Glock Ges.m.b.H. · Pistol · In Production · 1986
| Weight (empty) | 625 g (22.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 204 mm (8.03") |
| Barrel Length | 114 mm (4.49") |
| Height | 155 mm (6.10") |
| Width | 34 mm (1.34") |
| Magazine Capacity | 19 rounds |
| Action Type | Short Recoil |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Muzzle Velocity | 375 m/s (1230 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 524 J (386 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Frame Material | Polymer |
Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum
The Glock 18 is a select-fire machine pistol variant of the Glock 17, capable of both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire at approximately 1,200 rounds per minute. Developed in 1986 at the request of the Austrian counter-terrorism unit EKO Cobra, the G18 was Gaston Glock's second pistol design. Externally nearly identical to the G17, the G18 features a fire selector switch on the left rear of the slide — up for semi-automatic, down for full-automatic. Despite the visual similarity, the G18 sl...
Country of Origin: Austria
Designer: Gaston Glock