Glock
| Glock | |
|---|---|
 An early "third generation" Glock 17 | |
| Type | semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin |  Austria |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1982–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Gaston Glock |
| Designed | 1979–82 |
| Manufacturer | Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
| Produced | 1982–present |
| No. built | 5,000,000 as of 2007.[1] |
The Glock pistol is a series of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols. They are designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H. in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. It entered Austrian Armed Forces and police service by 1982.[2] Different models use different ammunition.
There was resistance from the market to accept a "plastic gun", but this was overcome. Glock pistols have become the company's most profitable line of products, with 65% of the market share of handguns for United States law enforcement agencies.They also supply many national armed forces and security agencies around the world.[3] Glocks are also popular firearms amongst civilians in the U.S., for recreational and competition shooting, and for home or self defense.[4]
References
- ↑ Corporate Heritage
- ↑ Kasler, Peter Alan 1992. Glock: the new wave in combat handguns. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 9780873646499
- ↑ Sweeney, Patrick (2008). The Gun Digest book of the Glock. Iola, WI: 2nd ed, Krause Publications. ISBN 0896896420.
- ↑ Barret, P.M. Glock: the rise of America's gun.
