Glock

The World's Handgun

Chris McNab

• Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781782743026
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

The Glock series of handguns represents one of the greatest steps forward in pistol design since the introduction of the Colt M1911. Inspired by the Austrian Army's 1980 request for a new sidearm, the Glock Ges.m.b.H. company set to work designing and developing a revolutionary new weapon that combined reliability, firepower, and the latest in material technology. Within two years it had been adopted by the Austrian Army, but such were its qualities that within a decade the handgun was a dominant presence in the global military, law enforcement, and civilian markets. More than 2.5 million Glocks have been sold to date, to more than 50 nations.
Glock: The World's Handgun follows the evolution of the Glock handgun from concept to market leader, and explains each of the many variants and calibers, starting with the original Glock 17 and working through to the latest fourth generation models, including the 9mm Model 19,.40 caliber Model 22., and subcompact Model 26.
Illustrated with more than 200 artworks and photographs, Glock: The World's Handgun is an expertly written account of one of the most influential handguns in the world today.

Index

Numbers in bold indicate

illustrations and photographs.

.357 Glocks 104–5, 105, 106, 188

.380 Auto Glocks 107–9, 107, 108, 109

.40 Glocks 73–80, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 174, 175, 177, 178, 182

.45 ACP Glocks 91–99, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 183

.45 GAP Glocks 99–103, 100–1, 102, 103, 178, 182

9mm Glocks 42–43, 46–71, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60–61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 170, 203

10mm Glocks 80–89, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 173

accessories 148–9, 149

accessory rail 41, 186–7

accidental discharges 169–71

Afghanistan conflict 199, 200, 204, 211

airport security 38–41, 39

Alaskan State Troopers (AST) 10

ammunition capacity 12, 12

Anderson, Jack 38

appeal 33

al-Assad, Hafez 37

Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) 77, 190

Australia 157

Austria 21

EKO Cobra unit 43, 70, 195 8, 154, 157

Austrian Army 8–9, 9, 34, 194, 195, 198

contract 31

handgun selection criteria 20

need for new pistol 19, 21

specification 23

barrels 63, 69, 75, 108, 146, 147

Glock 17 26, 27, 53, 54

interchangeable 16

pencil 53

Beretta 18, 31, 205

Beretta 92 32

Beretta 1934 107

Beretta M9 51, 53, 205, 207, 211...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Development of the Glock
• The 9mm Glocks
• The .40 and 10mm Glocks
• The .45, .30, and .357 Glocks
• Handling the Glock
• Law-Enforcement Use
• The Glock in Military Use
• Further Reading
• Glossary
• Appendices
• Index
• Picture Credits