These are Austrian proof marks. They can be found on most Glocks around the world except for the ones that are imported and test fired in Smyrna, GA. You got a good deal on this one!
The G19 we bought yesterday has the same Austrian markings.
The G19 we bought yesterday has the same Austrian markings.
Mine says LOT9x19 which would equal Feb/08 based on the table I posted earlier. AOH would equal Dec/06. that's probably where he got the Dec/06 date. I'm not sure I trust that as a gun manufacture date. Maybe a barrel manufacture date. I've also learned that these codes may only apply to pre-96 guns, which account for the fact that the codes don't make much sense when it comes to our serial numbers. From everything I've been able to gather, the code in the serial number is the date of manufacture/final assembly and testing. My G19 is not even on my SN list. I'll call Glock and get the skinny on it.
With the shortage of G19's ...and most Glock models, it doesn't make sense that your gun would have been sitting on a shelf in Austria since '06 and just shipped to the US now. It's far more likely that it was sitting on a dealers shelf less than a month after manufacture.
I would say at this point that the barrel code is the manufacture date of the barrel and the code in the serial number is the manufacture/final assembly/testing of the gun.
We actually just sold the one we just recently bought because two guard companies she interviewed with only allow revolvers. It has something to do with their general liability insurance. I ran into the same thing with our GL. To get the best rate, there are some guns that they won't allow us to use. My Glock 30 was one because of it's short barrel. Of course every insurance company has their own opinions and different rates.
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