what is a glock armorer' s tool? i' ve read some articles about the glock pistols where they have made mention of this tool but no explaination. i just finished cleaning a glock23 that i borrowed from a friend and i didn' t need a tool to feild strip it in order to clean it. is this tool needed for older glocks or for disassembleing the frame or slide further than needed for general cleaning and maintenance? i don' t have the manual with me but i was curious about this tool. this is the only mention of it that i could find on the glock web site........................

Simplicity

GLOCKs have about 50% fewer components than conventional handguns of these calibers. The GLOCK 17, for example, has only 33 parts. A couple of pins. No screws. So there are fewer parts to break. And you can break down and reassemble any GLOCK pistol with one simple tool. That' s all there is to it.