Glock
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Glock (German: [ˈglɔk]; stylized as GLOCK) is a brand of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, striker-fired, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H.
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Place of origin | Austria |
Service history | |
In service | 1982–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978-present)[1] War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[2][3] 2024 conflict in Ecuador[4] |
Production history | |
Designer | Gaston Glock |
Designed | 1979–1982 |
Manufacturer | Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
Produced | 1982–present |
No. built | 20,000,000 as of 2020[5] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | |
Action | Short recoil, locked breech, tilting barrel (straight blowback for Glock 25, 28 and 44) |
Rate of fire | 1,100–1,400 rounds/min (Glock 18) |
Muzzle velocity | 375 m/s (1,230 ft/s) (Glock 17, 17C, 18, 18C)[6] |
Effective firing range | 50 m (55 yd) (Glock 17, 17C, 18, 18C)[7][8] |
Feed system | 6-, 10-, 13-, 15-, 17-, 19-, 24-, 25-, 31-, 33-, or 40-round[9] detachable box magazine, or 50- or 100-round[10] detachable drum magazine |
The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after becoming the top performer in reliability and safety tests.[11]
Glock pistols have become the company's most profitable line of products, and have been supplied to national armed forces, security agencies, and police forces in at least 48 countries.[12] Glocks are also popular firearms among civilians for recreational and competition shooting, home- and self-defense, both in concealed or open carry.[13]