated position. Falling (or getting thrown) on to your back will only make your chiropractor and your assailant happy. In a fight that goes to the ground you are going to have a very hard time getting to the gun from a supine position.

Retaining the holstered pistol is going to be tough because it is much harder to get a hand on the gun for the wearer than it is for an assailant that is approaching from behind. That hammer-lock draw stroke isn’t going help either.

Why not use it to defend yourself? The Bottle Bezel has a checkered, “tenderizer” top surface, with 6 serrated, trapezoid petals that surround it. It can be used 4 standard ways, regular grip, inverted grip, gouging mode, or as a weighted flail with accessory lanyard.

I believe that you can probably get some self-defense value out of a water bottle, but just making the cap bumpy or pointy isn’t going to be enough. I hadn’t really considered using my water bottle as an improvised weapon since it is usually only in hand when I am drinking out of it.

Weaponized bottle? My standard water bottle is stainless steel. I bought mine to carry liquids in volume so it is a bit bigger (40oz.) than most regular water bottles (32oz.) but it would hit like a bat and be in no danger of breaking. I suppose I could down size it to the 27oz. size and it would be a little more suited to gripping.


Weaponized cap? The standard cap doesn’t have anything to scratch the opponent or whatever the “Bottle Bezel” is supposed to do for you but I am sure getting hit with the business end of the cap full force would probably leave a mark. I think I am going to stick with actual weapons rather than trying to make every day items into weapons.

Because the knife is suspended like a pendulum by neck cord, it is always going to be in a different place. As soon as you start moving the knife is going to begin to swing. If you are taken to the ground there is a good chance that the knife is going to end up in your armpit.

Most neck knives are suspended from a break-away chain (to prevent you from getting choked with the cord) but if grabbed you stand a fair chance of loosing the knife because of the breakaway chain.

If the neck knife is worn concealed (under a shirt) I don’t think there is much chance of getting to it once the fight starts. If the assailant gets any sort of “mount” (what was once called the “Schoolboy pin”) It’s going to be a challenge to get that knife working. If the knife isn’t concealed it is pretty inviting for the assailant to grab, especially since it is pre-positioned over your vitals.

If you really need a “fatter” a grip then replace the grip panels, but for most people this isn’t really necessary. I replaced the grip panels on one of my 1911s in favor of panels that were even slimmer than stock. If a single stack pistol is too slim for your hands then why not get a double stack gun?

If we follow Rule 1, we could call it an “empty chamber indicator” but why would we want to put our faith in a mechanical gadget when we can confirm the state of the weapon with a much more exact manual procedure? (Check condition of readiness or “press-check”) I know that no gun manufacturers were clamoring to add this “feature” to their guns but were forced to either by contract requirements or gun “safety” laws.

This is one of the most dangerous safety features I can think of. By creating a mechanical widget (that can fail) for people to depend upon instead of good gun handling like Rule 1, situations become more dangerous. If Rule 1 is followed the loaded chamber indicator is irrelevant, and if Rule 1 is ignored then we are putting a lot of faith in a spring-loaded little nub.

The sad thing is that SOG doesn’t make bad knives, but the marketing department needs to dial it a back a notch. I have never wanted a knife that I absolutely couldn’t open.