Is Glock the 5th one?

[pneuby]

Now with all of the non-Glock clones, it's official. It's entered the realm of
iconic military contract pistols that are so popular/respected as to be
routinely knocked-off, or outright cloned.

1911
Luger
P35
Cz75
Glock

Am I missing a pistol, or does that seem about right?

 

[QuietM4]

All of those guns have been copied because either the international patent expired decades ago, or the design was licensed to other mfgs...

The Glock international patent just expired a few years ago...it is yet to be seen how many companies will have success copying the design. A few companies are doing so (Palmetto's Dagger pistol is a Gen 3 Glock 19 clone) not very many other companies are bringing clone pistols to market. Zev seems to be the only Glock clone I have seen in a gun shop.

Also, the Beretta M9 seems to be copied often (Taurus PT92, Girsan Regard, American Tactical C92). I think the Beretta has more successful clones than Glock does.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

 

[KoaTico]

I agree with QuietM4, I would certainly put the Beretta M9 on that list.

 

[Boriqua]

I watch a lot of movies .. I think the M9 is in every prop shop. Damn thing is everywhere.

Interested ... would this make the list

iconic military contract pistols that are so popular/respected as to be
routinely knocked-off, or outright cloned

https://arex.us/arex-zero-1-cp/

 

[mtptwo]

I agree with QuietM4, I would certainly put the Beretta M9 on that list.

He already has a P38.

 

[pneuby]

From what I recalled, the 92 was an evolution of their earlier model/s for the commercial market.
Not outright designed for a mil-contract, though certainly adopted thereafter by many, as we know.

https://www.beretta.com/en/world-of-beretta/history/

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/6/13/pistol-history-the-beretta-model-92s-9-mm/

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/guide-beretta-92/

https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2017/2/remembering-how-the-beretta-m9-became-americas-sidearm/

 

[Kingjoey]

The Luger really doesn't belong on that list, its complexity and cost was its own demise and wasn't a optimal candidate for cloning. As far as I know, its toggle lock was never really used on other pistols as the Browning tilting barrel was a far simpler design

 

[QuietM4]

The Luger really doesn't belong on that list, its complexity and cost was its own demise and wasn't a optimal candidate for cloning. As far as I know, its toggle lock was never really used on other pistols as the Browning tilting barrel was a far simpler design

Agreed, the Luger does not belong on the list. If your criteria was simply use by a large military force, than the Japanese Nambu pistol should be on there also...but OP specified that it has to have spawned clones.

 

[MarkItZero]

Now with all of the non-Glock clones, it's official. It's entered the realm of
iconic military contract pistols that are so popular/respected as to be
routinely knocked-off, or outright cloned.

1911
Luger
P35
Cz75
Glock

Am I missing a pistol, or does that seem about right?

Single Action Army

 

[High Standard]

Now with all of the non-Glock clones, it's official. It's entered the realm of
iconic military contract pistols that are so popular/respected as to be
routinely knocked-off, or outright cloned.

1911
Luger
P35
Cz75
Glock

Am I missing a pistol, or does that seem about right?

Hi Power?

 

[QuietM4]

Now with all of the non-Glock clones, it's official. It's entered the realm of
iconic military contract pistols that are so popular/respected as to be
routinely knocked-off, or outright cloned.

1911
Luger
P35
Cz75
Glock

Am I missing a pistol, or does that seem about right?

Hi Power?

P35 is a High Power.

 

[High Standard]

P35 is a High Power.

Thanks! I’m an idiot. I know that and it didn’t sink in with me.

 

[Pscipio03]

The instant Poly80 came into existence, Glock became syndicated.