Name That Saturday Night Special

[KellyinAvon]

OK INGOers, what is it?

Chicago gang members say more police won't stop the murders | Fox News

 

[printcraft]

jennings or bryco....

 

[BGDave]

jennings or bryco....

Come on, you know that's a Glock Fowtay.

 

[printcraft]

Come on, you know that's a Gat Fowtay.

FTFY

 

[KellyinAvon]

Thanks Printcraft. That thing looks like the bluing wore off during the Ford Administration.

 

[printcraft]

Thanks Printcraft. That thing looks like the bluing wore off during the Ford Administration.

Probably along with the serial numbers......

 

[chezuki]

Steve.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Looks like a Jennings. Pointier behind the grip, not as pointy on the trigger guard

 

[actaeon277]

Well if gang members say it's so, we'll then, it MUSST be so.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

That is a California Z gun, a Bryco, the bigger 9mm.

I worked at Galyan's in high school and undergrad. I sold a ton of them.

Almost went to court on this gun as a guy from Martinsville was coming in and buying them by the bushel to sell to gang members (right in the parking lot of the Pike Plaza store).

The Store Buyer called them "popcorn guns". On the floor we called them "trot line (anchor) guns".

 

[jgressley2003]

I don't understand the gang mentality, these guys want a family to join to protect each other yet they go out and hunt down other gangs because their colors don't match or other various ridiculous reasons?

 

[TTravis]

I thought gang members carried Colt, Kimbar, or Sig's.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

That is a California Z gun, a Bryco, the bigger 9mm.

I worked at Galyan's in high school and undergrad. I sold a ton of them".

You'd think you could recognize that the gun in the video isn't a bryco, then. It is a Jennings.

 

[BGDave]

You'd think you could recognize that the gun in the video isn't a bryco, then. It is a Jennings.

It's been a long time ago, but I seem to remember these guns were sold under 2 or three different company names. I used to buy them 3 at a time used for "cash for guns turn-ins". (best price used was 3 for $25) And by the way, you meet the strangest people standing in line. Most were gun people looking to cash in and upgrade.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I know, it's akin to the Dodge/Plymouth similarities. Just needling Kirk a little, "Eez Roadrunner, eez not Super Bee." Looking back at my post, I should have purpled my typing. But if you look closely, the gun in the video has the tapered frame under the back of the slide, the red front sight, and while the back sight is missing, the screw hole is visible.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Nice patina...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

See if this helps, a video on the history of California Z guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94vs56NAtU4

 

[roscott]

I thought gang members carried Colt, Kimbar, or Sig's.

Nah, that's LT6 you're thinking of.

 

[actaeon277]

Nah, that's LT6 you're thinking of.

that's a myth

 

[bigbaloo95]

The news told me all those gangbangers use glocks.