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− | In 1963, Austrian Gaston Glock, the manager of a car radiator factory outside Vienna, founded a small metalshop business, run out of the garage next to his house. | + | In 1963, Austrian Gaston Glock, the manager of a car radiator factory outside Vienna, founded a small metalshop business, run out of the garage next to his house. The quality of his shop's steel knife blades was sufficient to win him a supply contract with the Austrian Army, and, in 1980, he overheard from his contacts in the Austrian Ministry of Defense that the Army was seeking to replace the standard-issue [[Walther P38]] with a more modern pistol, but [[Steyr]]'s candidate (the [[Steyr GB]]) had failed to meet their requirements. Despite having little experience with firearms, and none at all manufacturing them, Glock gathered a group of military and manufacturing experts to design the specifications for an ideal modern pistol. His company became best known for its striker-fired, polymer-framed pistols. |
− | '''Trivia''': The company's first pistol, the [[Glock 17]], was named as such because its design was Gaston Glock's 17th patent application. | + | '''Trivia''': The company's first pistol, the [[Glock 17]], was named as such because its design was Gaston Glock's 17th patent application. The fact that it holds 17 rounds in its magazine was a coincidence. |
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|[[Glock 37]]||.45 G.A.P.||10||Standard||2003-Present||[[File:Glock37HQ.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock 37]]||.45 G.A.P.||10||Standard||2003-Present||[[File:Glock37HQ.jpg|200px]] | ||
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+ | |[[Glock pistol series#Glock 47|Glock 47]]||9x19mm||17||Standard||2019-Present||[[File:Glock-47-MOS-4.5-9MM.jpg|200px]] | ||
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|[[Glock 19]]||9x19mm||15||Compact||1988-Present||[[File:Glock19pistol.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock 19]]||9x19mm||15||Compact||1988-Present||[[File:Glock19pistol.jpg|200px]] | ||
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|[[Glock pistol series#Glock 44|Glock 44]]||.22 LR||10||Compact||2019-Present||[[File:Glock 44.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock pistol series#Glock 44|Glock 44]]||.22 LR||10||Compact||2019-Present||[[File:Glock 44.jpg|200px]] | ||
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− | |Glock 45||9x19mm||17||Compact||2018-Present||[[File: | + | |[[Glock 45]]||9x19mm||17||Compact||2018-Present||[[File:Glock 45.jpg|200px]] |
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− | |[[Glock 48]]||9x19mm||10||Compact||2019-Present||[[File:Glock 48.jpg|200px]] | + | |[[Glock 48]]||9x19mm||10||Compact||2019-Present||[[File:Glock 48 black.jpg|200px]] |
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|[[Glock 26]]||9x19mm||10||Subcompact||1994-Present||[[File:Glock 26.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock 26]]||9x19mm||10||Subcompact||1994-Present||[[File:Glock 26.jpg|200px]] | ||
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|[[Glock 43]]||9x19mm||6||Subcompact Slimline||2015-Present||[[File:Glock-43-single-stack-92.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock 43]]||9x19mm||6||Subcompact Slimline||2015-Present||[[File:Glock-43-single-stack-92.jpg|200px]] | ||
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+ | |[[Glock 43X]]||9x19mm||10||Subcompact Slimline||2019-Present||[[File:Glock 43X Black.jpg|200px]] | ||
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|[[Glock 17L]]||9x19mm||17||Long Slide||1988-2014||[[File:G17l.jpg|200px]] | |[[Glock 17L]]||9x19mm||17||Long Slide||1988-2014||[[File:G17l.jpg|200px]] |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 15 March 2024
About
In 1963, Austrian Gaston Glock, the manager of a car radiator factory outside Vienna, founded a small metalshop business, run out of the garage next to his house. The quality of his shop's steel knife blades was sufficient to win him a supply contract with the Austrian Army, and, in 1980, he overheard from his contacts in the Austrian Ministry of Defense that the Army was seeking to replace the standard-issue Walther P38 with a more modern pistol, but Steyr's candidate (the Steyr GB) had failed to meet their requirements. Despite having little experience with firearms, and none at all manufacturing them, Glock gathered a group of military and manufacturing experts to design the specifications for an ideal modern pistol. His company became best known for its striker-fired, polymer-framed pistols.
Trivia: The company's first pistol, the Glock 17, was named as such because its design was Gaston Glock's 17th patent application. The fact that it holds 17 rounds in its magazine was a coincidence.
Information
Founded: 1963
Country: Austria
Products: Pistols
Guns
Pistols
Weapon | Caliber | Standard Capacity | Size | Produced | Image |
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Glock 17 | 9x19mm | 17 | Standard | 1982-Present | |
Glock 18 | 9x19mm | 17 | Standard | 1986-Present | |
Glock 20 | 10mm Auto | 15 | Standard | 1991-Present | |
Glock 21 | .45 ACP | 13 | Standard | 1991-Present | |
Glock 22 | .40 S&W | 15 | Standard | 1990-Present | |
Glock 31 | .357 SIG | 15 | Standard | 1998-Present | |
Glock 37 | .45 G.A.P. | 10 | Standard | 2003-Present | |
Glock 47 | 9x19mm | 17 | Standard | 2019-Present | |
Glock 19 | 9x19mm | 15 | Compact | 1988-Present | |
Glock 19X | 9x19mm | 17 | Compact | 2018-Present | |
Glock 23 | .40 S&W | 13 | Compact | 1991-Present | |
Glock 25 | .380 Auto | 15 | Compact | 1995-Present | |
Glock 32 | .357 SIG | 13 | Compact | 1998-Present | |
Glock 38 | .45 G.A.P. | 8 | Compact | 2005-Present | |
Glock 44 | .22 LR | 10 | Compact | 2019-Present | |
Glock 45 | 9x19mm | 17 | Compact | 2018-Present | |
Glock 48 | 9x19mm | 10 | Compact | 2019-Present | |
Glock 26 | 9x19mm | 10 | Subcompact | 1994-Present | |
Glock 27 | .40 S&W | 9 | Subcompact | 1996-Present | |
Glock 28 | .380 Auto | 15 | Subcompact | 1997-Present | |
Glock 29 | 10mm Auto | 10 | Subcompact | 1997-Present | |
Glock 30 | .45 ACP | 9 | Subcompact | 1997-Present | |
Glock 33 | .357 SIG | 9 | Subcompact | 1998-Present | |
Glock 39 | .45 G.A.P. | 6 | Subcompact | 2005-Present | |
Glock 36 | .45 ACP | 6 | Subcompact Slimline | 1995-Present | |
Glock 42 | .380 Auto | 6 | Subcompact Slimline | 2014-Present | |
Glock 43 | 9x19mm | 6 | Subcompact Slimline | 2015-Present | |
Glock 43X | 9x19mm | 10 | Subcompact Slimline | 2019-Present | |
Glock 17L | 9x19mm | 17 | Long Slide | 1988-2014 | |
Glock 24 | .40 S&W | 15 | Long Slide | 1994-1999 | |
Glock 40 | 10mm Auto | 15 | Long Slide | 2015-Present | |
Glock 34 | 9x19mm | 17 | Competition | 1998-Present | |
Glock 35 | .40 S&W | 15 | Competition | 1996-Present | |
Glock 41 | .45 ACP | 13 | Competition | 2014-Present |