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Man firing a fully automatic 9×19mm Glock 18 machine pistol with a shoulder stock. Glock 18: The Glock 18 is a selective-fire variant of the Glock 17, developed at the request of the Austrian counter-terrorist unit EKO Cobra, and as a way to internally test Glock components under high strain conditions. [95]
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.
Glock 17: 9mm: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm London Police Service: Ontario: Glock 17 Glock 22: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm Medicine Hat Police Service: Alberta: Glock 17: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm Nelson Police ...
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.
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Glock 19 (issued to South Yorkshire Police as a variant to the Glock 17 pistol [citation needed], as well as to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police). [7] Glock 19M (Glock 19 variant issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police) [7] Glock 26 (issued to plainclothes [13] and firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police) [7]
A 14-year-old shooting suspect who had a a high-capacity Glock 17 handgun in his possession was arrested by detectives this week. 14-year-old New Bedford shooting suspect arrested, had high ...
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.