Glaston Glock, the inventor of the Pistol or the hand glock used almost all over the world now died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Glock company announced his death on its website, but they did it share what killed him.
Glock had his start in Austria as an engineer. He founded the Glock company in 1963, according to the company’s website. He made these guns where he had made knives and iron rods.
He developed the semi-automatic Glock service pistol for the Austrian military in the early 1980s.
The Glock was lightweight, made of a nylon-based polymer frame instead of traditional steel, while also carrying up to 17 rounds of ammunition.
“Mr. Glock designed his pistol with three internal safeties — the trigger, firing pin, and drop safeties — to ensure that the pistol would perform consistently while providing the best protection against accidental discharge,” the site said.
By the mid-1980s, Glock pistols were introduced to the US market.
“Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future. His life’s work will continue in his spirit,” a statement on Glock’s site said.
Glock and his first wife, Helga, married in 1962 and divorced in 2011, according to a lawsuit filed by Helga. The lawsuit said they had three children, Brigitte, Gaston Jr., and Robert.
