Datierung von Glock Pistolen (Created: 29.11.2019)
Dating Glock pistols
The Glock pistols which were proof fired in Austria have three additional letters next to the Viennese proof sign ("NPV"). These letters indicate the date of proof or manufacture.
The letters are resolved as follows:
The first letter is the coded month:
| E: January | L: February | N: March |
| B: April | S: May | Z: June |
| G: July | P: August | I: September |
| C: October | V: November | A: December |
Letters 2. and 3. are the year of manufacture (19xx or 20xx)
| O: 0 | W: 1 | K: 2 | R: 3 | F: 4 |
| M: 5 | H: 6 | Y: 7 | T: 8 | D: 9 |
The
Glock 17 Gen. 1 on this
Picture (code "NTF") was manufactured in March 1984.
The
Glock 18 Gen. 2 on this
Picture (code "BDK") was manufactured in April 1992.
The on this
Picture (code "VWK") was manufactured in November 2012.
The
Glock 43x on this
Picture (code "IWD") was manufactured in September 2019.
The
Glock 19 Gen. 5 KaPo Graubünden, misnumbering on this
Picture (code "LKO") was manufactured in February 2020.
Newer Glock pistols are marked with the datecode on the front part of the frame (code VGM,
Picture) and later directly with the date, such as here for example a
Glock 20, manufactured in October 2020 (
Picture) or this
Glock 18C, manufactured in April 2023 (
Picture).
