Polymer-frame firearms, year by year.
From a nylon rifle stock to the Army’s sidearm.
1959
Remington Nylon 66
Remington makes a .22 rifle with a nylon polymer stock.
1970
HK VP70
Heckler and Koch introduces the first polymer-frame pistol.
1982
Glock 17
The Austrian Army adopts the Glock 17.
1993
HK USP
Heckler and Koch releases its second polymer-frame pistol.
2005
Smith and Wesson M&P
The M&P series launches for police and civilian buyers.
2014
SIG P320 and HK VP9
The modular P320 and the striker-fired VP9 arrive.
2016
FBI Goes Glock
The FBI moves to the Glock 17M and 19M.
2017
M17 and M18
The U.S. Army adopts the SIG Sauer P320 as its service pistol.
2021
Walther PDP
Walther releases the Performance Duty Pistol.