Hmmmmmmm so i have a budget this month and was going to get a glock 43 to carry... But then i see this unicorn Glock 19 Gen 3 I had once but sold it... Now Im scratching my head cause i never see these and thinking should i buy this and get the 43 later....
This is the Glock 19 that was imported here in a limited amount due to the shortage of glock 19's and was never intended to be sold in the U.S. when Obama became president... Made in Austria Glock Ges.m.b.h with proof marks on the frame slide and barrel... Never has the Ges.m.b.h and says Smyrna Georgia... So basically this is what a true Austrian glock looks like with Markings not for U.S. And has the frying pan finish... Hmmmmmmmmmm buy or pass...
I realize that this response seems like a copout but which of these pistols would give you the most satisfaction and/or utility to own? I will add that being able to get a G43 in the future seems fairly certain.
Congrats! You made me look! I bought my G19 back in January 2009 and felt lucky to find it. I see mine is the normal Smyrna version, but it does have the frying pan finish, just like the G21 I bought several months later.
I think the decathlete of the Glock lineup is the 19, and the 43 is more focused on just one thing, concealment. Therefore of the two, I bought my 19 first. Once I had a surfeit of full size and compact/mid-size pistols, I bought sub-compact/pocket pistols like the 43.
This is my 19, made in Austria but definitely made for the US market (“Glock Inc. Smyrna GA”)
How is this pistol different from other Gen3 19s manufactured in Austria for non-US markets?
HMM what am I missing? My 2 Gen G-19 "GS" prefix was also made and proof marked in Austria for the US market, and has the nicer finish too but cost about $300 less and I have a G-43 too, no biggie.
There is nothing unique about these Austrian-proofed G19's, but they are "neat" to own. I have two of them. They shoot just the same as my other Glocks.
lots of people wouldnt... Like lots of people wouldnt pay $1050 to $1300 for a glock 19 with gills but they sale all day long for that price... There is collectors and then there is people that see it just a glock and nothing more...
To YOU it's unique enough to pay a premium. To many, it is just another G 19. I myself would not pay a premium, no matter what type of proof marks it has.
I love the proof marks but not at that price. Pull out five crisp hundred dollar bills and if need be sweeten the pot with another fifty but that would be my max.
I guess you guys don't see there is more to it then the proof marks... forget you see the proof marks... look what else is on it.... lol doesnt matter a member here that collects I gave him the number his going to pay the 650
All that matters is that if YOU think it's worth it and it makes YOU happy, get it!
Doesn't matter what people on here think!
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