Gaston Glock's Life-Threatening Illness Threatens Gun Empire

The ailing mogul is battling his wife and children in court, and control of the Glock gun empire is at stake

A Glock 9mm pistol.
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By Paul Barrett

February 17, 2015 at 5:07 PM UTC

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As he battles his ex-wife in court over hundreds of millions of dollars and control of the world's most influential handgun manufacturer, 85-year-old firearm mogul Gaston Glock is also struggling with life-threatening ailments.

That's the take-away from a recent federal court filing in Atlanta in Glock's legal shootout with his former wife, Helga. The Feb. 13 filing by Helga Glock's lawyers alludes to the postponement of an Oct. 24, 2014, court hearing in Gaston Glock's native Austria due to the industrialist's hospitalization for an "acute infection with decompensation of the cardiovascular system and the renal system." The U.S. filing also refers to a Jan. 15, 2015, deposition of Glock in Austria that had to be halted after two hours "because of his worsening health condition."