Gaston Glock began his engineering career making curtains and knives for the Austrian army, and only reached the design and manufacture of weapons at the age of 52.
Gaston Glock, the inventor of the Glock pistol, which has the largest sales volume in the world, has died. The death occurred yesterday, December 27, reported the press service of the company, which he founded in 1963.
The causes of death have not yet been revealed, but the inventor was 94 years old.
“Our founder Gaston Glock not only revolutionized the world of firearms in the 1980s, but also succeeded in establishing the GLOCK brand as a global leader in the handgun industry,” the statement said.
Gaston Glock was born on July 19, 1929 in Vienna. He began his engineering career making curtains and knives for the Austrian army, and only reached the design and manufacture of weapons at the age of 52.
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