Gaston Glock dies at 94
Gaston Glock dies at 94
Designer of the iconic polymer frame Glock 17 (9mm) which was patented in 1981.
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Yessir, I saw that today.
Talk about a firearms Giant. Gaston Glock really changed the world of pistols.
Talk about a firearms Giant. Gaston Glock really changed the world of pistols.
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He invented neither plastic nor striker-fired handguns, yet he's the guy who convinced us all that it's the way to go... not unlike a Thomas Edison or Henry Ford.
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There’s a very good book about Glock.
This NPR interview with Paul Barrett in January 2012 features a lot of highlights from the “Glock: The Rise of America's Gun” book by Paul Barrett.
https://www.npr.org/2012/01/24/14564047 ... -of-choice
This NPR interview with Paul Barrett in January 2012 features a lot of highlights from the “Glock: The Rise of America's Gun” book by Paul Barrett.
https://www.npr.org/2012/01/24/14564047 ... -of-choice
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This is sad news for the gun world.
I guess that hot chick he married will get everything.
I guess that hot chick he married will get everything.
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Gaston’s new trophy wife Kathrin is 50 years younger than him. It’ll be interesting to see how the empire gets divided. He had two children with his first wife Helga and one with his second wife. I remember Helga sued Gaston after they divorced for $500 million. Before marrying his new wife he had fired the old wife and the children.
Gaston was always a recluse and his lakeside estate in Velden Am Wörthersee, Austria (very near the borders of Slovenia and Italy) was “surrounded by a team of guards, attorneys, and servants”.
Gaston was always a recluse and his lakeside estate in Velden Am Wörthersee, Austria (very near the borders of Slovenia and Italy) was “surrounded by a team of guards, attorneys, and servants”.
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Gaston Glock was also a great businessman:
Gaston Glock, shrewd businessman behind the Glock 9mm pistol used by police and armies – obituary: His handguns, the first to be made mostly from plastic, made their creator a billionaire, and the Glock was promoted through films and music
Gaston Glock, shrewd businessman behind the Glock 9mm pistol used by police and armies – obituary: His handguns, the first to be made mostly from plastic, made their creator a billionaire, and the Glock was promoted through films and music
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That October 2014 lawsuit by Gaston’s former wife Helga was dismissed by a Federal judge in 2017.
“A federal judge in Atlanta has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the founder of the company that makes Glock pistols of conspiring to steal millions from his ex-wife. More than 350 pages long, the suit initially filed by Helga Glock in October 2014 included salacious allegations and drew unflattering comparisons between Gaston Glock and Shakespeare's King Lear.”
https://news.yahoo.com/news/judge-dismi ... 25756.html
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I didn't catch that part. However, he traded her in for a new model fifty years younger than himself. He wasn't a perfect man, like some on the internet want to make him out to be. He was just a man.RamZar wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:29 am
That October 2014 lawsuit by Gaston’s former wife Helga was dismissed by a Federal judge in 2017.
“A federal judge in Atlanta has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the founder of the company that makes Glock pistols of conspiring to steal millions from his ex-wife. More than 350 pages long, the suit initially filed by Helga Glock in October 2014 included salacious allegations and drew unflattering comparisons between Gaston Glock and Shakespeare's King Lear.”
https://news.yahoo.com/news/judge-dismi ... 25756.html
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First off 94 is good run, Second Gaston was IMHO Genius, wish his Glock 19 was a choice of Duty Forearm when I was Law Dog.
Gaston left legacy few can duplicate in firearm world.
Gaston left legacy few can duplicate in firearm world.
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