Wow!
Had a G17 Gen 1, bought used from a friend in the mid-'80's when they were in the news for 'going undetected through airport metal detectors'. (BS)

Found it would even run my 'cull' reloads that shouldn't feed in anything.
Shot it some in IPSC, carried for OD some.
But in our hot, humid Summers that pebble grain grip finish was slick as a wet soap bar in the hands. IIRC, I even placed a section of cut bike inner tube over it - helped some.
No one had come up with 'stippling' them then.

It went away in a trade. Never thought I'd see Gen 1's achieve any sort of popularity after successive Generations debuted.

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