Another Pawn Shop find!

highpower3006 · December 19, 2023, 05:35 AM

I picked this up at my local Pawn Shop, AKA enabler, a couple of weeks ago. I happened to mention that I was looking for a Gen2 G19 and the sales guy pulled this one out of the back. The story is that it came from a retired Florida LEO.

This is a very early Gen2 with a barrel proof date of June 1988. For reference, the first G19's imported into the US were in April of that year.

It does have some holster wear, but the wear on the slide appears to be mostly from moving around in the box as the grip area still looks new. Inside it looks basically new also with it's original internal parts.

I took it out back and ran a few rounds through it to verify function and as expected, it shoots flawlessly. I don't know if this will go into my carry rotation as I almost always carry either my G48 or G19x, but it is always nice to have a spare just in case.

**JohnKSa** · December 19, 2023, 11:01 AM

Neat gun!

Take off the slide and look at the firing pin lug. If the firing pin is black instead of shiny silver metal, it needs an upgrade from Glock.

**Shane Tuttle** · December 19, 2023, 04:15 PM

Glocks are like Jeeps. Hardly any of them stay stock in private owners' hands.

Looks like you found a good one...

veprdude · December 20, 2023, 11:48 PM

Look at all the proof marks and cage codes you don't see anymore! Pretty neat!

smee78 · December 25, 2023, 05:27 PM

I got a gen 2 G19, it was bought used and was my first centerfire pistol purchase. I put many thousands of rounds through it and carried it for years before I retired it. Congrats on the "new" addition.

Martowski · December 26, 2023, 03:28 PM

What a great find!

December 19, 2023, 05:35 AM	#1
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,220	Another Pawn Shop find! I picked this up at my local Pawn Shop, AKA enabler, a couple of weeks ago. I happened to mention that I was looking for a Gen2 G19 and the sales guy pulled this one out of the back. The story is that it came from a retired Florida LEO. This is a very early Gen2 with a barrel proof date of June 1988. For reference, the first G19's imported into the US were in April of that year. It does have some holster wear, but the wear on the slide appears to be mostly from moving around in the box as the grip area still looks new. Inside it looks basically new also with it's original internal parts. I took it out back and ran a few rounds through it to verify function and as expected, it shoots flawlessly. I don't know if this will go into my carry rotation as I almost always carry either my G48 or G19x, but it is always nice to have a spare just in case. Last edited by highpower3006; December 19, 2023 at 06:45 AM.

December 19, 2023, 11:01 AM	#2
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,994	Neat gun! Take off the slide and look at the firing pin lug. If the firing pin is black instead of shiny silver metal, it needs an upgrade from Glock. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

December 19, 2023, 04:15 PM	#3
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	Glocks are like Jeeps. Hardly any of them stay stock in private owners' hands. Looks like you found a good one... __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

December 25, 2023, 05:27 PM	#5
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	I got a gen 2 G19, it was bought used and was my first centerfire pistol purchase. I put many thousands of rounds through it and carried it for years before I retired it. Congrats on the "new" addition. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

December 26, 2023, 03:28 PM	#6
Martowski Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2000 Location: Texas (By Way of Illinois) Posts: 1,376	What a great find! __________________ Midwestern Ramblings (my amateur firearms blog): http://martowski.wordpress.com/

December 20, 2023, 11:48 PM	#4
veprdude Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 432	Look at all the proof marks and cage codes you don't see anymore! Pretty neat!