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Glock is an Austrian weapons manufacturer (named after the founder Gaston Glock) from Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. Glock is mainly known for being the manufacturer of polymer-framed pistols; however, it also produces equipment such as field knives and entrenching tools. The Glock handguns are in use by many US and international law enforcement and military personnel. Glock handguns are also very popular with civilians, especially for personal defence and practical shooting. Glock currently produces 35 models of handguns. The company was founded in 1963, initially manufacturing curtain rods, then branched out into supplying the Austrian Army with machine gun belts, practice hand grenades, plastic magazines, field knives, and entrenching tools during the 1970s.
Its first pistol was the Glock 17, a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol with a magazine capacity of 17 rounds (unusually large at the time), which started development in 1980. Glock designed the pistol in response to a request for a new sidearm by the Austrian army, which adopted it in 1982. The 17 was so-named because it was Gaston Glock's seventeenth patent. In 1984, the Norwegian army also adopted the Glock 17, thus establishing Glock as an international arms manufacturer. One year later, Glock Inc. was established in Smyrna, Georgia. Glock expanded its 9 mm product line, developing the select-fire Glock 18 in 1986 and the 17L and 19 in 1988. In 1990, Glock was the first manufacturer to offer models chambered for the .40 S&W cartridge (Glock 22 and Glock 23), beating Smith & Wesson to the marketplace with pistols for their own cartridge. Glock developed new pistol models almost yearly, including .357 SIG, .380 ACP, 10 mm Auto, .45 ACP, and their own cartridge: .45 GAP (Glock Automatic Pistol).
Glock sidearms are common handguns among law enforcement agencies and military organizations around the world. They are standard-issue sidearms for the Austrian, Dutch, and Norwegian Army and Northern Irish and Belgian police forces, various special units such as the German GSG 9 counter-terrorism unit of the German Federal Police, Specialist Firearms Command of the London Metropolitan Police Service as well as the new Iraq security forces.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issues all agents graduating from the FBI Academy a Glock 22 or Glock 23 according to the agent's preference, although the Glock 17 may be issued for FBI agents tasked in certain overseas assignments. .40 caliber Glock pistols are issued to all new agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Glock 19 remains the standard issue of the US E.P.A. Criminal Investigation Division. All Australian police services apart from the South Australian Police and Victoria Police use Glock handguns. Glock pistols are also issued to Australian Customs officers, and the South Australian Police Force is currently examining whether or not to replace their current stock of .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolvers with a Glock model. The New Zealand Police carry the Glock 17 in situations where weapons are issued.
Glock 17s and Glock 19s are standard service pistols in certain Israeli military and paramilitary units (Yamam, Shayetet 13, Shabak, and private security firms) and remain popular handguns on Israel's private citizen market.
The popularity of Glock pistols is related to several factors. They are said to be very reliable, being able to function under extreme conditions and to fire a wide range of ammunition types. The simplicity of the Glock design contributes to this reliability, as it contains a relatively small number of components (nearly half as many as the typical handgun) making maintenance and repair easy. Disassembly for the Glock pistol is simple, making it easy to detail strip without expensive tools.
The polymer frame makes them lighter than typical steel or aluminum-framed handguns, which is attractive for police officers and civilians who carry firearms for extended periods of time. Glock pistols do not have any external controls such as levers, decockers, or manual safeties. This adds to the simplicity of use and removes a potential source of errors when operating the handgun under stress. A criticism of the Glock action is that the trigger must be depressed prior to disassembly or insertion into the original design of its storage case, which can result in an unintentional discharge if the operator is extremely negligent.
Most of the steel components in a Glock pistol are treated with a nitriding process called "Tenifer", which increases the surface hardness and makes the weapon resistant to corrosion and wear.
The popularity of Glock pistols seems to have inspired other manufacturers to begin production of similar polymer-framed products in recent years, such as the Springfield XD, Smith & Wesson M&P, and Walther P99 pistols. One such design, the Smith & Wesson Sigma, so closely resembled Glock's design that it resulted in a patent infringement lawsuit, with Smith & Wesson settling out of court and paying Glock an undisclosed sum. Glocks tend to be in the middle of the price range for quality pistols. In particular, they are generally less expensive than SIG-Sauer and HK USP pistols (two of its biggest competitors).
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