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In addition, the Glock 26 can use factory magazines from the Glock 17, Glock 18, and Glock 19, and one can swap out base plates to give it capacities of 15, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 and 33 rounds. More than simply a "shortened" Glock 19, design of the subcompact Glock 26 required extensive rework of the frame, locking block, and spring assembly that ...
As of 2008, 4-inch (100 mm) and 5-inch (130 mm) XD Service models chambered in .45 ACP were available with an optional ambidextrous frame-mounted thumb safety. The HS2000 is fed by staggered-column (otherwise known as "double-stack") detachable box magazines that are made of polished stainless steel with a polymer basepad.
: Glock 17 MHS and 19 MHS chambered in 9 mm NATO, and the Glock 22 MHS and 23 MHS chambered in .40 S&W, respectively. [23]: KRISS USA Sphinx SDP variant chambered in 9mm NATO. [26] [27]: SIG Sauer P320 MHS, a variant of the P320. [23]: Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0; in co-operation with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. [28]
From 2013 the British Army is replacing the Browning with the polymer-framed Glock 17 Gen 4 pistol, due to concerns about weight and the external safety of the pistol. [19] In 2018, FN announced they would end production of the Mark III Hi-Power, which was expensive to produce and had been assembled in Portugal to cut costs.
Conventional eight groove rifling on the left, and octagonal polygonal rifling on the right. Polygonal rifling (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ ɡ ə n əl / pə-LIG-ə-nəl) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile.
Weapon Origin Type Caliber Image Notes Pistols Glock 17 Gen 5 FS Austria Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: Service pistol. 2,910 units purchased in 2019 and additional 1,000 units bought in 2020 to replace the following pistols that were in service with the Portuguese Army: Walther P38, SIG P228, Heckler & Koch USP and Beretta 92.
In addition to 9×19mm Parabellum and .45 ACP, they can also be chambered in .40 S&W (using Glock 22 magazines), 10mm Auto (using Glock 20 magazines), or .357 SIG (using Glock 31 magazines). A variant chambered for 9×21mm IMI that feeds from standard 9×19mm Glock 17 magazines is available for the Italian civilian market.
Glock 19 Austria: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: Standard pistol for special forces units in Glock 19X variant. [23] Commonly equipped with silencers. Glock 17 Austria: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: Used by special forces. Replaced by Glock 19X but still being heavily employed. Submachine guns FMK-3 Argentina: 9×19mm ...