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This is a database of owner supplied data. If you don't find yours listed, look in your paperwork for the little brown envelope containing two fired casings. What's the date on that envelope? Don't have it? Then please call GLOCK, US Inc. and ask them.

This page was derived from years of work on the Glock Talk forum by the users MakeMineA10mm, Dandapani and GSD17. They obviously put untold hours updating the original threads and it's an amazing compilation.

The purpose of this list is to be a resource for people who wonder what the "born-on" date of their Glock is, and to provide a historical record, which, if ever it is complete enough, can indicate some information about caliber trends, model popularity, production changes, etc.

The Rules...

It doesn't matter if you have information that is similar to what someone else has. There is a thousand possibilities for each three letter prefix and that doesn't count suffixes. As long as you have different information than what is already existing, please add it. There is no reason to have three entries for SNR*** G-17 with no generation,
You can decide how much of your serial number you want posted. There are no usernames, IP addresses, or any other possibly personally identifying information I record. What you see is what you get which is all I have.
When entering the serial put in as much of it you would like to be shown and the system will pad the remainder with asterisks. i.e. If you enter SNR000 it will display as SNR000, but if you enter SNR0 it will display as SNR0** and if you enter SN it will display as SN****.
Do not use any X's unless that is part of your serial number. Do not put pound/hash marks (#) or spaces anywhere in the serial number. Any of these things will mess up the sorting and display. i.e. if your actual serial number is SNR000 these are Good Entries: SNR000 or SNR0 or SNR and these are Bad Entries: SNR 000 or SNRXXX or SNR###
Click on Generation and it will pop up a little guide that can help you identify what you have. I will be adding Gen4 info to it shortly.

The five most recent additions!

SERIAL #	MODEL	BORN ON DATE	NOTES
TBD946	G-17 GEN 0.0	2012-05-09
PET321	G-23RTF2 GEN 3.0	2010-05-31	Policia de Puerto Rico on slide - RTF2 with Fish Gill Slide Serations
FPY551	G-34 GEN 3.0	2003-07-11
WUG***	G-26 GEN 4.0	2014-02-06	Blue label, 5.5 trigger, factory night sights. Came with the test fire envelope even though it was advertised as a police trade-in.
PFF***	G-17 GEN 4.0	2010-02-09

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SERIAL #	MODEL	BORN ON DATE	NOTES
HelpEnter as much, or as little, of your serial number as you want, but do not use spaces or other special characters or you will receive an error.	Model: GenerationHelpFor visual examples of different versions click on Generation and it will bring up a box with images helping to explain the different generations. Click on Generation again to clear the window.:	aka Test Fire DateHelpThis can be found on the little brown envelope that came with your pistol new. If you don't have the envelope you can call GLOCK, US Inc and they can provide it to you.

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* Generation. This can be confusing. Please look at the picture below:

- 1st Generation has the smooth, rounded "pebble-grip".
- 2nd Generation has the "Grenade-style" checkering on the front and back strap areas with NO fingergrooves.
- 3rd Generation has BOTH fingergrooves AND accessory rail on the front dustcover.
- 4th Generation has the "RTF3" on the grip sides. - If you have a subcompact (G-26, -27, -28, -29, -30, -33, -36) OR a "transition model" when Glock was putting fingergrooves but no accessory rail, then you have a 2.5 Generation. There is even a slight variation here, as some of the earliest G-26 & G-27s had smooth fingergrooves, without checkering in-between the grooves. Some people do not count the sub-compacts as 2.5 Gen since they came out after the 3rd Gen frames were already being made. Note: newer -29, -30 are now coming with rails.

Originally posted by Butch
The only Glocks that came with generation 1 frames were models 17, 17L, 18, and a small number of G19's that were cut down from G17 frames.

The first Glocks with the finger groove frames were the G26 and G27.

The first Glocks that were originally made with generation three frames were the G34 and G35.

1963
Gaston Glock founds GLOCK Ges.m.b.h. in Austria
1980
GLOCK approached by Austrian military to design new pistol
1982
Austrian Army contracts with GLOCK for the Pistol 80/G17 (9mm)
1984
GLOCK 17 is tested and approved by NATO; Norway adopts it
1986
GLOCK, Inc., opens in [Smyrna, GA] U.S.; 1st GLOCK 17s arrive
1987
Miami, Florida Police Department adopts the GLOCK 17; G18 (9mm) full-auto introduced
1988
Introduction of the GLOCK 19 (9mm) (March) and 17L (May); 2nd Generation introduced
1989
More than 350,000 pistols have been sold since 1982, and approximately 2,000 U.S. police departments are carrying 150,000
1990
G22 & G23 (.40) introduced May; A. Valdes wins IPSC World Championship with 17L (October)
1991
G20 (10mm), G21 (.45 auto) offered for sale (May); GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation formed (November)
1992
Full assembly of GLOCK pistols begins in the U.S.
1994
Introduction of the GLOCK 24 (.40) (February)
1995
Introduction of the revolutionary subcompacts: G26 (9MM), G27 (.40), G25 (.380) (August)
1997
Introduction of the the G29 (10mm), G30 (.45 auto), G28 (.380)
1998
Introduction of the GLOCK "Practical/Tactical" G34 (9mm) & G35 (.40); G31, G32, G33 (.357); 3rd Gen with rail
1999
2 Million produced; G36 (.45 auto), G17T
2002
Glock Tactical Light introduced
2004
Introduction of the G37 in .45 G.A.P.
2005
Introduction of the G38 & G39 (.45 G.A.P.)
2007
5 Million Produced; Introduction SF G20 (10mm) and G21 (.45 auto)
2008
Introduction of the G30SF (.45 auto)
2009
Rough Textured Frame 2 (RTF2) is introduced
2010
The Gen4 GLOCKs arrive in G17, G19, G26, G31, G22, G23, G27, G35, and G37
2013
Over 1 Million GLOCKs sold in a year; Gaston Glock becomes 100,000th member of GSSF
2014
Introduction of the G41 (.45 auto), G42 (.380), and threaded barrels.
2015
Introduction of the G40 (10mm), G43 (9mm) and MOS in G34 Gen4, G35 Gen4, G41 Gen4 and the G40
2016
MOS in G17 Gen4 and G19 Gen4
2017
The Gen5 GLOCKs arrive in G17, G19, G26, G34 MOS
2018
Introduction of the G19X

5**AZZ	G-19	Mar 2004	3rd Gen.	Virginia Beach Sheriff Department Glock 19's
*****BCT	G-22	1992	2nd Gen.	Marked "Property of Bexar County, Texas", These are pistols issued to the Bexar County, Texas Sheriff's Department
90694BCT	G-22	Unk	3rd Gen.	Right front of slide factory stamped "PROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS"
02***DPD	G-22		2nd gen	Imported date 7 February 1994 (per call to Glock - Smyrna)`DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT` inscribed on right side of slide
031**DPD	G-22	1994-02-07	2nd gen	Detriot Police Department
05***DPD	G-22	Sept. 1995	2nd gen	Detroit PD - per Glock
06*** DPD	G-22	February 1998	2nd Gen.	Detroit PD unissued - Verified via Glock, Inc.
07***DPD	G-23	February 2004	3rd Gen.	Detroit P, Verified via Glock, Inc.
252ECP	G-22	mAY 1993	2nd gen	???
2426**FC	G-23C	Unknown	3rd Gen.	Marked "Fulton County, Ga. Sheriff's Dept." on right side of slide.
****KHP	G-21	Unknown	2nd Gen.	Badge and "Kansas Highway Patrol" on r/side of slide
G0**	G-17	Unknown	1st Gen.	Complete parts gun, replacement frame, replacement slide - S6**, replacement barrel - No number
T0	G-17T	Unknown	2nd Gen.	blue training (there is a "TO", T-oh, listed below, might be typo)
T105**	G-17T	Unknown	3rd Gen.	Blue trainer, uses 9mm FX ammo, found in a photo by Lunde
AAA****	G-19	1996	2nd Gen.	Defense Set
AAB****	G-26	1996	2.5 Gen.	Defense Set
AAC****	G-23	1996	2nd Gen.	Defense Set
AAD****	G-27	1996	2.5 Gen.	Defense Set
BCPD036	G-32	March 2000	Bergen county PD
BELL****	G-23	December 1996	2nd Gen.	Bell Helicopter/Atlantic Olympic Memorial, very special G-23, 1 of 73
CMC***	P9M (G-17)	Unknown	from German Government
GAO-**DOT	G-22	Unknown	2nd Gen.	Georgia Dept of Transportation
GA	G-22	January 1997	2nd Gen.	serial # "GAnnnDOT", police trade in
JKL***	G-21	2004	3rd Gen.	Marked on right side slide "Fairbanks Police 100th anniversary 1904-2004" with a badge, only 100 made
MCSD***	G-22	02/1994,12/1997,11/1996,05/2000	2nd Gen.	County Sheriff’s Dept. - dated by TopGlock "MCSD"
MO****HP	G-22	October 1993	3rd Gen.	Missouri Highway Patrol, has badge and "MSHP" on the left side of the slide
MPDC	G-17	September 1990	2nd Gen.
NSP	G-21	Unknown	3rd Gen.	Marked with Nebraska State Patrol logo on right of slide
OPD0**	G-22	Unknown	3rd Gen.	There are approximately 400 G22 Gen 3 Glocks with S/N starting with OPD0***. Came with extended slide release and Trijicon night sights. These were brand new never issued pistols for the Oakland Police Department. After receiving the order for the Gen 3, the Gen 4 were released and OPD got rid of the 400 Gen 3's without issuing them. I have one and 4 other buddies of mine have 1 each.
P JO***	G-22P	Unknown	3rd Gen.	Practice Pistol (Orange Frame)
****RSR (No US)	G-30	1997, 2001		RSR Wholesale special run
SA****TX	G-22	March 1996	2nd Gen.	San Antonio Police Department, dated TopGlock "SA/TX"
USA0*** (No US)	G-17	February 2002		American Heroes Commemorative
USA1*** (No US)	G-21	May 2002		American Heroes Commemorative
USA2*** (No US)	G-22	July 2002		American Heroes Commemorative