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”
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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”
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”
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?”
The Factory Keeps Cutting
Sometimes, as collectors, we get to a point where we take for granted that information that has been out for a while is common knowledge. There is a great collector forum over at glocktalk.com where rare variants get discussed on the regular. The above picture is an example of a Glock factory made cutaway modelContinue reading “The Factory Keeps Cutting”
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”
Glock Autopistols Magazine
In an effort to deepen my knowledge of Glock variants with the intent of writing a true collector’s book, I began a small collection of Glock print material including back issues of Glock Autopistols magazine. GA mag was (possibly still is) printed by Harris Publications and has been a mainstay of Glock’s yearly promotional literatureContinue reading “Glock Autopistols Magazine”
Talo Premier Gold Edition
I’ve never been much on commemorative editions of guns because it’s always just seemed like a gunmaker’s excuse to boost sales–build a stock gun and slap a special engraving on it, then call it a “limited edition” and sell it for twice as much money to the same people who already have three of theContinue reading “Talo Premier Gold Edition”
Looking for Hidden Variants
The longer that one collects a brand of firearm, the more nuance and variation one will notice. While manufacturers frequently release major design changes all at once, there are often smaller variations is design hidden throughout the evolution of a gun. Glock is a veritable treasure trove for those interested in small variations–and today IContinue reading “Looking for Hidden Variants”
A Brief History of Glock Firearms Aimed at Collectors 