The Glock 17 was one of the first commercially available pistols to utilize a polymer frame (and was certainly the first successful one), which caused much controversy and misunderstanding over its first few years on the market. Hence, 17 rounds was impressive and in our view, is the likely actual reason for choosing 17 as the model number. When it was introduced to the American market, nearly all other service-sized semi-automatic pistols had 15-round magazine capacities, and many cops were still using 6-shot revolvers.
However, the magazine capacity of the standard Glock 17 is, you guessed it, 17 rounds (today, optional extended magazines are available in 19, 24, 31, and 33-round capacities). We’ve done some research and have never been able to substantiate this assertion, and it doesn’t matter too much. It weighs a relatively feathery 22 ounces without its loaded magazine inserted and a still-light 33-ish ounce loaded (depending on your choice of ammunition).Īccording to the Glock company, the Glock 17 was so named because its design was the 17th patent filed by Gaston Glock. The G17 is a full-size service pistol with a 4.5-inch barrel, 8-inch overall length, 5.47” height, a slide width of 1 inch, and overall width of 1.26 inches at its widest. The pistol had been adopted by the Austrian army and police forces (in 1983) and by Norway (in 1985) as the P80-see below for more. The Glock 17 was the first commercially available Glock model sold in America, starting in January 1986. Nearly all 9mm Glocks are now available in MOS (Modular Optic System) variants that allow the mounting of micro-compact red dot optics on the slide, and several “C” models have been offered over the years, with compensating gas ports cut into the barrels and slides, though these are comparatively rare. A common tongue-in-cheek saying is, “If you’ve seen one Glock, you’ve seen them all. Still, all follow the general function and mode of operation and vary only in the finish, caliber, length of barrel/slide, length of the grip, overall width, and ammunition capacity, in addition to variations in capability for mounting optics, tactical lights, and interchangeable backstraps. Today Glock offers roughly 30 different models and hundreds of sub-variants.
Before developing his pistol, Gaston’s company made entrenching tools, knives, grenade casings, machine-gun belts, and other products for the Austrian military, but no firearms. Gaston Glock founded the business in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, where the original manufacturing facility still stands. A Glock has only around 35 parts, compared to 52+ in Colt 1911 or 61 in Beretta 92FS. The Glock pistol is known for its reliability, durability, and relatively simple design. A Glock is a semi-automatic, polymer-framed, striker-fired handgun made by GLOCK, Inc.
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