Glock Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Glock
An early "third generation" Glock 17
Type	semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Austria
Service history
In service	1982–present
Production history
Designer	Gaston Glock
Designed	1979–82
Manufacturer	Glock Ges.m.b.H.
Produced	1982–present
No. built	5,000,000 as of 2007.

The Glock pistol is a series of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols. They are designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H. in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. It entered Austrian Armed Forces and police service by 1982. Different models use different ammunition.

There was resistance from the market to accept a "plastic gun", but this was overcome. Glock pistols have become the company's most profitable line of products, with 65% of the market share of handguns for United States law enforcement agencies.They also supply many national armed forces and security agencies around the world. Glocks are also popular firearms amongst civilians in the U.S, for recreational and competition shooting, and for home or self defense.

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A "first-generation" Glock 17 with the slide locked back displaying its vertical barrel tilt
A "second-generation" Glock 17, identified by the checkering on the front and rear straps of the pistol grip and trigger guard
A "third-generation" Glock 17C, identified by the addition of an extra cross pin above the trigger, finger grooves, a reshaped extractor that serves as a loaded chamber indicator, and an accessory rail
A "fifth generation" Glock 17 as adopted by the French Armed Forces in 2020, with standard version specifically made for the FAF: front serrations, coyote brown grip, and lanyard attachment.
A subcompact Glock 30 field stripped to its main groups with a .45 ACP round
Glock 9×19mm Parabellum 17-round magazine. The numbered witness holes at the back portion visually indicate how many cartridges are contained in the magazine.
Standard sighting arrangement of a "first-generation" Glock 17
The subcompact Glock 26 with tritium night sights in 9×19mm Parabellum
Rare within the United States, a Glock 17 chambered in 9×21mm
The subcompact third-generation Glock 29 in 10mm Auto
The slim-frame Glock 36 in .45 ACP
Glock 22 OD in .40 S&W with Coyote Brown frame
The competition-oriented Glock 35 in .40 S&W
The subcompact Glock 33 in .357 SIG
Iraqi police firing 9 mm Glock handguns at a firing range

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