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”
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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”
Training Aids
There are a number of different models that Glock has produced over the years with an eye on helping police departments learn and practice basic function of the guns. The “T” models were the first versions made and allowed officers to to live fire, non-lethal simmunition rounds using the same basic platform as their mainContinue reading “Training Aids”
COVID Prices
The last three months may have been the craziest when it comes to the prices of Glock collectibles. Prices for even standard guns have gone up as much as 60% but the prices of collector guns and even early manuals, boxes, or brochures have skyrocketed. Yesterday an early box with manual and mag loader soldContinue reading “COVID Prices”
Soldier of Fortune Oct 1984 Introduces US to “Plastic Perfection”
According to Paul Barrett in “Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun,” this issue of “Soldier of Fortune” magazine offered the US it’s first wide-spread exposure to the Glock pistol. Write Peter Kokalis visited the factory in Austria and spent the day shooting with Gaston Glock himself before coming home to compose a short write-up ofContinue reading “Soldier of Fortune Oct 1984 Introduces US to “Plastic Perfection””
Glock in Print
In the vein of “Things I Never Thought Would Have Value” comes the newest entry: historical Glock brochures, catalogues, magazines, user manuals, etc. The brochure pictured above came out in the late ’80s and was one of the first, if not THE first, printed adverts for the Glock. A recent ebay auction netted the sellerContinue reading “Glock in Print”
1st Run G23
This one has been a part of my collection for a while now, but I recently picked up a copy of the “Book of Glock” by Robert Sadowski and it alerted me to a whole new collector category. The most interesting part of the book was actually the table at the very back stating theContinue reading “1st Run G23”
1st Series Glock 24 c. 1994
If you’ve perused the “Rare Variants List” on my page, you might recognize the significance of this fine specimen: a Gen 2 model 24 with ported barrel. Not only is this one a rare breed, but this particular example happens to be part of the first run of 1,000 model 24s ever made (serial prefixContinue reading “1st Series Glock 24 c. 1994”
