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Gaston Glock | |
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| Born | 19 July 1929 |
| Died | 27 December 2023 (aged 94) Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria |
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| Known for | Founder of Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
| Title | Managing director of Glock |
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| Children | 3 |
Gaston Glock (German: [ˈɡastɔn ˈɡlɔk]; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman. He founded the company Glock. When he decided, in 1980, to enter the competition for a new Austrian service pistol, he hired two engineers who had worked on the development HK's first two polymer-frame pistols, the VP70 and P9 models. The first Glock pistol, chambered in 9x19mm and named the Glock 17 because it was Glock's 17th patent, entered Austrian military and police service in 1982. It became one of the most influential and popular handguns of the 20th century, leading to a succession of other models in a variety of sizes and chamberings as well as an industry-wide trend toward polymer-frame, striker-fired pistols.[1]
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