This Day in History: Gaston Glock is Born

By Logan Metesh

Vienna, Austria – -(AmmoLand.com)- Ninety years ago today, on July 19, 1929, Gaston Glock was born in Vienna, Austria.

Gaston grew to become a successful businessman and had built a solid career in the injection molding parts business. The company that bears his surname was founded in 1963 and he produced his first military products – knives, grenade cases, and machine gun belt links – in the 1970s.

Mr. Glock’s home country announced its search for a new military sidearm in 1980. At that time, Gaston had had absolutely zero experience in producing firearms or their components, let alone designing one from the ground up. Despite this, that’s exactly what he did when he was 52. Never let someone tell you an old dog can’t learn new tricks.

It turned out that Gaston Glock’s expertise with polymers would be of far more value than any knowledge of arms design. His use of polymer construction in the pistol he designed allowed it to be lightweight yet durable and cost-effective to produce.

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