In 1980, the Austrian Armed Forces announced that it would seek tenders for a new, modern duty pistol to replace their World War II–era Walther P38 handguns. Glock introduced ferritic nitrocarburizing into the firearms industry as an anticorrosion surface treatment for metal gun parts. Glock had extensive experience in advanced synthetic polymers, which was instrumental in the company's design of the first commercially successful line of pistols with a polymer frame. The company's founder, head engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearms design or manufacture at the time their first pistol, the Glock 17, was being prototyped.
In 2020, the Glock 19 was the best selling pistol on GunBroker. Glocks are also popular firearms among civilians for recreational and competition shooting, home- and self-defense, both in concealed or open carry. 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. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was the top performer in reliability and safety tests. Glock is a brand of polymer- framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. Pistols scoring less than 70% of the total available points will not be considered for military use.Short recoil, locked breech, tilting barrel ( straight blowback for Glock 25, 28 and 44).The muzzle energy must be at least 441.5 J when firing a 9mm S-round/P-08 Hirtenberger AG.When handled properly, under no circumstances may the user be endangered by case ejection.Specifications, otherwise the pistol will be disqualified. The critical components must continue to function properly and be up to (the normal maximum operating pressure Pmax for the 9 mm NATO is rated at 2,520 bar (252 MPa 36,500 psi). Overpressure test cartridge generating 5,000 bar (500 MPa 73,000 psi) After firing 15,000 rounds of standard ammunition, the pistol willīe inspected for wear.Rounds fired, not even minor jams that can be cleared without the use of No more than 20 malfunctions are permitted during the first 10,000.All components must be fully interchangeable between pistols.These must be supplied with all the relevant details for the production of the pistol. The manufacturer is required to provide the Ministry of Defence with a complete set of engineering drawing and exploded views.Gauges, measuring and precise testing devices must not be necessary for the long-term maintenance of the pistol.The pistol's construction may not exceed 58 individual parts (equivalent of a P38).Maintenance and cleaning of the pistol must be accomplished without the use of tools.Disassembly of the main parts for maintenance and reassembling must be possible without the use of any tools.The pistol must be absolutely secure against accidental dischargeįrom shock, stroke and drops from a height of 2 meters onto a steel.All actions necessary to prepare the pistol for firing and anyĪctions required after firing must be done single-handed, either right.The magazines must have a minimum capacity of 8 rounds.The magazines would not require any means of assistance for loading.The pistol must fire the NATO-standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.
The following are the Austrian Ministry of Defense specifications that the first Glocks were designed to meet.
If you plan on accessorizing your Glock then get a Gen 3.
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* a steel plate with a stamped serial number was embedded into the dust cover * loaded chamber indicator (on extractor) * finger grooves and thumb rests on frame * accessory rail (for mounting lights or lasers etc.) * magazine release that can be switched to use left or right handed
* interchangeable back straps (custom fit your hand) * dual recoil spring (manages recoil better, increases reliability))
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How to tell what Generation your Glock pistol is by the different grip patterns and designs.
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