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| Gaston Glock passes away |
| 2023-12-28 |
| [Daily Caller] Gaston Glock, the reclusive Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun, died Wednesday, his company announced. "In Memoriam Gaston Glock 07/19/1929 — 12/27/2023. Perfection continues," GLOCK, Inc. posted to its website. The Glock handgun was invented as Austrian military sought a new, innovative firearm in the 1980s, Reuters reported. The Glock company used to manufacture a variety of items including curtain rods and military knives, until Glock and his team of firearms experts produced the semiautomatic, largely plastic Glock 17, the outlet noted. The design, revolutionary at the time because it combined ease of assembly with strength, lightness, and portability, won the company the weapons contract with the Austrian military. |
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