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Glock Ges.m.b.H. (doing business as GLOCK) is a light weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its founder, Gaston Glock. The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols , but also produces field knives , entrenching tools , various horse related products, and apparel.
Glock 32: The Glock 32 is a .357 SIG variant of the compact Glock 23. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 32 is 13 rounds. It can accept magazines intended for the Glock 31, Glock 22, or Glock 23 as well. Glock 33: The Glock 33 is a .357 SIG variant of the subcompact Glock 27. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 33 is 9 rounds.
It was the first polymer-framed handgun, predating the Glock 17 by 12 years. At 820 g (28.9 oz) unloaded, the weapon is lighter than most metal framed pistols of the time. It has a double-stack, double-feed magazine; double-feed magazines are uncommon for pistols even today.
“Kamala says she owns a Glock,” echoed country music star John Rich. “She was also in favor of banning what she called ‘high capacity magazines’ which is anything over 7 rounds.
Auto sears, commonly called Glock switches, are small pieces that, when attached to the slide of a semiautomatic handgun, allow the firearm to become fully automatic with a single pull of the trigger.
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Glock: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: 10,000,000 [28] 20,000,000 [29] 5 million sold by 2007 and 1 million in 2013 alone. 800,000+ imported into the US in 2012 [30] Makarov pistol Soviet Union: 5,000,000 [31] 10,000,000 [citation needed] 5 million at the Izhevsk factory alone [32] M1 Garand: Semi-automatic rifle United States: 8,200,000 [33 ...
Glock 18. The Glock 18 (styled as GLOCK 18) is a selective fire pistol manufactured by Austrian producer, Glock Ges.m.b.H. The Glock 18 is one of the company's most popular and known guns, because of the capability to switch between fully automatic fire and semi-automatic fire.