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Glock Pistol is a series of semi-automatic semi-automatic pistols that are short-coupled and operated with a short support designed and manufactured by Austria Glock Ges.mbH. It entered the Austrian military and police service in 1982 after it was the best player in the reliability and security test.

Despite the early resistance of the market to receiving perceived "plastic rifles" due to unfounded endurance and reliability concerns and concerns that the use of polymer frames might avoid metal detectors at airports, the Glock gun has become the company's most profitable product line as well. as a supplier of the national armed forces, security services, and police forces in at least 48 countries. Glock is also a popular firearm among civilians for shooting recreation and competition, home and self defense, and hidden carry or open carry.

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History

The company founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with the design or manufacture of firearms when their first pistol, Glock 17, was being made a prototype. Glock, however, has extensive experience in advanced synthetic polymers, whose knowledge plays a role in corporate design from the first successful commercial pistol line with polymer frames. Glock introduces ferritic nitrocarburizing into the firearm industry as an anticorrosion surface treatment for parts of metal rifles.

Development

In 1980, the Austrian Armed Forces announced that they would be looking for a tender for a modern new duty gun to replace the weapons of the Wal-P38 Pistol in the era of World War II. The Austrian Ministry of Defense formulated a list of 17 criteria for a new generation of service pistols, including requirements to be self-contained; shoot parabellum NATO-standard 9ÃÆ' â € "19 mm Parabellum; the magazines do not require any means of assistance to load; safe against accidental firings from shock, strike, and drop from 2 m altitude to steel plate. After firing 15,000 rounds of standard ammunition, the gun must be checked for use. The gun was then used to fire the overpressure test tube producing 5,000 bar (500 MPa; 73,000 psi). (Maximum normal operating pressure Pmax for NATO 9mm is rated 2,520 bar (252 MPa; 36,500 psi).)

Glock became aware of the Austrian Army procurement plan, and in 1982 gathered a team of leading European pistol experts from military, police, and civil shooting sports circles to determine the most desirable characteristics in combat guns. Within three months, Glock developed a working prototype that combines mechanisms and proven properties from earlier gun designs. In addition the plan is to use synthetic materials and modern manufacturing technology extensively, to make it a highly cost effective candidate.

Several samples from 9ÃÆ'â € "19mm Glock 17 (so named because it was the company's 17th patent) were filed for an assessment test in early 1982, and after passing through all endurance and overall abuse tests, Glock emerged as the winner..

The pistol was adopted into service with Austrian military and police forces in 1982 as P80 ( Pistole 80 ), with an initial order for 25,000 weapons. Glock 17 outperformed eight different pistols from five other established manufacturers (Heckler & Koch from Germany offered P7M8, P7M13 and P9S, their Swiss Sau Sauer with P220 and P226 models, Beretta from Italy delivered their 92SB-F model, FN Herstal proposed the latest variant of Browning Hi-Power, and the home grown Steyr Mannlicher entered the competition with GB).

The results of the Austrian trials sparked a surge of interest in Western Europe and abroad, particularly in the United States, where similar efforts to choose the replacement of all services for M1911 have been underway since the late 1970s (known as the Combined). Service of Small Arms Program). At the end of 1983, the US Department of Defense asked about the Glock gun and received four Glock 17 samples for unofficial evaluation. Glock was then invited to participate in XM9 Personal Defense Trial Pistol, but was denied because the DOD specification would require extensive retooling of production equipment and provide 35 test samples in an unrealistic time frame.

Shortly thereafter, Glock 17 was received in service with the Norwegian and Swedish armed forces, surpassing all previous NATO robustness standards. As a result, Glock 17 became a standard NATO-classed weapon and was given the NATO share number (1005-25-133-6775). In 1992, about 350,000 pistols have been sold in over 45 countries, including 250,000 in the United States alone.

Starting in 2013 the British Army replaced the Hi-Power Browning gun with Glock 17 Gen 4, due to concerns about the weight and external security of Hi-Power.

Product evolution

Glock has updated its basic design several times throughout its production history.

Second generation model

Mid-life upgrades to Glock pistols involve the addition of checks on the front straps and serrations to the rear strap. This version, introduced in 1988, is informally referred to as the "second generation" model. To meet American ATF regulations, steel plates with stamped serial numbers are embedded into the receiver in front of the trigger guard. In 1991, the integrated recoil spring assembly replaced the original two-piece spring and tube backward design. The magazine was slightly modified, changing the floor plate and installing a spring follower with a resistance insert at the bottom.

Third generation model

In 1998, the frame was further modified with an accessory rail (called "Universal Glock rail") to allow the installation of laser sights, tactical lights, and other accessories. The thumb rests on both sides of the frame and the finger groove on the front rope is added. Glock gun with this upgrade is informally referred to as the (early) "third generation" model. Then an additional third-generation model displays a modified extractor that serves as a loaded space indicator, and the locking block is enlarged, along with the addition of additional cross pins to assist in the distribution of the bolt thrust provided by the locking block. This cross pin is known as pin locking block and is located above the trigger pin.

The polymer frame of the third generation model can be black, dark earth, or a dull olive. In addition, non-firing dummy guns ("P" models) and non-firing dummy guns with re-triggering ("R" models) have bright red frames and simulation-adaptation practice pistols ("T" models) - bright blue frames for easy identification.

In 2009, Glock 22 RTF2 (Rough Textured Frame 2) (booth in.40 S & amp; W) was introduced. The gun features a new checkering texture around the grip and toothed (gills-shaped) teeth on the back of the sides of the slides. Many of the existing models are available in RTF2 versions, including 31, 32, 23, 21, 19. Some of them do not have fish gills.

Fourth generation model

At SHOT Show 2010, Glock presented a "fourth generation", now dubbed "Gen4" by Glock himself. Updates center on the ergonomics and assembly of spring rejuvenation. The first two models of early generations announced were Glock 17 and Glock 22 full sized, each for a parabellum of 9ÃÆ'â € "19mm Parabellum and.40 S & amp; W. The gun is displayed with a modified rough-textured frame, grip examination, and backstraps that can be interchanged with different sizes. "Gen4" is rolled out on the slide beside the model number to identify the fourth generation gun.

The basic grip size of the fourth generation Glock gun is slightly smaller than the previous design. A blow is provided to remove the standard trigger pin and replace it with another needle again required to install a medium or large backstrap that will increase the trigger distance of 2 mm (0.079 inches) or 4 mm (0.16 inches). With the backstrap being installed, the grip size is identical to the third generation pistol. The magazine release release is enlarged and reversible for left-handed use. To use the redeemable magazine release feature, fourth generation Glock magazine has notch cuts on both sides of the magazine's body. Previous versions of the magazine will not lock into the Gen4 gun if the user has moved the magazine release button to be operated by a lefty user. Gen4 magazine will work in the old model.

Mechanically, the fourth generation Glock gun is equipped with a double recoil spring assembly to help reduce the perceived recoil and increase service life expectancy. Early Glock models such as Glock 26 and Glock 30 have used the dual recoil spring assembly brought to the fourth generation version of the model. The shelf and barrel shelves have been resized, and the polymer frame front has been widened and enlarged internally, to accommodate semi recoil double assemblies. Housing trigger mechanisms have also been modified to fit a smaller sized handle.

The introduction of the fourth generation Glock gun continued in July 2010 when Glock 19 and Glock 23, a smaller version of "compact" Glock 17 and Glock 22, are available for retail. At the end of 2010, Glock continued the introduction of a fourth-generation model with Glock 26 and Glock 27 "subcompact" variants.

In January 2013, more fourth-generation Glock pistols were commercially introduced during the annual SHOT Show, including Glock 20 Generation 4 along with other fourth-generation Glock models.

2011 retreat spring assembly program

In September 2011, Glock announced a spring exchange program in which the manufacturer voluntarily offered to swap the spring assembly backwards from its fourth-generation pistol (with the exception of the "subcompact" Glock 26 and Glock 27 models) sold before July 22, 2011 at no cost "to ensuring our products meet the tight standards of GLOCK, "according to the company.

M series

On June 29, 2016 the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded a contract to Glock to provide a new 9ab-19mm Parabellum handgun. The demand specification deviates from the specification of the fourth-generation Glock model.

In August 2016, the Metro Police Department of Indianapolis (IMPD) began training with a set of 17M Glock pistols. The most obvious difference with the third and fourth generation Glock models in the published image is the removal of the finger groove on the handle. IMPD issued a 17M voluntary Glock recall following the failures experienced while burning the gun during training. According to Major Riddle with IMPD; "Glock is working to fix the problem and we hope to start publishing the new [17M] as soon as December".

Fifth generation model

In August 2017, Glock presented the "fifth generation" or "Gen5". Revisions centered on ergonomics and improved reliability. Many parts of the fifth generation Glock gun can not be equated with the previous generation. Two fifth-generation models announced were Glock 17 and Glock 19, Parabellum booth 9ÃÆ'â € "19 mm. Some noticeable changes to the fifth generation model are: ambidextrous slide stop lever, Diamond-Like Carbon end surface for barrel and slide, barrel featuring revised force of polygonal rifling (called "Glock Marksman Barrel" by Glock), hidden barrel pole deeper, finger-curved omissions on the grasp, a well-flared magazine, and reintroduction of pieces (half-moon shaped) at the bottom of the front of the grip. The lock pin located above the trigger pin introduced in the third generation is removed. Many of the internal parts are not significantly revised. "Gen 5" rolled out on the slide beside the model number to identify the fifth generation gun. The magazines were also revised for the fifth generation model. The redesigned magazine floor plate has lips protruding forward to provide a handle for manual assisted extraction and magazine followers become orange for easier visual identification.

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Design details

Operating mechanism

Glock 17 is a semi-automatic short semi-automatic pistol operated with a 9 mm double recoil using a modified Browning cam-lock system adapted from a Hi-Power gun. The locking mechanism for firearms uses a barrel with no connection, vertically tilted with a rectangular breech that locks into an oval port on the slide. During the reverse stroke, the barrel moves backwards initially locked along with a slide about 3 mm (0.12 in) until the bullet leaves the barrel and the room pressure down to a safe level. A booty lug extension at the base of the barrel then interacts with the tapered locking block integrated into the frame, forcing the barrel down and unlocking the slide. This camming action stops the movement of the barrel while the slide keeps coming back under the recoil, extracting and removing the used cartridge case. The sliding backward movement and backward-slipping cycle are the characteristics of the Browning system.

Features

This slide has a claw spring extractor, and a stamped sheet metal ejector pinned to the trigger mechanism house. The gun after 2002 has a reconstituted extractor that serves as a loaded space indicator. When the cartridge is present in the chamber, the protruding metal edge of the puncture slightly out just behind the ejection port on the right side of the slide. The striker's firing mechanism has a spring-shooting pin swung in two stages that activates the spring retaining pin. The standard firing pin fires are rated at 24 N (5.4 lb _f ), but by using modified fired pin springs, it can be upgraded to 28 N (6.3 lb _f ) or up to 31Ã, N (7.0Ã, lb _f ). When the gun is filled, the firing pin is in the half-chicken position. When the trigger is pulled, the firing pin is then fully cocked. At the end of the trip, the trigger bar is tilted down by the connector, releasing the ignition pin to shoot the cartridge. The connector resets the trigger rod so that the firing pin will be captured in a half-chicken at the end of the shooting cycle. This is known as the preset trigger mechanism, which is called the Safe Action trigger by the manufacturer. The connector ensures that the gun can only shoot semiotomatically.

The standard two-stage trigger factory has a 12.5 mm (0.49 inch) trigger trip and is rated at 25 N (5.6 lb _f ), but using modified connectors, can be upgraded to 35Ã, N (7.9Ã, lb _f ) or lowered to 20Ã, N (4.5Ã, lb _f ). In response to a request made by American law enforcement agencies for two-stage triggers with an increased trigger trigger, Glock introduced the NY1 (New York) trigger module, which is equipped with flat springs in a plastic housing that replaced the standard bar trigger coil springs. This trigger modification is available in two versions: NY1 and NY2 rated 25Ã, N (5.6Ã, lb _f ) up to 40Ã, N (9.0Ã,bb _f ) and 32Ã, N (7.2 lb _f ) to 50 N (11.2 lb _f ), respectively, requiring approximately 20 N (4.5 Âμ lb _f ) up to 30Ã, N (6.7Ã, lb _f ) of the force to release safeties and 10Ã,, another N (2.2Ã, lb _f ) to 20Ã, N (4.5Ã, lb _f ) in the second stage to shoot.

Glock frames, magazine bodies, and some other components are made of high-strength nylon-based polymers created by Gaston Glock, called Polymer 2. These plastics are specially formulated to provide higher resilience and more durability than carbon steels and most alloy steel. Polymer 2 is resistant to shock, caustic fluid, and extreme temperatures where the traditional steel/alloy frame will bend and become brittle. The injection molding frame contains four hardened steel steering rails for the slide: two behind the frame, and the remaining pair above and in front of the trigger trigger. The trigger guard itself is facing up front and boxes. The grips have 109 Â ° and nonslip angles, surfaces piled on the sides and both front and back ropes. The frame houses a locking block, which is an investment casting that involves a 45 Â ° camming surface on a lower lower lug barrel. These are retained in a frame by a steel axle pin that holds the trigger and slide capture. The trigger housing is held to the frame using a polymer pin. A spring loaded metal sheet press serves as a slide cap, which is secured from accidental manipulation by a formed guard formed into the frame.

The Glock gun has a relatively low profile slide, which holds the barrel axis close to the shooter's hand and makes the gun more comfortable to fire by reducing the rising muzzle and allowing for faster goal recovery in rapid fire order. The rectangular slice is milled from an ordnance grade steel block using a CNC machine. The barrel and slides undergo two hardening processes before treatment with a nitriding process called Tenifer. Tenifer treatment is applied in nitrate bath 500 Â ° C (932 Â ° F). The finished Tenifer is between 0.04 and 0.05 mm (0.0016 and 0.0020 in) thickness, and is characterized by extreme resistance to wear and corrosion; penetrate the metal, and the treated part has the same properties even below the surface to a certain depth.

The Tenifer process produces a gray matte surface, a nonglare with Rockwell C 64 hardness rating and 99% resistance to salt water corrosion (that meets or exceeds stainless steel specifications), making Glock particularly suitable for individuals carrying disguised pistols as chloride finish Finish height allows the gun to be more resistant to the effects of sweat. Glock steel parts using Tenifer treatments are more corrosion-resistant than those of analog weapons that have other solutions or treatments, including Teflon, bluing, hard chrome plating, or phosphate. During 2010 Glock switched from the salt nitriding Tenifer process to a nitriding gas process that was not actually disclosed. After applying the nitriding process, finish the black Parkerized decorative surface. The underlying nitriding treatments will remain, protecting these parts even if the decorative surface finishes fading.

Production of Glock 17 currently consists of 34 parts. For treatment, the gun was dismantled into five main groups: barrel, slide, frame, magazine, and spring-recoil assemblies. This gun is designed for NATO-standard 940mm Parabellum pistol cartridges, but can use high-power (increased pressure) P and P ammunition with full-metal-jacket or jacketed hollow-point projectiles.

Barrel

The hammer-forged barrel has a polygonal rifling female type with a right twist. This round stabilization is not by conventional rifling, using soil and groove, but through a polygonal profile consisting of a series of six or eight interconnected noncircular segments (only.45 ACP and.45 GAP have octagonal polygonal rifling). Each segment that is depressed on the inside of the barrel is equivalent to the groove in the conventional barrel. Thus, the interior of the barrel consists of a fine steel arc rather than a sharply defined slot.

The method by which the Glock barrels are robbed is somewhat unusual; instead of using a traditional broaching machine to cut rifling into the hole, the Glock process involves slowly beating the mandrel through a hole to obtain a hexagonal or octagonal shape. As a result, the thickness of the barrel in each area of ​​the groove is not disturbed as does the conventional square cut barrel. This has the advantage of providing a better gas seal behind the projectile because the hole has a slightly smaller diameter, which means the use of more efficient combustion gases is trapped behind the bullet, slightly higher (inward consistency) of muzzle velocity, and improves the accuracy and ease of care.

Security

The glock gun is designed with three independent security mechanisms to prevent accidental release. The system, which is named "Safe Action" by Glock, consists of the security of an external integrated trigger and two automatic internal safeguards: pin shooting security, and security falls. External security is a small inner lever contained within the trigger. Pressing the lever activates the trigger plate and the sheet metal connector. Safety pin firing is a solid hardened steel pin which, in a safe state, blocks the firing pin line (disable the ignition pin in its longitudinal axis). It is pushed upward to release the firing pin as it only fires when the trigger is moved and the security is pushed upwards through the backward motion of the trigger plate. Safety drop guides the trigger rod on the path that is released only when forward pressure is directly applied to the trigger. Three security mechanisms are automatically released one by one when the trigger is squeezed, and automatically reactivated when the trigger is released. This passive security system eliminates the manipulation of traditional on-off levers, hammers, or other external safeguards as found in many other weapon designs. The ability to instantly shoot, without worrying about external safety, is one feature that Glock emphasizes as an advantage when selling its weapons, especially to the police department.

In 2003, Glock announced the security features of Internal Locking System (ILS). ILS is a manually activated key located behind the handgun handle. This is a cylinder in the design and, according to Glock, each key is unique. When activated, the key causes the tab to stand out from the back of the handle, providing a visual and tactile indication as to whether the lock is linked or not. When enabled, ILS makes Glock unusable, and makes it impossible to dismantle. When not involved, the ILS does not add any further security mechanisms to the Glock gun. ILS is available as an option on most Glock pistols. Glock gun can not be installed to accommodate ILS. Locks must be factory built in Austria and shipped as special order.

Feed

The Glock 17 feeds from a staggered-column or double stack magazine that has a 17-round capacity (which can be extended to 19 with optional floor plates) or optional 33-lap high-capacity magazines. For jurisdictions that limit the capacity of magazines to 10 rounds, Glock offers one stack, 10 round magazines. Magazines are made of steel and coated with plastic. Steel springs move the plastic follower. After the last cartridge is fired, the slide stays open on the slide stop. The sliding opening lever is located on the left side of the frame just below the slide and can be manipulated by the right-handed shooter's thumb.

Glock magazines can be exchanged between models of the same caliber, meaning that compact or subcompact guns will receive magazines designed for larger pistols that are coupled for the same rotation. However, magazines designed for compact and subcompact models will not work in larger guns because they are not high enough to reach slide and magazine releases. For example, the Glock 26 subcompact will receive Glock 17 full-size magazines and Compact Glock 19, but Glock 17 will not accept magazines from Glock 19 or Glock 26. Magazines for Glock 36, Glock 42 and Glock 43 are all unique; they can not use magazines intended for other models, or their magazines can not be used in other models.

Views

Glock 17 has a permanent polymeric fighter review composition consisting of a wriggling front view and a rear-view curve with a painted white contrast element to increase acquisition speed - white dots on the front and rectangular borders on the back.. The rear view can be adjusted for windage (on certain models because the wind scene does not come as a factory standard), as it has a lateral movement level at fitting it mounted. The other three rear view factory configurations are available in addition to the standard 6.5 mm (0.26 in) standard vision: lower impact 6.1 mm (0.24 in), and two higher impact versions - 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) and 7.3 mm (0.29 inches).

Accessories

Accessory Glock pistols available from the factory include several devices for tactical lighting, such as a series of "Glock tactical lights" mounted in front of the train featuring white tactical light and visible laser sight views. An alternative version of tactical light uses invisible infrared light and laser vision is available, designed for use with infrared night vision devices. Another lighting accessory is an adapter to install a flashlight to the bottom of a magazine.

Polymer sheaths in various configurations and matching magazine pouches are available. In addition, Glock generates optional triggers, spring retreat, slide stops, magazine release levers, and maritime spring cups. The maritime spring cups are designed to allow the gun to be fired immediately after being immersed in water. They display additional openings that allow fluid to flow in and out around them, offering enhanced reliability when water has penetrated into the pin shooting assembly line.

Magazine floor plates (or 2 baseplates), which expand the capacity of standard magazines with two rounds available for cubicle models for 9ÃÆ'â € "19mm Parabellum,.45 ACP,.40S & amp; W,.357 SIG, and.380 ACP Cartridges. In addition to the standard irreversible polymer outline, three alternative viewing paths are offered by Glock. It consists of a tritium night view, a self-adjustable, self-emitting steel, and a steel factory and a self-reflecting light tritium light.

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Variant

After the introduction of Glock 17, many variants and versions have been offered. Different variants in caliber, frame, and slide length are identified by different model numbers with the exception of Glock 17L.

Glock gun made in five form factor, all models after original full-sized Glock 17. "Standard" model is designed as a full-size firearm with big magazine capacity. The "compact" model is slightly smaller with less mismatched capacity and lighter weight, while maintaining a usable length of handle. The "Subcompact" model is designed to make it easier to carry, and becomes lighter and shorter, intended to be used with two fingers on the handle under the trigger trigger, and lacks the accessory rail as it is larger, after the second generation, the Glock model. Model.45 ACP and 10mm Auto have larger and wider slides and are slightly larger than small-framed pistols and are available in Glock 29 (10mm) and Glock 30 (.45 ACP) subcompact models. Glock produces three single-stack "Slimline" subcompact gun models, Glock 36 in.45 ACP, Glock 42 at.380 ACP, and Glock 43 in 9 x19 mm. The "Competition" version has longer barrel and slides, customizable sights, extended slides, and magazine releases.

Like a typical pistol wrapped in.40 S & amp; W, each of the standard Glock models (22, 23, and 27) can be easily converted to the corresponding.357 SIG chambering (Glock 31, 32, and 33, respectively) simply by replacing the barrel. No other parts need to be replaced, because.40 S & amp; W magazine will feed.357 GIS rounds.

. 380 ACP

The first two, 0.380 ACP models are primarily intended for markets that prohibit the possession of civilian firearms in military caliber such as the 9ÃÆ'â € "19mm Parabellum. Nonetheless they are legally banned from selling to civilians in the United States for being manufacutred in Austria and not meeting import restrictions based on their caliber, they are also banned in Canada because they do not meet the minimum length requirement of barrels for pistols.

Due to the relative low pressure of 0.380 ACP bolt, the locked quasi design from Glock 19 and Glock 26 is minimally modified for Glock 25 and Glock 28 to apply unlocked breech operations. It operates via a straight blowback of the slide. This required modification of the locking surface on the barrel, as well as the redesign of the previous locking block. Unusual for blowback design, barrel is not fixed on frame. Moves backwards in reverse until it tilts under the slide, similar to a standard locked breech system. The diminished size and mass of Glock 42 should be returned to the Glock-standard lock design.

• The Glock 25 , introduced in 1995, is a blowback derivative of the compact (102Ã, mm (4.0Ã, in) barrel) Glock 19. The magazine's capacity is 15 rounds. The standard fixed vision elevation is 6.9 mm, unlike the 6.5 mm elevation used for the 9ÃÆ'-19mm model.
• The Glock 28 , introduced in 1997, is a blowdown derivative of the subcompact (87Ã, mm (3.4Ã, in) barrel) Glock 26 The standard magazine capacity is 10 rounds, but Glock 25 magazine 25 will function in Glock 28. The standard fixed-sight elevation is 6.9 mm, unlike the 6.5 mm elevation used for the Parabellum 9ÃÆ'-19mm model.
• The Glock 42 , introduced in 2014, is the new lock-locked "slimline" (83 mm (3.3 inches)) Design. A unique single-stack magazine for this model, with a six-round capacity. This is the smallest model Glock ever made and produced in the US, which unlike Glock 25 and 28, enables domestic sales in that market.

. 357 SIG

• Glock 31 is a variant of.357 SIG from full-size Glock 22. The standard Glock 31 magazine capacity is 15 rounds.
• Glock 32 is a variant of.357 SIG from Gocus Conclusion 23. The standard Glock 32 magazine capacity is 13 rounds.
• Glock 33 is a variant of.357 SIG from the Glock 27 subcompact. The standard Glock 33 magazine capacity is 9 rounds.

As a typical pistol assembled on.357 SIG, each standard Glock model (31, 32, and 33) can easily be converted to 0.40 S & amp; W chambering (Glock 22, 23, and 27, respectively) by replacing the barrel. No other parts need to be replaced, because.357 SIG magazine will feed.40 S & amp; W round.

.45 GAP

Glock pistol booth for 0.45 GAP (and 0.45 ACP) features octagonal polygonal rifling rather than hexagonal-shaped bores used to model in most other rooms. The Octagonal rifle provides a better gas seal in a relatively large diameter drill hole, since the octagon resembles a circle closer than the hexagon.

• Glock 37 is a GAP version 0.45 out of 17. It uses wider and sloping slides, larger barrel, and different magazines, but vice versa similar to Glock 17. The Glock 37 first appeared in 2003. It was designed to offer ballistic performance comparable to.45 ACP in Glock 17 frame size. Attention to the Glock 20/21 size has been handled by Glock 36, 21SF, and 30SF, all of which feature smaller frames. The standard Glock 37 magazine capacity is 10 rounds.
• Glock 38 is a 0.45 GAP version of Compact Glock 19. The standard Glock 38 magazine capacity is 8 rounds.
• The Glock 39 is a.45 GAP version of the Glock 26 subcompact. The standard Glock 39 magazine capacity is 6 rounds

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Production in other country

Apart from the Austrian company, Glock pistols are manufactured by the subsidiary division of Glock Inc. located in the United States. The batches are almost identical or identical to those made in Austria, but they are marked as "AS" instead of "AUSTRIA", on slides; and they have a seven-digit serial number instead of six Austrians. Glock 17 pistols are being assembled locally in the Uruguayan army workshop to meet the needs of the national military service and law enforcement organizations. The gun is assembled initially with the original Glock section and then with locally produced parts.

The weapon 205 in Taiwan produces a copy of Glock 19, named as T97. Taiwan-made glock made to replace Smith & amp; Wesson Model 5906 was used by the Taiwan police, but ultimately did not enter service. Turkish company Akdal Arms produces a gun called Ghost TR01, which is strongly influenced by the Glock gun in its design. Russian companies such as Skat, ORSIS and Izhmash assemble three models of Glock gun locally: Glock 17, 34, and 35. There are three pistols made by Shahid Kaveh Industry Complex belonging to DIO Iran which they call Ra'ad (having a safety selector, perhaps a copy Unlicensed Glock 19, Glock 19 and Kaveh-17 (probably the better Ra'ad, a variant of the Glock 17S), all of which are unlicensed clones of the Glock pistol.It is unknown if they can head to the Iranian Military and replace the Browning gun Hi-Power, 1911 and SIG P226 and they may be some prototype and have never mass produced.

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Criminal Use

Glock gun is used in the following crimes:

• 1991 Shooting of Luby - Glock 17
• Erfurt School Massacre 2002 - Glock 17C
• Virginia Tech 2007 shoot - Glock 19
• 2011 Norway attack - Glock 34
• Munich 2016 Shoot - Glock 17

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See also

• Glock knives
• Glock entrenching tool

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References

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Further reading

External links

• Glock's official website
• Glock 17 Gen4
• Internet Movie Firearms Database: Glock pistol series
• US 4539889

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