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I find it curious that there seems to be very few older glocks for sale on the EE. Gen 3 and up seem to be everywhere but Gen 1 and 2 don't seem as plentyful. One would think these older Gens would be pretty common and reasonably priced considering their age but they are rarely seen. Any guesses on why? People with the older ones like them and won't part with them? They are too old and all worn out? Sounds unlikely. Theories? Certainly not collectors stockpiling them lol.
 
Gen 1 are very hard to find. They tend to demand a premium if up for sale. They tend to be collected.

Gen 2 I'd guess it would depend on what model.

Gen 3 onward really have no reason to have "collectable" value. They were also extremely easy to find in stores comparitavely.
 
There were probably more Gen 5 Glocks imported into Canada in the first month they were available than there were Gen 1 guns in the entire lifespan of that model.

Glock set up to sell pistols to the USA market in what 1986? Arrangement for other civilian markets followed. The changeover to Gen2 started in '91, so you only had about five years to sell the Gen 1. Lots of people were sceptical about plastic pistols, and the local cops weren't yet interested. Sales were slow at first, and I really don't think there are very many of the first generation around. And yes, they have collector value. A good condition Gen 1 G17 appears on the EE maybe once a year, and if you list it for $750 it will be gone in minutes.

During the timeframe of the Gen 2 is where both civilian and police markets began to really pick up, and lots were sold to both groups. But the markets have just grown steadily ever since, so yes they sold more Gen 2 than Gen 1, but then they sold more Gen 3 than Gen 2, and so on. Each batch is bigger than the last.
 
Gen1 have smooth grips. Still see some here and there. Gen2 are common enough. Gen3 have been made longer than any other generation so have 0 collector value unless special edition.
 
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Glocks were a lot less common than they are now. When I got my first one in 1991 the only shooters in our club of maybe three or four dozen handgunners who had them were my Dad and me. Their popularity really took off with the Gen 3s in the late 1990s.
 
Calgary Shooting Center had a nice looking Gen 1 17 for sale a few months back for only 750 I believe. Would have bought it but I have lost interest in collector guns. Although a friend of mine with his 12.6 has a beautiful gen 2 19 that I’d love to have, for some unknown reason.
Like others said, gen 1’s and 2’s just weren’t imported by the masses like the gen 3’s and 4’s, and even then I don’t think gen 3’s we’re imported nearly as much as the gen 4’s.
 
Glocks didn't really take off until late 1990 when Bruce Willis sold a few hundred thousand of them in that commercial he made - Die Hard 2. I'd had one for a short while and it was really tedious having people tell me it could get through metal detectors and was going to be banned. I still can't believe how many people bought that sh*t.
 
enefgee said:
Glocks didn't really take off until late 1990 when Bruce Willis sold a few hundred thousand of them in that commercial he made - Die Hard 2. I'd had one for a short while and it was really tedious having people tell me it could get through metal detectors and was going to be banned. I still can't believe how many people bought that sh*t.
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Haha the good ol Glock 7, made of porcelain and costs more than you and I make in a month.
 
I wrote the following in the thread in General Discussion about the US Secret Service going with the G19 pistol:

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Personally, if I was working in a plain clothes LEO type unit, where being armed was a requirement, I'd be perfectly happy with a G19.
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NAA said:
I carried the same 2nd gen Glock, Model 22 .40 S&W, almost daily, for approximately 15 yrs. During that time it had in excess of 35,000 full power loads fired thru it. Ran like a champ with no fail to fire, extract, eject or feed. Ran like a champ. And no frame fatigue.

The Secret Service could've done worse in choosing a duty pistol.
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I'm a fan of the early Glocks. Been shooting them since the early 90's.

Currently have a couple 2nd gen G22's and a restricted G23. I like them with old school 3 dot nite sites on 'em.

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I think people just tend to hang on to them. I had a 21.2 that I regret selling, and it got snapped up right away when I listed it, took longer to sell my OD17.3. I am always on the hunt for a 17.2 I just like the lines of the Gen2, no finger grooves, no rail, simpler.
 
So I have a minty 17 Gen. 2 that has been in the safe for longer than I would want to admit, time flies. I have the Tupperware box for it and original mag. and when I bought it I did not know there was a Gen. 2 so I thought it must be a Gen. 1. If I were to sell it I would have to get enough to fund a Gen. 5 replacement.
 
I like that they have the typical underbite thing going on that was common with those models. It adds some charm. :)

I have a Gen 5 and I love it to pieces.
 
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