Gaston Glock, the brilliant Austrian inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of one of the most successful firearms manufacturers in history, passed away Wednesday at 94. The cause of death was not immediatly announced.
In 1963, as Europe was attempting to rebuild every aspect of its economy after the devastation of World War II, Glock founded Glock Ges.m.b.H to provide molding parts and components for several European authorities and companies from his facility in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria.
His polymer molding products formed the handles of knives and shovels, curtain rods, doorknobs, grenade casings, machine belt links, and machine covers for newer wiring and tubing in the burgeoning age of postwar communications.
In 1976, Glock noticed a contract opportunity published by the Austrian army for a new knife bayonet for its Steyr AUG assault rifle. Glock meticulously designed…
