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”
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Did Glock Ever Fail?
With the passing of Gaston Glock earlier this week, I’ve been reflecting on his remarkable level of achievement and the unprecedented success of his company. A self-made man who did not produce a firearm until the age of 52, Mr. Glock never retired from his company and personally oversaw it’s growth into one of theContinue reading “Did Glock Ever Fail?”
Information Continually Leaking Out
A friend of mine recently posted some scans of an article written to review the “new” Glock 19s from the 1989 Annual issued by American Handgunner. Beyond just being cool because it’s one of the earliest articles written about model 19s, I found one detail that was especially compelling: the picture above is of theContinue reading “Information Continually Leaking Out”
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”
A Brief History of Glock Firearms Aimed at Collectors 