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"The Glock, is a weapon I greatly admire."
"Of course you do, sir. Cause you're a very clever man."
"Beautifully machined, takes to the hand like a glove.
"
Valentin Zukovsky and Arms Dealer[src]

The Glock 17 was the first of a series of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistol designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H.

The Glock 17 was first created for the Austrian Army’s pistol trials that were held in the early 1980s. Despite the Glock company being new to firearms manufacture and facing off against the industry giant Steyr and its formidable GB pistol, the Glock 17 emerged as the dark horse victor of the trials.

Although the Glock pistol design was way ahead of the curve in early 1980s, the first generation of Glocks were limited to use in Austrian Military and Police spheres. However, when the second generation variants were introduced in 1988, the Glock pistols began their expeditious progress to dominate the pistol markets. In 2013, the fourth generation Glock 17 replaced the Browning Hi-Power (L9/L9A1) as the main service pistol of the British Army, designated L131A1.

The firearm first appeared in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and subsequently appeared in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). In addition, it has been featured in the video-games Nightfire (2002) and 007: Quantum of Solace (2008).

Film History[]

GoldenEye (film)[]

"The Chinese have released a batch of counterfeits on the market. Perfect, except for one tiny detail. The silly Chinese have made the firing pin, too short."
Valentin Zukovsky to Arms Dealer[src]

In a deleted scene, Valentin Zukovsky meets with an Arms Dealer, who attempts to sell him various weapons. Having already looked at the Heckler & Koch MP5 that was shown to him, Zukovsky picks up a Glock 17, noting that it is a weapon that he greatly admires, as he describes how it takes to the hand like a glove. However, Zukovsky notes that the Chinese were flooding the market with counterfeits, proving that this Glock 17 was a fake by aiming it at the arms dealer and pulling the trigger, with the gun failing to fire due to a firing pin that is too short.

Tomorrow Never Dies (film)[]

The Glock 17 was one of the sidearms (alongside the SIG-Sauer P229) issued to Elliot Carver's Stealth Ship crew. Carver himself holds Bond at gunpoint with a Glock, before being torn to pieces with a sea drill.

Casino Royale (film)[]

The Glock 17 is seen frequently; usually in the hands of law enforcement personnel. During his attack on Miami Airport, the terrorist known as Carlos Nikolic stole a Glock 17 from the airport security locker room, which he had then used in an attempt to shoot and kill James Bond, who was chasing him down. The firearm was also the standard issue pistol of the Montenegro police.

Quantum of Solace (film)[]

Several of Dominic Greene's bodyguards were armed with Glocks in both Bregenz, Austria and the Perla de las Dunas hotel in Bolivia. In addition, Haines' Bodyguard also carried one.

Skyfall (film)[]

The mercenary Patrice used a suppressed Glock 17 to kill two guards in Shanghai, before he moved upstairs and attempted to use his Sniper Rifle to assassinate a target.

The Glock 17 was held by the Boat Captain, when Raoul Silva had forced the captured James Bond to engage in a shooting competition, using Duelling Pistols, taking aim at the captured Sévérine. When Bond hesitated before taking his shot, the Boat Captain aimed his Glock 17 at his hand, forcing Bond to shoot and miss, before Silva shot and killed Sévérine. However, Bond was then able to fight and overpower Silva's guards, killing everyone and taking Silva captive, having managed to take the Boat Captain's Glock 17, before Bond's allies arrived, as Bond had used his Radio Transmitter to call for backup.

The weapon is the standard sidearm of the British security personnel present at M's public inquiry hearing, along with the disguised Raoul Silva and his men.

Spectre (film)[]

Both Gareth Mallory and SPECTRE collaborator Max Denbigh are armed with Glock 17s.

Video-Game History[]

Glock 17 (Nightfire, PC) 1

A Glock 17 in the James Bond video-game Nightfire (2002, PC variant).

For copyright reasons, the Glock 17 appears in the game Nightfire as the "Kowloon Type 40" and the "Kowloon Type 80", the Type 80 being capable of full auto fire as opposed to the Type 40's three-round burst. The K-80 is only available in multiplayer, or as an upgrade for a high score in single player. In multiplayer mode, villain characters can wield akimbo Kowloon pistols. In the video-game adaptation of Quantum of Solace the 3rd generation Glock 17 is renamed "GF17" as a subtle reference to the film Goldfinger. It can be equipped with a suppressor. In the Nintendo Wii version, a Glock 17 converted to full-auto with a chrome slide replaces both the normal Glock 17 and the Glock 18C as the "GF18".

Gallery[]

Glock 17/Gallery

Trivia[]

  • In a deleted scene from GoldenEye (1995), the Pakistani arms dealer attempts to sell a Chinese counterfeit of the Glock 17 to Valentin Zukovsky. Zukovsky points the pistol at the man's forehead and pulls the trigger, revealing the tell-tale flaw in the counterfeit - the firing pins are too short.
    • Funnily enough, in NightFire, the Glock pistols bear a Chinese-sounding Kowloon name.

References[]

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