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Gaston Glock (German: [ˈɡastɔn ˈɡlɔk]; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman.He founded the company Glock.When he entered the 1980 competition for a new Austrian service pistol, he hired two engineers who had worked on the development of HK's first two polymer-frame pistols, the VP70 and P9 models.
Glock Ges.m.b.H. (doing business as GLOCK) is a light weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its founder, Gaston Glock. The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols , but also produces field knives , entrenching tools , various horse related products, and apparel.
Glock 32: The Glock 32 is a .357 SIG variant of the compact Glock 23. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 32 is 13 rounds. It can accept magazines intended for the Glock 31, Glock 22, or Glock 23 as well. Glock 33: The Glock 33 is a .357 SIG variant of the subcompact Glock 27. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 33 is 9 rounds.
He founded the Glock company in 1963, according to the company’s website. ... Glock and his first wife, Helga, married in 1962 and divorced in 2011, according to a lawsuit filed by Helga. The ...
Since 2010, Kathrin Glock is responsible for the Glock Horse Performance Center. [2] Members of the GLOCK Team include dressage world champions Edward Gal, Hans Peter Minderhoud, and Nicole Werner [3], as well as the show jumping equestrian Gerco Schröder. [4] In the year 2012, Kathrin Glock became a board member of the Glock Ges.m.b.H.
World Guns Terry Gander Guns Recognition Guide , May 2005, ISBN 0007183283 David Miller Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns , June 2003, ISBN 0760315604
Rock Island Armory, founded in 1977, was a United States-based company located in Colona, Illinois and owned by David Reese (of Springfield Armory, Inc.). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It derived its name from the nearby US Army Rock Island Arsenal and sold military surplus from the base but the two were not formally associated.
2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [544] [545] [546] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded