Posted on 12/28/2023 8:22:26 AM PST by algore
The Glock handgun's reclusive billionaire inventor, Gaston Glock, who 'revolutionised the world of small arms', has died aged 94.
The Glock company said in a statement that the life's work of its founder would 'continue in his spirit'.
As well as being utilised by security personnel, armed forces, gun owners and criminals worldwide, the weapon has also become an American pop culture staple, featuring in several Hollywood blockbusters.
Despite his success, Glock, who once knocked out a professional wrestler hired to assassinate him, has been portrayed as a reclusive character who enjoyed spending much of his time at an Austrian lakefront estate.
He managed to avoid media coverage for most of his life, but gained attention in 2012 when a book about his business was published
Charles Ewert, who managed Glock's affairs in Luxembourg, attempted to have him killed in the late '90s.
The hired attacker, who was a professional wrestler, hit him seven times on the head with a rubber mallet but Glock, who was 70 at the time, managed to knock him out.
Ewert - also known as Panama Charly - was sentenced to 20 years in jail for having organised the attempted murder in a Luxembourg car park.
'Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future,' the company said.
It also noted that he had 'revolutionised the world of small arms' and 'succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as the global leader in the handgun industry'.
Glock was born in 1929 and went on to study mechanical engineering in Vienna.
He devised the Glock, a firearm that revolutionised the field: made largely of non-metal components, lighter, easier to take apart, more reliable, and able to carry more bullets than other brands.
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Well, she has a wardrobe for mourning.
Say what you will... I *like* my tupperware sidearm! :-)
(I’ll keep it away from dogs.)
Well there's your problem right there.
I tend to lean towards the ‘Fudd’. 1911s, Garands, 03 Springfields. But I do own 1 polymer framed handgun. It’s small and light and carries easier them my all steel handguns. Gotta give Glock the credit. As ugly as they are, His stuff works
Id hit it
I did not know that! Thanks for sharing.
Well done Gaston - exactly what an Austrian Gun-fortune heiress should look like.
Have 2 babies. A 27 (.40) and a 29(10mm).
I’m a better shot with my 10mm.
RIP Mr. GLOCK.
Never bring a rubber mallet to a plastic gun fight.
“..has been portrayed as a reclusive character who enjoyed spending much of his time at an Austrian lakefront estate.”
Hey, you have that much money and the ability to do live like that, that’s not a half-hour way to live!
Sorry, should have said ‘half-bad’.
That was a joke… what kind of idiot leaves his pistol laying around where the dog can chew-toy it.
If I had to carried everyday, it would be a Glock.
Some are pretty dam hard. That said apparently it still wasn’t hard enough to disable Glock, even with a pro wrestler swinging it.
I guess the lesson is don’t cheap out when selecting an assassin. Or don’t bring a rubber mallet to a hammer fight...?
RIP Mr. Glock.
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” Gotta give Glock the credit. As ugly as they are, His stuff works”
He completely changed the handgun landscape in the 1980s.
Then, all cops and FBI were still shooting .357 revolvers.
After Glock, a multitude of polymer framed pistols emerged many SA/DA...and now most new models are striker fired.
Glock won.
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