Glock 17
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| Glock 17 | |
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| Production information | |
| Affiliation | |
| Type | |
| Technical specifications | |
| Damage |
8 |
| Magazine Size |
17 (18 in Half-Life: Day One and Half-Life: Source) |
| Maximum Ammunition |
250 |
| Fire Mode |
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| Ammunition Type |
9mm |
| Rate of Fire |
Moderate to high |
| Effective Range |
Good |
| Range |
Medium |
| Usage | |
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| Counterpart(s) | |
| Game information | |
| Entity |
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The Glock 17, simply known as 9mm Pistol, is a weapon featured in Half-Life and its expansions. It can be fired in either semi-automatic or automatic mode.
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[edit] Overview
- It is one of the most common weapons in the game. It is the standard issue weapon used by Black Mesa security guards, and therefore, is easily found throughout the Black Mesa Research Facility.
- A silencer-equipped Pistol is also used by female Black Ops, but cannot be picked up by the player.
- In Half-Life, the Pistol can first be found in the chapter Unforeseen Consequences; it can be obtained by killing the first seen security guard or dropped by a dying guard before the player exits the Anomalous Materials laboratory. After the chapter Apprehension, the player can find a new Pistol from a security guard being eaten by a Barnacle.
[edit] Tactics
- If fired in semi-automatic mode, the Pistol is one of the most accurate weapons in the game. While it does little damage per shot, it has good accuracy even after multiple shots in a row.
- Because of its accuracy, it is best used at long range. Most enemies have poor accuracy at long range, which puts the player at a major advantage.
- When firing at long range, aim for the enemy's head is advised, as headshots do triple damage. This works very well against enemies that have high health, such as the Bullsquid.
- This weapon shares ammo with the SMG, which makes it very easy to find ammo for this weapon throughout the game.
- The Pistol is one of the few weapons that functions underwater, therefore it is a good choice to use against the Ichthyosaur if one wishes to conserve Crossbow ammunition. However, it takes longer to kill an Ichthyosaur with the Pistol than it does with the Crossbow.
[edit] Automatic mode
- The automatic mode is activated via secondary fire.
- It is best used when an enemy unexpectedly appears while firing at long range. Its rate of fire is fast enough to kill an enemy at short range without too much trouble.
- It also works well as a makeshift SMG before the player obtains one. However, they should make sure to reload often, as this mode quickly eats up ammo.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Pistol was originally to have an attachable suppressor. Scrapped in the final version, the attachment and detachment animations are still in the model file. It is unknown where it would be obtained. As the suppressed Pistol is used by female Black Ops as their primary weapon, it is likely it was to be acquired through killing one.
- An early texture for the Pistol featured in the Half-Life modding tools shows it was first to be a Glock 18.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- The Tranquilizer Gun featured in Team Fortress Classic uses the Pistol's model, with the unused suppressor attached to it.
- Similarly, Team Fortress Classic's Sentry Guns use the unsuppressed Pistol's firing sounds.
- The Half-Life High Definition Pack turns the Pistol into a Beretta M9 pistol.
[edit] Gallery
 The Pistol being held by the player. |
 The Pistol's magazine. |
 The HD Pistol, a Beretta M9. |
 The Beretta world model. |
 The cut suppressor. |
 The supressed Glock 17 World Model. |
 Early Pistol texture showing it as a Glock 18. |
 The Glock 17 HUD icon. |
 The Berreta M9 HUD icon. |
 Barney Calhoun is given his gun (here a Beretta) in the shooting range. |
 Security guard practicing in the shooting range (here with a Beretta). |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Uplink (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Decay
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
| Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | ||
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| Characters | S. Bahl · Dwight T. Barnes · Cooper · P. Deupree · J. Faulkenbury · R. Heironimus · Inney · Jackson · B. Martel · D. Mertz · L. Montgomery · R. Pitchford · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard · Tower · M. Wardwell | |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Glock 17 · Laser Tripmine · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · Land Mine · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Turret · SPAS-12 | |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Tactical Map | |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base | |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk | |
| The Black Ops | ||
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| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Weapons | Glock 17 · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mark IV Thermonuclear Device · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · Sentry Turret · Laser Tripmine | |
| Technology | Cloaking Device | |
| Weapons (cut) | Crossbow · Flash Grenade | |
