The company's founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearms design or manufacture at the time their first pistol, the Glock 17, was being prototyped.
Firmaets grundlægger, ingeniøren Gaston Glock (født 19. juli 1929), havde ingen erfaring med at udvikle og producere pistoler, da han udviklede Glock 17 som prototype.