Looks like he passed away a few days ago on 12/27 at the age of 94. Legacy is undeniable as his pistols are almost universally used by many/most police departments in the world. Opened the market for polymer-made, striker-fired handguns that are far more affordable, reliable, AND have higher capacity than the traditional metal-made 1911s. Also, who could forget the misinformation phase when folks thought Glocks could bypass metal detectors. Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the Glock handgun, dies at 94 Glock Inventor Dies, And Wyoming Gun Owners Tell Why They Love Their Glocks P.S. I just noticed, it appears that he and Samuel Colt have the same birthday, July 19th.
Interesting foot note (second article) where a business associate tried to kill him and - at age 69 - Glock knocked him out. He was probably 15 or 16 years old ('44 or '45) when Germany conscripted him to fight in WWII. True badass.
