In many respects, Glock’s commercial success is more remarkable than Colt’s in their respective inceptions because Colt had no competitors, and had patent protection for the the heart of the action — indexing and locking the cylinder while cocking the hammer.
Not to to take anything away from Sam Colt. He was an artistic as well as a marketing genius. If I could get everyone to shoot front-loading soft charcoal only, my handguns would be .51 Navies.
July 19th, 2012 at 10:01 am
In many respects, Glock’s commercial success is more remarkable than Colt’s in their respective inceptions because Colt had no competitors, and had patent protection for the the heart of the action — indexing and locking the cylinder while cocking the hammer.
July 19th, 2012 at 10:08 am
God made man. Gaston Glock made him plastic.
July 19th, 2012 at 10:56 am
It’s my birthday too!
July 19th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Happy Birthday Fred!
And nk, don’t forget, the ’17 was Gaston’s first model. Not bad for a guy who started out making curtain rods.
July 19th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
And those are also shared with my now 13 year old son, Ryan!! Happy Birthday to him! Might have to buy him one of each!!
July 19th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Not to to take anything away from Sam Colt. He was an artistic as well as a marketing genius. If I could get everyone to shoot front-loading soft charcoal only, my handguns would be .51 Navies.
July 20th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
I’ll bet you can’t guess my astrological sign.
Daniel Chester French, George Takei, Adolf Hitler. Dude, it’s like, mystical. Birthday says it all.