Gaston Glock, inventor of Glock handgun dies at 94
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Glock's company was providing knives and bayonets to the Austrian Army in the 1970s. But Glock caught the vision of making the Glock handgun when he learned of the army's need of a new handgun in 1980.
The Austrian engineer who invented the popular Glock handgun, is dead
Glock died on Wednesday at the age of 94.
The company he founded, Glock Inc., announced his demise on its website although it gave no reason for his death. It said that Glock did not only revolutionise the world of small arms in the 1980s, “but also succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as the global leader in the handgun industry”.
Glock’s company was providing knives and bayonets to the Austrian Army in the 1970s. But Glock caught the vision of making the Glock handgun when he learned of the army’s need of a new handgun in 1980.
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