What makes the Glock different than what the other guns were manufactured out of was the special plastic that Gaston used. Polymer plastic is a very strong plastic that is resistant to corrosion which differed from traditional steel guns. The guns made of steel were heavy and the bullets were loaded individually. With the Glock, the clip held seventeen bullets which was a greater number than a regular steel gun. Gaston wanted the most powerful gun to be the product of this idea. Gaston had begun making knives and clip belts for the Austrian army.

All these inventions were made in his work shop which was his garage. He would study and analyze what the army was starting w for instance a knife and he would construct a blade and handle that could adapt ore to an ever evolving military strategy. Gaston’s Glock was put through rigorous tests of heat, ice, sand and mud. Experiments were conducted to test the durability of the pistol; other guns such as the H&K failed to the comparison of the Glock 17. In Spring 1984, Gaston traveled to the town of DeutschWagram where he bought property to have his workshop expanded.

He had hired 3 dozen Turkish immigrants but as his gun and company grew, his contract and business plan only expanded to the Austrian army. As more countries learned of the capability of the Glock 17, they nquired more information and wanted the product. Gaston had little income and didn’t know how to manufacture his product with an increasingly growing market. Gaston’s entrepreneur acquaintance, Karl Walter suggested that Gaston should expand to the United States. This was not only a good marketing approach but what would be a large investement for the USA.