Glock Ges.m.b.H.

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Glock Ges.m.b.H.
Number of employees
1,325 (2015)[2]
Websitewww.glock.com

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 handguns are used by armed forces and law enforcement organizations worldwide, including most law enforcement agencies in the United States.[3] Glock handguns are popular in some countries for personal protection and practical shooting. The company sponsors a competitive shooting team that travels worldwide.[4] As of 2014, Glock produced over two dozen models of handguns in three sizes and seven calibers.[5][6][7]

Products

Handguns

Main article: Glock
Original Glock 17 issued by the Norwegian military

Glock handguns are common sidearms among law enforcement agencies and military organizations around the world, and are also popular weapons for home defense, and concealed/open carry. They are reputed to be highly reliable, able to function under extreme conditions and available in a wide range of ammunition types (

.400 Corbon, .40 Super, and .50 GI are also available. The simplicity of the Glock design as well as its simple operation contributes to its reliability, as it contains a relatively small number of components (nearly half as many as the typical handgun, each one interchangeable requiring no hand-fitting) making maintenance and repair easier and less costly. In December 2019, Glock introduced their first production-model .22-caliber pistol, the Glock 44.[7]

The polymer frame makes them lighter than typical steel or aluminum-framed handguns, an attractive feature for police officers and citizens who carry firearms for extended periods of time. The trigger is the only operating element; all three

Tenifer,[9]
which hardens the surface and makes the pistol resistant to corrosion and wear.

Though the

Ruger SR9
pistols.

In addition to their semi-automatic handguns, Glock also produces a

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives – restricting their purchase and possession to ATF 3 licensed dealers in the US.[10]

Other

As well as handguns, Glock also produces field knives, entrenching tools, various horse related products, and apparel.

Subsidiaries

Glock international subsidiaries are:

Embezzlement

Glock has twice been the target of embezzlement schemes involving high-ranking officers of the company or others closely related to the company. In 1999, Charles Ewert attempted to have Gaston Glock murdered after Glock asked for a meeting regarding an accusation of embezzlement. Ewert was convicted of attempted murder along with an accomplice for his involvement.[11]

In April 2012, Paul Jannuzzo, the former CEO of US subsidiary Glock, Inc., was convicted of racketeering regarding his involvement in an embezzlement scheme against the company.[12]

Investigations in the Ewert embezzlement case exposed questionable financial dealings by Ewert and a complicated ownership structure hidden behind a string of shell companies in favourable tax locations around the world.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Glock Company Timeline". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Wirtschaftsdaten" (in German). news networld internetservice GmbH. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ Ayoob, Massad (May 2004), "The Glock. Tips for selling more of this hot seller", Shooting Industry, retrieved 2 December 2009
  4. ^ "Team GLOCK Shooting Squad preserves their winning streak with multiple victories" (PDF) (Press release). TEAM GLOCK. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  5. ISBN 978-0-425-21750-4
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  6. ISBN 978-0-7858-1519-8
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  7. ^ a b Glock introduces the .22 cal G44 handgun
  8. ^ Glock Ges.m.b.H (2013). Instructions for Use, Glock Safe Action Pistols (PDF). Glock Ges.m.b.H. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  9. ^ "GLOCK". Glock.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Questions and Answers | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives".
  11. ^ "Top Gun". Forbes. 31 March 2003. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Ex-Glock executive sentenced to 7-years in prison". Fox. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  13. ^ Grow, Brian; Ewing, Jack; Barrett, Paul M. (10 September 2009). "Glock's Secret Path to Profits". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  14. ^ Jarvis, John Paul (28 January 2011). "The strange case of Mr. Gaston Glock". Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

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