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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: gunsmith on February 18, 2017, 04:43:39 PM
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http://www.guns.com/2017/02/17/customs-seizes-2-million-worth-of-counterfeit-glock-mags/
I've never been to guns.com b4, a little too much clickbait but it seems as if this is true.
Having your mag malfunction could really ruin your day!
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This looks borderline to me. It's 'counterfeit' because Glock's name is too big or prominent on the packaging.
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Looks to me like the author mischaracterized the mags as counterfeit when it's actually a licensing issue. They appear to be using the name Glock to describe what the mags are for, not claiming they are actually Glock manufacturer products. Glock is way into protecting its brand. A couple of years ago, I was shopping for a cheap Airsoft Glock to use for a teaching tool. Several companies had posted the "cease and desist" threat letters from the Glock legal team. No unlicensed use of their names or copies of their designs.
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Looks to me like the author mischaracterized the mags as counterfeit when it's actually a licensing issue. They appear to be using the name Glock to describe what the mags are for, not claiming they are actually Glock manufacturer products. Glock is way into protecting its brand. A couple of years ago, I was shopping for a cheap Airsoft Glock to use for a teaching tool. Several companies had posted the "cease and desist" threat letters from the Glock legal team. No unlicensed use of their names or copies of their designs.
If you are still looking, there are copies out now.
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If you are still looking, there are copies out now.
Thanks. I might look, or just stick wth the SIG airsoft I bought instead.
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This looks borderline to me. It's 'counterfeit' because Glock's name is too big or prominent on the packaging.
To me it's not counterfeit at all. They don't say they are made by Glock and they don't in any way pretend they are made by Glock. This like claiming that if I go into Auto Zone and buy a house brand shock absorber to fit a Ford F150, the fact they tell me what it fits makes it a counterfeit Ford part.
Bullscat.
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To me it's not counterfeit at all. They don't say they are made by Glock and they don't in any way pretend they are made by Glock. This like claiming that if I go into Auto Zone and buy a house brand shock absorber to fit a Ford F150, the fact they tell me what it fits makes it a counterfeit Ford part.
Bullscat.
That seems to be Glock's M.O. Threaten/sue anyone who uses the name Glock in relation to making a profit. Just like your Auto Zone example.