Gaston Glock
| Gaston Glock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1929 |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Founder of Glock |
| Spouse | Kathrin Glock |
| Children | Brigitte Glock Gaston Glock, Jr Robert Glock |
Gaston Glock (born July 19, 1929) is an Austrian engineer, and founder of the firearms company Glock. The well-regarded Glock "safe-action" pistol is used by security forces and law enforcement agencies in 48 countries. The process of producing the Glock pistol includes the application of Tenifer, a patented metal treatment that hardens the slide and barrel. Glock had never actually designed or manufactured a gun until he was 52 years old, but he was already an expert in plastics, having made a small fortune manufacturing curtain rods and grenade shells for the Austrian Army.
Glock has three children out of his former marriage with Helga Glock. He divorced and married 31-year old Kathrin Tschikof, manager of the Glock Horse Performance Center, in 2011.[1][2]
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[edit] Murder attempt
In July 1999 Charles Ewert, a business associate of Glock, hired a French ex-mercenary to murder Glock (who was 70 years old at that time[3]) with a mallet in a garage in Luxembourg in an apparent attempt to cover up embezzlement of millions from the Glock company.
Although Glock's injuries included seven head wounds and the loss of about a litre of blood, Glock was able to fend off the attack by striking the hitman twice. The hired killer, 67-year-old Jacques Pêcheur, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the attack. Charles Ewert was sentenced to 20 years as a result of Pêcheur's testimony.[4]
[edit] Book
In 2012 a book written by Paul M. Barrett was published about Gaston Glock's life, titled Glock: The Rise of America's Gun. The Wall Street Journal calls it "a fascinating look at one man's extraordinary success".[5]
[edit] See also
- Glock pistol, the company's best-known product
[edit] References
- ^ "Glück für Glock". Kleine Zeitung. 29 July 2011. http://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/villachland/velden_am_woerther_see/2796737/glueck-fuer-glock.story. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Graber, Renate (13 September 2011). "Gaston Glock ordnet Familie und Vermögen neu". Der Standard. http://derstandard.at/1315006281042/Waffenfabrikant-Gaston-Glock-ordnet-Familie-und-Vermoegen-neu. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Gaston Glock article on Nndb.com
- ^ Machan, Dyan (31 March 2003). "Top Gun". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/0331/020.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204257504577149913689465528.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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