It has only been relatively recently that you’ve seen Glock “clones” on the market, simply because Glock’s patent had not expired, and they showed a willingness if not an eagerness to send “Cease and Desist” letters threatening lawsuits to anyone who produced any product which even remotely resembled a Glock, whether it was a toy or airsoft gun.
When it comes to innovation, Glock has been their own worst enemy. Their pistol is “perfection,” after all, and that’s not just a slogan, a lot of people at the company (including those at the very top) believe it, which was why for years in the Glock Annual magazine you couldn’t...