Intended for “an undisclosed foreign government” the contract for the Glock 19 Mariner was not completed and these interesting and very functional collectibles are now filtering out to the market.
I’ve been kicking one around for about a week. Spoiler alert, the ones spotted in the wild in the States are, by and large, standard Gen 3 G19s but have a few, um, maritime changes.
More in my column at Guns.com.
There has always been an urban legend passed around internet message boards and wherever Glock enthusiasts meet– that of the gun being designed to fire underwater.
Can it be done?
The short answer to this question is: Yes*. The asterisk is in the all-important details of this. While the Glock itself was not specifically designed from the ground-up to be an underwater firearms (unlike the Soviet SPP-1 or the HKP11 ) it can be modified to do so with special internal parts and ammunition.
Is it safe to do? Is it advisable to do? Well, read the rest at my column at Glock Forum
(photo by Vuurwapen)