We like to cover the obscure Glocks hiding in plain sight: so today I bring you two short production guns chambered in 9x22mm. While there are innumerable versions of 9mm cartridge that have been produced and Glock is known for their 9×19 models but it is also well known that they produce 9×21 models forContinue reading “The 9x22mm”
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DC Police Help Usher In Glock
In the early days of Glock’s entry into the US, Karl Walter was hired to head up sales and marketing. Walter knew that gaining entry into the police service market would lead to civilians sales. To that end, the company was willing to work out amenable pricing and also to add scroll work to sweetenContinue reading “DC Police Help Usher In Glock”
The First Polymer Framed Handgun
Many have credited Gaston Glock with creating the first polymer pistol and attribute a large portion of his success to this innovation, but those who do this have missed a small part of obscure history: The Heckler & Koch VP70! The above specimen is actually a part of my personal collection that I use wheneverContinue reading “The First Polymer Framed Handgun”
All New COA
I’m not one to write about new models very often but a strange quirk seems to have happened in the Glockoverse recently with the introduction of a new MOS version collaboration with Aimpoint. Announced at SHOT Show 2025, the COA series included models 19Gen5, 19X, 43X, 45, 47, & 48. The COA models are pre-milledContinue reading “All New COA”
A Glock Exhibit
The Missouri Valley Arms Collectors Association hosts a collector show every July in Kansas City, MO. It’s one of the larger collector focused shows in North America (they announced this year that they were the fifth largest, but I have no knowledge of where those stats come from). A couple of years back, I gotContinue reading “A Glock Exhibit”
Rare Accessory Pack
This package is one of the earliest examples of Glock packaging that we’ve uncovered. As one can imagine, in the early days of a company’s existence, a company tends to concentrate on their main product and the accessories are more of an after-thought. For the first five years (or so) of development, Glock was concentratedContinue reading “Rare Accessory Pack”
Updated Vault!
I keep on buying more of these silly early Glocks and, at least for now, they’re just getting tucked away safely in a safe. One day, I would like to own one of every prefix of Gen 1 17 out there and have visuals up to show the changes and design development along the way.Continue reading “Updated Vault!”
A Rabbit Hole For Those Who Choose It
As we’ve discussed many previous times in this blog, it seems that there is no end to the number of rabbit holes one can fall into when collecting Glocks and Glock memorabilia. One such field of collecting involves early Glock-made rear sight tools. This is an area where I am woefully under-educated. I would assumeContinue reading “A Rabbit Hole For Those Who Choose It”
The Glock 82
The above image has been floating around on google for years but is of unknown origin. Even the caption states “No additional data was available at the time this edition went to press.” It might possibly be an entry from a gun digest but I’ve not been able to confirm it. Not much info isContinue reading “The Glock 82”
Varieties In Training
Over in the rare Glock section of the website, there is a post about the rainbow of Glock colors. While the company makes at least seven factory frame colors: Black, Gray, Battlefield Green, OD Green, Flat Dark Earth, Red, and Blue, the last two are much harder for the average person to get their handsContinue reading “Varieties In Training”
A Brief History of Glock Firearms Aimed at Collectors 