Glock 26

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Glock 26^[1]
The Glock 26 from the right side
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Austria
Production history
Designer	Gaston Glock
Manufacturer	Glock
Produced	August 1994
Variants	None
Specifications
Weight	560 g / 19.75 oz
Length	160 mm / 6.29 in
Barrel length	88 mm / 3.46 in
Width	30 mm / 1.18 in
Height	106 mm / 4.17 in

Caliber	9 mm Luger Parabellum
Action	Safe action
Feed system	10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 19 / 33 round magazine
Sights	Fixed front and rear

The Glock 26 is a pistol manufactured by Glock. It is a sub-compact frame Glock based on the Glock 17 and chambered for the 9mm Luger round. It features a small frame, short barrel and slide, and small magazine. It is a very popular self-defense and carry pistol, owing in part to the popularity of the 9 mm Luger round, of which the Glock 26's standard magazine can hold 10.

The Glock 26 is classified by Glock to be a sub-compact pistol for the purpose of concealed carry and sometimes referred to as the "Baby Glock"^[2]. Its double-stack design allows it to carry more 9mm rounds than other single-stack pistols of similar grip length, though it is not limited to the standard 10-round magazine. The Glock 26 can also use the magazines from the Glock 17, 18, 19, and 34. This makes it a popular backup for law enforcement officers who carry one of the Glock handguns as their duty pistol.

1 Trivia
2 See also
3 References
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[edit] Trivia

The Japanese airsoft and conversion kit manufacture Poseidon Co.,Inc. use the Glock 26 as the base mechanism for a kit to make Cerberus, the huge twin handguns used by the main character in the video game and anime series Gungrave.