Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun, has died aged 94.
The Glock company said in a statement that its founder’s life’s work would “continue in his spirit”.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
Despite the popularity of his creation, Glock has been described as a reclusive billionaire who spent most of his time at a lakefront estate in Austria.
He was rarely in the news, only making headlines when a book about his business was published in 2012, after a divorce from his first wife in 2011 and when a business associate tried to have him killed in the late 1990s.
In the latter incident, the hired attacker, a professional wrestler, beat him seven times on the head with a rubber mallet but Glock, then 70, fought back and managed to knock out his assailant.
“Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future,” the company said.
It added that its leader had “revolutionised the world of small arms” and “succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as the global leader in the handgun industry”.
Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun, has died aged 94.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
The Glock company said in a statement that its founder’s life’s work would “continue in his spirit”.
Despite the popularity of his creation, Glock has been described as a reclusive billionaire who spent most of his time at a lakefront estate in Austria.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
Despite the popularity of his creation, Glock has been described as a reclusive billionaire who spent most of his time at a lakefront estate in Austria.
He was rarely in the news, only making headlines when a book about his business was published in 2012, after a divorce from his first wife in 2011 and when a business associate tried to have him killed in the late 1990s.
In the latter incident, the hired attacker, a professional wrestler, beat him seven times on the head with a rubber mallet but Glock, then 70, fought back and managed to knock out his assailant.
“Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future,” the company said.
It added that its leader had “revolutionised the world of small arms” and “succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as the global leader in the handgun industry”.
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