Gaston Glock

Who is Gaston Glock?

Gaston Glock 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 polymers, 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. In 2011, he divorced and married then 31-year old Kathrin Tschikof, manager of the Glock Horse Performance Center.

Glock suffered a stroke in 2012 according to Josh Dorsey of Glock, Inc. of Smyrna, Georgia.

Glock regularly supports different charity drives in Austria, having donated over one million euros.