#USK-G

IWA is always an interesting weapons expo to keep your eye on partially because of the vastly different firearms laws that European firearms manufacturers have to adhere to. One example of this is that under most European countries’ laws, certain parts and accessories are not considered firearms and thus do not count against one of the limited number of slots that private firearms owners have to fill. Germany is one such country and the German company Norlite has designed and produced the USK-G Glock Carbine Chassis that “borrows” a Glock pistol frame and fire control group and turns it into a carbine without taking up an additional slot on one’s firearms license.

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves visits Norlite to discuss the amazing USK-G Glock carbine/chassis. Essentially, the USK-G is very much a stand-alone 9mm carbine, but it needs a Glock frame to be installed to borrow the fire control group and pistol grip. That means that, under most laws, the kit is not a firearm, but a Glock “part” or accessory. While this is not as big of a deal to US shooters, in some European countries where firearm ownership is limited to a certain number of guns, the ability to have a pistol caliber carbine and pistol while only using one pistol license is worth its weight in gold.

A German company called Norlite makes carbine conversion upper receiver units designed to be used with Glock pistol frames. When assembled together, the Norlite USK-G kit and Glock frame make a fixed barreled, blowback-operated, Glock magazine fed pistol caliber carbine. Let’s take a closer look.