Gaston Glock, inventor of the famous pistol. He died at the age of 94 years

Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer, inventor of the Glock pistol. Pistols are widely used throughout the world. He died at the age of 94 years.

Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer, inventor of the Glock pistol. Pistols are widely used throughout the world. Glock said in a statement that she died at the age of 94. The work of the company founder will continue in his spirit

Glock rifles are used in both the armed forces of different countries. Security officers, gun owners, and criminals around the world Glocks' popularity derived from American popular culture. Weapons appear in Hollywood films, including the science fiction action film The Matrix Reloaded.

Although his works are very popular, Gluck is also described as a reclusive billionaire. He spends most of his time in his mansion overlooking the lake in Austria. He was barely in the news. He only made headlines after publishing a book about his work in 2012, after his divorce from his first wife in 2011, and when a business partner tried to kill him in the late 1990s. The attacker was a hired professional wrestler. A rubber mallet was used to hit his head seven times, but Glock, then 70, was able to fight back and bring down his attacker.

“Gaston Glock has set the strategic direction for the Glock Group throughout his life. Preparing for the future,” the company said, adding that Glock revolutionized the world of small arms. It succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as a global leader in the handgun industry.

Gluck, who was born in 1929, studied mechanical engineering at a university in Vienna. He later established a consumer goods company in the city. Outside the Austrian capital and in the early 1980s, he expanded his business to include the production of military weapons for the Austrian army, which wanted to develop its own pistols.

Glock designed and patented a lightweight 9mm semi-automatic pistol that could fire 18 rounds and was easy to load. The weapons are very popular among soldiers and police around the world. According to Forbes, Gluck's personal wealth is estimated at $1.1 billion in 2021.

The Glock pistol was also featured in American popular culture by American actor Tommy Lee Jones. “Get a Glock,” he said in the 1998 movie “US Marshall,” and throw those nickel-plated pistols away. “American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wu-Tang Clan have also referenced Glocks in their song lyrics. The weapon has also appeared in blockbuster Hollywood films, including the action films 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' and 'The Matrix Reloaded' )

Over the years gun control advocates have criticized Glock for releasing weapons that can be easily concealed. It holds more bullets than the same type of pistol, plus Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator who was found by American soldiers to have hidden a Glock pistol in an underground hole in 2003.

In 2018, a US Marine Corps veteran with mental health issues used a Glock pistol to kill 12 people in a crowded bar in California. Meanwhile, a gun company in the US that faced criticism used it to produce custom-made Glock rifles. It looks like a kids Lego toy.

Glock has often failed to respond to criticism from gun control activists, and has refused to join forces with other gun manufacturers. Who signed a voluntary gun control agreement with the US government in 2000.