Glock 17

The Glock 17 is a semiautomatic pistol (handgun) chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge.

History
The Glock 17 was the very first pistol manufactured by firearms manufacturer GLOCK. Production of the pistol began in 1980 when the Austrian Armed Forces announced its intent to seek a replacement for their World War II-era Walther P38 pistols. There was a strict, 17-part criteria for the new pistol, which GLOCK decided to take. In 1982, the company assembled a team of leading handgun experts from various military, police, and civilian sport-shooting circles in Europe, which helped them define an ideal pistol; this turned into the Glock 17. The Glock 17 was accepted after passing all of Austria's endurance and abuse tests, and adopted by the Austrian military and police.

The tests' results sparked a wave of interest in the Glock 17 in Western Europe and overseas, particularly in the U.S., where a similar campaign to select a countrywide replacement for the M1911 pistol had been underway since the late 1970s. In 1983, the U.S. Department of Defense inquired about the Glock 17 and received four samples for unofficial evaluation. Meanwhile, the pistol was adopted by Norway and Sweden's armed forces after surpassing all prior NATO durability standards. As a result, the Glock 17 became a standard NATO-classified sidearm. By 1992, about 350,000 pistols were sold in more than 45 countries, including 250,000 in the U.S.

Following the Glock 17's introduction, numerous variants and versions were offered. These variants differ in caliber, frame, and slide length; and have been identified by different model numbers, with the exception of the Glock 17L.

Specifications

 * Cartridge: 9mm Parabellum
 * Feed System: Safe Action
 * Weight: 22.4 oz. (625 g.)
 * Length: 7.32 in. (186 mm.)
 * Capacity: 17, 19, or 33

Non-Criminal
The following non-criminal charcters use/used Glock 17s.
 * Season One
 * Jason Gideon carried a Glock 17 in the pilot episode "Extreme Aggressor".
 * Aaron Hotchner frequently used a Glock 17, beginning in "Compulsion".
 * Spencer Reid first used the Glock 17 in "Compulsion".
 * Derek Morgan was also a frequent user of the Glock 17.
 * W. Weigart used a Glock 17 while confronting a police officer in "L.D.S.K.".
 * Season Three
 * Vic Wolynski ("In Name and Blood") used a Glock 17 with Hotch.
 * Emily Prentiss first used the Glock 17 in "Elephant's Memory".
 * Jordan ("Lucky") used a Glock 17 while in Floyd Feylinn Ferell's house.
 * Season Five
 * Matt Spicer ("Our Darkest Hour") used a Glock 17 while hunting Billy Flynn.
 * Season Nine
 * Mateo Cruz first used a Glock 17 in "To Bear Witness".
 * Season Twelve
 * Stephen Walker first used the Glock 17 in "Red Light".

Criminal
The following unsubs used Glock 17s in their crimes.
 * Season Eight
 * John Curtis ("The Replicator") - A "wound collector"-type copycat, stalker, abductor, one-time poisoner, one-time cop killer, bomber, serial-turned-proxy killer, and hacker who briefly held a Glock 17, but never got the chance to use it.
 * Season Thirteen
 * Peter Lewis ("Mr. Scratch") - A "wound collector"-type proxy killer, hacker, stalker, one-time cop killer, and later killer and abductor who previously appeared in the previous three seasons who carried a Glock 17 and a Glock 26 stolen from Hotch during a standoff.