He pulled out a small black pistol, pressed the release, which dropped the magazine out of the butt, and then worked the slide. He returned the box to the backseat and this time reached into the pocket of his jacket. This is the cheap and cheerful option, this week’s special offer.” “And this is the one I’m not going to like,” Bronson suggested. “Well,” he said, “if the Twenty-six is too rich for your tastes, I’ve only got one other option.” Weeks smiled at him as Bronson handed back the Glock 17. “I’m not bothered about the way it looks, Dickie, but this is a full-frame pistol, and I don’t know if I could keep a weapon this size hidden in my pocket or wherever. There was really only one problem with it, apart from possibly the price. It was a bit battered and there were several smears of what looked like paint on the polymer grip, but all the damage was cosmetic and the firing mechanism itself seemed in good working order as far as he could tell. Dead reliable, these pistols.”īronson nodded as he inspected the weapon. It’s been around for a while, but it works well. “This one’s a Model Seventeen, with two standard magazines. He opened this box, took out the pistol and did the usual safety checks, then handed it to Bronson. He replaced the Glock in the box, closed the catches and returned it to the backseat, then rummaged around under the coats and took out another box, bigger and more battered, showing signs of its age. “I have,” he said, “but you won’t like it as much.” “I was hoping you’d got something for less than half that.” And I’ll give you four hundred if you bring it back when you’re done.”īronson shook his head and reluctantly handed back the weapon.
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But for you, as a deal, you can have it for six hundred, plus twenty for a box of Parabellum. “That weapon’s virtually new, and they are pricey. “It’s ideal, Dickie, but these are expensive little buggers. If you wanted that, you’d probably be better off with just the Model Seventeen right from the start.”īronson nodded, looking down at the compact pistol. That holds the usual seventeen rounds, but it sticks out a hell of a long way. I’ve got a standard magazine, as well as one of the factory plus-two models that gives you twelve rounds altogether, and a spare mag from a Glock Seventeen that’ll fit.
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I’ve got a Model Twenty-seven as well, to take the forty-caliber Smith and Wesson round, but that’s a bit more expensive, and really that cartridge is a bit of a handful in a pistol this small. “It’s a Model Twenty-six, so nine millimeter, with a ten-round magazine. Which model is it, and what’s it chambered for?” “A nice piece of kit, but I don’t know if I can afford this. The butt was very short, allowing the weapon to be held by two fingers, the third finger nestling in a recess at the front of the magazine when it was in place. A subcompact Glock,” Bronson said, recognizing it immediately.