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Euro Imports

This pair recently came into my collection but I had not had a chance to write about them. What you see here are two consecutive numbered BE prefix gen 1s. The BE prefix was not a serial bank originally imported to the US and so they do not feature a serialized frame like what we’reContinue reading “Euro Imports”

Finally… a Gen 1 19!

It has been a long time coming, but I finally found a 1st generation model 19! I don’t believe I’ve ever shared the story of how I became a Glock enthusiast/collector, but it all started around the phantom “1st Gen Glock 19.” Sometime around 2010, a dealer friend of mine sold me a 17 andContinue reading “Finally… a Gen 1 19!”

1st Series 17!

Saturday was an exciting day for That Glock Guy! I’ve followed 1st series guns for years and have seen and even bid on a few auctions that came up–but had never successfully consummated a sale. That finally changed last week and filled a big hole in my collection. These pictures are of my new GenContinue reading “1st Series 17!”

A 000 Gen 1 Find

There has been a lot of speculation and theorizing about how Gaston Glock originally wanted to memorialize his creation. There has also been a lot of observations and postulations about serial numbers ending in “000.” One of the overlapping theories that emerged over time is that Gaston used to hoard all the “000” serial numbersContinue reading “A 000 Gen 1 Find”

Another Austrian Proofed Variant

The above picture model 21 is not mine (at least not yet) but is a screen grab from a recent gunbroker listing I ran across. Over the holiday break, I have to confess to severe boredom thanks to 2020 so one morning I decided to look at every listing for “Glock” in the semi-auto categoryContinue reading “Another Austrian Proofed Variant”

So Many Variants

I have neglected updating the page and my sincere apologies for being so busy with my regular job. I’m in the midst of trying to plan, take photos, and organize layout of several new sections to be added and I don’t want to make updates unless it is a meaningful improvement. Lots more information toContinue reading “So Many Variants”

Import Marked Glocks

The above picture is a screen grab from an auction that’s listed and it uncovered a previously unknown variant, but it also brought up an interested sub-set of rare Glocks: import marked models. The early early guns had Austrian proof marks but there are some random models that have shown up in the US notContinue reading “Import Marked Glocks”

Thoughts on Gen 2s

I’ve heard discussion after discussion on forums about what will happen with Gen 2 guns over the years. There seem to be two trains of thought on what will happen to their values over time: 1. That there are too many made and they’ll never appreciate. 2. That it’s just a matter of time–hold themContinue reading “Thoughts on Gen 2s”

Tips For Collecting

Even just a few years back, the Glock collecting hobby was a relatively cheap endeavor. So long as you could endure the ridicule of the Colt, Winchester, and S&W collectors taunting about how “That gun will never be worth anything” you were in the clear. Deals could be found left and right because to mostContinue reading “Tips For Collecting”

RTF2Gs

It’s like clockwork, every few years Glock is going to change up designs. During the period of transition from Gen 3 designs to Gen 4, there were a number of experimental grip patterns developed. The first change actually started with the introduction of the Short Frame models in 2007 (covered here). The shorter front toContinue reading “RTF2Gs”