German mag leaks rotating barrel Glock 46 9mm police pistol

By Chris Eger

The very G19-like Glock 46 looks like a Gen 5 until you get to the barrel (Photos: Das Magazin für Waffenbesitzer via Recoilweb.com)
While this side of the pond is marveling at the differences on the new Gen 5 Glock series, over in Germany something really different has surfaced.
The German firearms industry trade journal DWJ last week announced the new Glock 46 which company CEO Stephan Dörler described as a supplement for German police forces who already use the Glock 17 and is undergoing tests at the Polizeitechnische Institut in Munster.
Following up with the highlights in English with lots of photos, Recoil detailed the new gun has most of the same Gen 5 features (no finger grooves, ambi slide stop, beveled frame nose) but that instead of either the old tilting polygonal rifled barrel or the fresh new Glock Marksman Barrel, the G46 uses a rotating barrel system. Further, as noted by Recoil, the new Glock can be field stripped without having to first pull the trigger.
The loaded slide and frame is a wee bit different from other Glocks
Rotating barrels aren’t new– with Beretta using them on their Cougar and PX4 Storm series most recently while older designs such as the

Source: Guns.com