The GLOCK G19 is a standard frame, compact-size, locked-breech, recoil-operated, double-action-only, semiautomatic pistol fed by a detachable box magazine that is chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum.
| G19 Gen3 | G19 Gen4 | |
| Caliber: | 9×19mm Parabellum | 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action: | Constant Double Action | Constant Double Action |
| Frame Type: | Standard | Standard |
| Frame Size: | Compact | Compact |
| Overall Length: | 7.36 inches | 7.28 inches |
| Overall Height w/ Magazine: | 4.99 inches | 4.99 inches |
| Overall Width: | 1.18 inches | 1.18 inches |
| Barrel Height: | 1.26 inches | 1.26 inches |
| Barrel Length: | 4.01 inches | 4.01 inches |
| Sight Radius: | 6.02 inches | 6.02 inches |
| Weight (unloaded): | 23.65 ounces | 23.65 ounces |
| Weight (loaded): | ~30.18 ounces | ~30.18 ounces |
| Trigger Pull Weight: | ~5.5 pounds | ~5.5 pounds |
| Trigger Travel: | ~0.49 inch | ~0.49 inch |
| Rifling: | Hexagonal Profile right-hand twist 1:9.84 inches | Hexagonal Profile right-hand twist 1:9.84 inches |
| Magazine: | Stagger Column | Stagger Column |
| Magazine Capacity (standard): | 17 cartridges | 17 cartridges |
| Magazine Capacity (optional) | 10 cartridges 17 cartridges 33 cartridges | 10 cartridges 17 cartridges 33 cartridges |
| Number of Safeties: | 3 | 3 |
| Available in MOS Configuration: | No | Yes |
Glock began production on the G19 in 1988.
related:
- GLOCK, Inc.
- GLOCK, Inc. website: http://us.glock.com/ ⇒
- GLOCK website: http://www.glock.com/ ⇒
Footnotes / Sources:
GLOCK is used as a general term referring to a collection of companies that manufacture and distribute GLOCK pistols throughout the world. They include but are not limited to, GLOCK Ges.m.b.H (Austria, headquarters), GLOCK, Inc. (United States), GLOCK America S. A. (South America), GLOCK Asia Pacific Limited (Asia Pacific), and GLOCK Middle East FZE (Middle East).