- Gaston Glock
Gaston Glock (1929- ) is an
Austria nengineer , and founder of firearms companyGlock . The Glock "safe-action"pistol is well-regarded and has often been copied by other companies. The process of producing the Glock pistol includes the application ofTenifer , a patented metal treatment that hardens the slides.Biography
Murder attempt
In July 1999 in an apparent attempt to cover his embezzlement of millions from the Glock company, Glock's associate Charles Ewert hired 67 year old French-born ex-mercenary Jacques Pêcheur to murder Glock in a garage in
Luxembourg . Glock was able to fend off the attack and survived with seven head wounds and some cuts and abrasions and as a result of these injuries, he lost about a litre of blood. Jacques Pêcheur was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the attack. As a result of Pêcheur's testimony, Charles Ewert was sentenced to 20 years. [ [http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/0331/020.html March 2003 article from Forbes.com] ]References
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