After trying a Glock 18 select fire 9 mm in the underground Canberra Federal Police range (about 1989) - I was told the story of how the select fire version was requested by EKO and developed in 1986 for their anti-terrorist function.
Six months basic training after volunteering from the police and acceptance .. followed by additional 'specialist training'. - This unit mostly uses Austrian made weaponry from Steyr & Glock.
The tale was that these guys (then known as GEK) would carry their guns on duty at airports fitted with a standard 17 round magazine .. if terrorist activity started - they trained to fire that full magazine on auto into the air causing the innocent public to dive for cover - dump magazine - insert 30 round unit from belt - & then anyone remaining "on their feet" would be regarded as a potential 'bad guy' and treated appropriately.
Wikipedia explains that EKO Cobra (Einsatzkommando Cobra) is the elite Police Tactical Unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. EKO Cobra is not part of the Austrian Federal Police - but is directly under the control of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Here's today's 'funny': The name Cobra was coined by their press.- It was a reference to the US TV series Mission: Impossible - that was shown on German TV under the title Kobra, übernehmen Sie. - Appearing first in June 1973.
- The Federal Ministry of the Interior changed the unit's name from GEK to EKO Cobra in 2002 .. Well why not? (give a dog a name etc ... who says Germans & Austrians don't have a sense of humor?).
Wikipedia's page on EKO Cobra .. Link:
Marty K.
What's this then - another joke?
I know some club shooters Who'd Love a "Double Glock".
A 'doppelglock' for a 'Homeboy'
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