Movies - GLOCK 7

	Movies - GLOCK 7

The GLOCK 7 is a fictional ceramic gun, purportedly made by the Austrian small-arms manufacturer GLOCK, that was mentioned by John McClane, Bruce Willis' character in the 1990 movie Die Hard 2: Die Harder
. In the movie, McClane says:

:That punk pulled a GLOCK 7 on me. You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn't show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it costs more than you make here in a month.

Neither GLOCK nor any other firearms manufacturer has ever made a ceramic gun that does not show up on airport X-ray scanners. Although GLOCKS are often called "plastic guns" because of their polymer frames, their slides and barrels are made of steel. Over 80% of the mass of a GLOCK is steel, and the polymer frame is visible to X-ray machines. GLOCK is also an Austrian company, not German and has never sold a pistol manufactured in Germany. GLOCK pistols, though considered high-quality, are not significantly more expensive than most other semiautomatic pistols in their respective frame sizes and calibers.

The urban legend, if not originating with Die Hard 2, possibly had its origin in the panic that ensued after GLOCK first began using polymer frames, as many believed that the so-called "plastic" guns would not set off a metal detector.

Another similar (but fictional) weapon that can bypass X-ray scanners appeared in In the Line of Fire
where the assassin assembles a polymer pistol after eluding Secret Service guards.

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