Old-School G19

[LOKNLOD]

This is my father-in-law's G19, he bought it years ago when he was a jewelry salesman and traveled a lot with inventory. He's never fired it :eek: It was fired by the previous owner (another salesman) but I've got no clue how much. Topglock's date-tool lists it as around June 1991? Maybe some of the Glock experts can verify that as plausible.

http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_1.jpg

I brought it home to give it a good cleaning and lube (and 'cause I wanted to shoot it of course). I've never really had a chance to play with a G19 beyond picking one up at the shop or gun show so I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with it.

http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19.jpg

It's totally dry. Fired enough for some wear but you can still see some of the copper lube. I can't tell if some of the grime is powder residue or dust -- I know it has been stored with the slide locked back :confused: for at least some of its life. The guide rod is broken, unless they used to use a non-captive recoil spring? I'm going to replace it for him. Are there any other parts I should look into upgrading while I'm at it?

http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_3.jpg
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_4.jpg

Mags are non-drop free.

http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_5.jpg

Subjectively I like the size and feel of it. The length doesn't feel much different than my 17 but the grip is definitely a lot shorter. It's kind of got me thinking about doing a shorted 17 to use 19 mags for carry. Or just getting a 19.

[Rob96]

I do believe Glock originally used a non-captive recoil spring/rod.

[M4arc]

'91 is probably about right. That thing looks to be in great shape. I suggest you clean it up and buy a new guide rod from Lone Wolf and you'll be good to go. Pick up a few extra mags while you're at it.

[mark5pt56]

That's a nice piece. My wife gave me one for Christmas in 1993, still have it! I would like to get another one day when I get around to it. Mine came with the captive recoil assembly.

Mark

[CV-23]

Great G-19!...I also have an Oldie G-19. You can see they were made better than the newer models. I currently have a G-23 just like it and 4 other Glocks, Mike.

[militarymoron]

this is my 'old-school' G19 i bought back in '90. it did not come with a captive recoil spring, but i've since replaced it with one. my G19 has been the one pistol i've taken with me hiking, camping, road trips etc - just anywhere without worrying about it. the perfect 'utility' pistol. the only other things i've done to it is smooth out and lighten the stock trigger with a ghost 3.5 lb rocket connector, and add more texture to the grip with a soldering iron. more recently was a spray paint job with alumahyde, as it was looking a bit ratty and i just wanted a different colour. i also installed warren tactical sights on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/militarymoron/sm_paintg19.jpg

[John Fettes]

I bought it in the end of 1988. I didn't see your serial # in the post, sorry if I missed it. Mine is DL6xxUS.

It looks like it has the original striker, so you most likely need the six part upgrade. Read about it here:

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/upgrade-faq.html

If you can find a Glock armorer or dealer, Glock will furnish the parts for free, I think.

I also replaced the recoil spring & guide with the newer captured spring unit.

The 19 is my favorite Glock.