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Those Boxes Like that are commonly Called "Bullet Boxes" The empty boxes like that bring Big Money on Auction Sites
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Those Boxes Like that are commonly Called "Bullet Boxes" The empty boxes like that bring Big Money on Auction Sites
I think that we're starting to see some vintage polymer pistols following suite with vintage revolvers, 1911s, etc. Remember that Glocks were introduced to the USA market in the mid-80s...so early models are now 40 years old! That puts them into "collector" range for serious Glock aficionados. It may not be too long before we see other early polymer pistols (Springfield, S&W, SIG, Walther, HK, etc.) garnering surprising sales prices.
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Undisputed military contract guns, sold at a fair market price, and they aren't making any more. Someone here even got a nice Service Grade from the CMP.
My Gen 1 17, bought new in the 1980's with the intent that it'd serve as my duty sidearm, was a poor piece of work on several counts. The final straw was when the magazines' catch slots started peening. I dumped it, returning to my trusty S&W 39-2 and never looked back.
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Have any other Pistol Magazines sold for $609?
This is the important part of your post. They saw time in at least one war and they have provenance. The fact that so many are turning them over for a profit, which irks me some, shows that the prices from the CMP are quite fair. I have no problem at all with my rack grade and it will sit nicely next to my Marine Raider Colt M45A1.
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I cannot really be surprised. Collectors are strange birds indeed as I’ve witnessed on this forum! You can have two identical vintage S&W revolvers save for a different dash number or some unique stamping which can cause a flurry of lengthy responses, in-depth conversations, pages upon pages of discussions, sharing of information and a ridiculous monumental increase in value!!!
Many collectors on this forum enjoy the detective work or should I say comprehensive in depth forensic examination on every minute detail of the gun in question! To some, this causes a thrill up their leg like a former CNN host! To others, it’s similar to watching grass grow!
An original Glock 17 and all its accouterments is somewhat of a rare bird these days, greatly desired by Glock collectors including the magazine which as mentioned here, was different than later Glock 17 mags.
Of course this Glock thread wouldn’t be complete without the usual Glock bashing, and sure as the sun rises and sets, the detractors cannot resist and must offer their two cents! I then think about Chuck Taylor's G17 Gen 2 torture test was up to 365,000 rounds in an article dated 14 September 2017, and I believe it went well past 500,000. Many of the detractors favored handgun would be in the scrap heap long before this!
Anyhow, I find it surprising that forum members are surprised by an expensive rare Glock 17 Gen 1 magazine? Have “you people” looked at yourselves lately!?
Many collectors on this forum enjoy the detective work or should I say comprehensive in depth forensic examination on every minute detail of the gun in question! To some, this causes a thrill up their leg like a former CNN host! To others, it’s similar to watching grass grow!
An original Glock 17 and all its accouterments is somewhat of a rare bird these days, greatly desired by Glock collectors including the magazine which as mentioned here, was different than later Glock 17 mags.
Of course this Glock thread wouldn’t be complete without the usual Glock bashing, and sure as the sun rises and sets, the detractors cannot resist and must offer their two cents! I then think about Chuck Taylor's G17 Gen 2 torture test was up to 365,000 rounds in an article dated 14 September 2017, and I believe it went well past 500,000. Many of the detractors favored handgun would be in the scrap heap long before this!
Anyhow, I find it surprising that forum members are surprised by an expensive rare Glock 17 Gen 1 magazine? Have “you people” looked at yourselves lately!?
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That depends on whether you consider the rebuilds of these guns as part of their history, or that the rebuilds just turn them into a loosely related set of bits.
I've seen very few "Gen 1" Glocks anywhere. My 1 Glock is a "factory refurb, MPDC gen 2" that I bought maybe 25 years ago for $399 during the "10 year for the chillun ban." I thought that was way high then.
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From the MPDC stamped on the slide I’m guessing this was a DC Police gun.
I've seen very few "Gen 1" Glocks anywhere. My 1 Glock is a "factory refurb, MPDC gen 2" that I bought maybe 25 years ago for $399 during the "10 year for the chillun ban." I thought that was way high then.
Joe
I hate to tell you this but the G17 you have pictured is a Gen2 as the front and back straps have checkering.
Gen1s have the pebble finish all the way around.
I could have been more clear in my post that it is a Gen 2. Upon further "research" I got it in 1995, shortly after the rebuild. Joe
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The latter. That little CMP certificate does not authenticate anything other that it was shipped from Anniston, Alabama.
The first time those pistols went through a arsenal "rebuild" with all the parts thrown into a mixed bin of parts, cleaned and possible refinished, then arbitrarily reassembled with components from multiple manufacturers made across decades of time dating back to WWI, they became parts guns.
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Or money laundering.
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Yes, this has become fairly common on GB these days, unfortunately.
Back during the days of Clinton's 1994 gun ban, I was in the market for a semi-auto pistol. A local gun shop had a decent selection, including a very slightly used Glock 23 (.40) trade-in. I ended up buying it for $440 because it came with a 10-rd and a pre-ban "high capacity" 13-rd magazine. I later tried to purchase another 13-rd mag, and about choked when they were asking $100! Crazy...but that was the market price during the ban. Today you can buy used LEO Glock 23 mags for $15.
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