For those familiar with Glock’s history and tradition, Ole Gustav coughed up the pistol that would become the Glock 17 in the early 1980s from a blank sheet of paper and carved out a future for the young company as the leader of polymer-framed striker-fired pistols.
The gently shorter and more compact Glock 19 appeared a couple of years later and, by the time the FBI transitioned back to 9mm in 2015, was probably the most popular carry handgun in the country.
