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Gaston Glock (19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman who founded the company Glock, which developed the Glock pistol in 1982.
Not much said about the man who single handedly revolutionized the hand gun industry of the world.
Glock began as a manufacturer of curtain rods in the 1960s, and knives for the Austrian military in the 1970s, and did not design or manufacture a firearm until he was 52 years old. He already had experience with polymers from his previous business ventures. In 1980, he bought an injection-moulding machine to manufacture handles and sheaths for the field knives he was making for the Austrian army in his garage workshop. His earliest employees were from the camera industry and experienced in producing polymer components. His first pistol was the Glock 17. It took one year to design and produce, and he applied for its Austrian patent in April 1981.
Not much said about the man who single handedly revolutionized the hand gun industry of the world.
Glock began as a manufacturer of curtain rods in the 1960s, and knives for the Austrian military in the 1970s, and did not design or manufacture a firearm until he was 52 years old. He already had experience with polymers from his previous business ventures. In 1980, he bought an injection-moulding machine to manufacture handles and sheaths for the field knives he was making for the Austrian army in his garage workshop. His earliest employees were from the camera industry and experienced in producing polymer components. His first pistol was the Glock 17. It took one year to design and produce, and he applied for its Austrian patent in April 1981.
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