Pistol 80: This GLOCK was the beginning

The success story of GLOCK began in the early 1980s, when Gaston Glock developed an innovative pistol in a very short time and won the Austrian Armed Forces' tender. With its polymer frame and innovative Safe Action® system, this pistol exceeded the requirements of the army and far outperformed the other pistol manufacturers in this tender.

Introduced as the Pistole 80 (P80) service pistol of the Austrian Armed Forces – the original with Bundesheer markings is shown in the image above. Subsequently, the GLOCK P80 became known worldwide as the GLOCK 17, both in official and civilian markets. It is certainly one of the most well-known and widely spread pistols on our planet. The GLOCK P80 is now available as a limited special edition in the original version developed for the Austrian Armed Forces. HERE is the history of the P80 directly from GLOCK.

The anniversary model of the GLOCK P80 directly from AUSTRIA ARMS.

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