What do Glock serial numbers mean?
Glock started with serial number "AA000". The serial numbers went up to "AA999"
and then rolled over to "AB000", etc. Once they reached "ZZ999", it rolled over
to "AAA000", and so on. Pistols imported into the United States have a "US" on
the end of the serial number on the frame.
There are some Glock pistols with custom serial numbers.When asked to make
custom serial numbers for Police Agencies making large orders, Glock uses the
initials of the department, a four digit number and the "US" designation. For
example, the Detroit Police Department had this done. Their pistols have a
serial number like "DPD0001US". [John Hollister] Back To Top
Why does my frame/slide/barrel have a G#### / S#### / L#### serial number?
Replacement frames slides and barrels have special serial numbers. The serial
number consists of a single letter followed by 4 digits:
G#### for replacement frames
S#### for replacement slides
L#### for replacement barrels
The prefixes seem to fit with the German translation of the part they represent:
G = Griffstück (frame)
S = Schlitten (slide)
L = Lauf (barrel) Back To Top
What is a J#### serial number?
Glock prototypes and other parts for internal use only are given a special
serial number. The number is a J followed by four numbers (J####), J1234
for example. This number is used because the letter J is not included in any
other Glock gun codes. Back To Top
LE Marked Glocks
Law enforcement agencies often order Glocks with special serial numbers, usually
using the initials of their department. Some of the LE marked Glocks are:
Department Name
Date
Number
Models
Serial #s
Marking
Boston Police Department
1992
?
G19
PN###US
BOSTON P.D.
Bexar County Sheriffs Office
?
?
G22
BCT####US
?
Cedar Rapids Police Department
1992
?
G22
CRPO***
?
Colorado Division of Gaming
?
?
G27
?
Badge
Detroit Police Department
?
?
?
DPD####
?
Georgia Department of Transportation
?
?
?
GADOT####
?
Georgia State Patrol
?
?
G22
?
?
Georgia State Patrol
?
?
G27
?
?
Henrico Sheriff's Office
?
?
G17
?
Henrico Sheriff's Office
Idaho Dept of Fish and Game
?
?
G23
?
IDAHO DEPT OF FISH AND GAME
Jefferson County Police Department
?
?
?
JCSD####
?
Kansas Highway Patrol
?
?
?
KHP####
?
Louisville Police Department
?
?
G22
?
Dept badge
Metro Police, District of Columbia
1/1989
4000
G17
?
MPDC
Metro Police, District of Columbia
?
?
G19
?
MPDC
Milwaukee Police Department
?
?
G22
?
Milwaukee Police Department Badge
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
?
?
?
?
?
Missouri State Highway Patrol
?
?
G22
MOHP####
MSHP + Badge
Montgomery County, ID
?
?
G22
?
MNTRY CO SHERIFF
Nebraska State Patrol*1
1997
78
G30
?
1937-1997 Nebraska State Patrol (+logo)
New Orleans Police Department
?
~2000
G22
NOPD####
NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT + Badge/Star
Orange County Sherriff's Office
?
?
G19
?
?
Rochester, Minnesota police
?
?
G23
?
Dept badge
Rock County Sherriff's Department
?
?
G22
?
ROCK COUNTY SHERRIFS DEPT
San Antonio Police Department
?
?
G22
SA####TX SATX####
?
San Diego Sherrifs Dept.
?
?
G17
SDSD####
?
Santa Clara County Sherrifs Dept.
9/1992
?
G22
ADN900US
SCSSO
Shreveport Louisiana Police Dept.
?
?
G17
?
S-PORT POLICE DEPT
South Carolina Highway Patrol
?
?
G22
?
SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL
Tennessee Division of Forest Resources
?
?
G22
?
Tenn.D.F.R
Texarkana Arkansas Police
?
?
?
?
TAPD & PD Badge
Texas Game Warden*2
?
?
G22
?
?
Virginia Beach Sheriff Dept
?
?
G19
?
Badge/Star
Warner Robbins Police Dept
?
?
G19
?
Warner Robbins Police Dept + Badge
*1 Thirty of the Nebraska State Patrol commemoratives also included a walnut display case.
*2 The Texas Game Warden Glocks are the only Glocks that do not have any
letters in the serial number. The number is in the format xxx-xxx and has
no letters.
Why does my Glock have NPv and eagle on it?
From 1982 to 1991 G17s were assembled & test fired in Austria. (Later pistols
were assembled and test fired at Glock Inc. in Smyrna, GA.) These early
production pistols are marked with an eagle and "NPv". The markings are proof
marks and inspectors marks as required on Austrian pistols.
The NPv mark means "Nitro Powder proofed". To get this proofmark, a Gun in
Austria has to be proofed with 130% loads. Back To Top
What's the number molded into the trigger guard?
On the earliest Glock 17s and Glock 19s, the model number was molded into the
frame on the side of the trigger guard. The practice was stopped when Glock
decided to re-use the same frame for additional models.
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