We the launch of the Kel-Tec PR57, it seems appropriate to dive into the ins and outs of the forerunner to George Kellgren’s latest masterpiece. Because of our ongoing stripper clip love, the Grendel P10 has been an interest of ours for a while. These compact ten round .380’s fed from stripper clips are an amazing piece of nostalgia. The purpose of this quick article isn’t to repeat or retell the story of the P10, but we really want to share new pictures of the Grendel P10 with some of the accessories we were lucky enough to find.
The main thing to show is the two color of slides on the pistols, I have not be able to tell for sure, but I believe it’s a black oxide finish on the black slide and chrome plating on the silver finish. Of note is that the trigger and screws are bright finish as well. So if you have an original chrome slide gun, it should have that on the screws and trigger as well.
The total package. This pistol is equipped with the longer threaded barrel with compensator, the extended grip, the clip loader, and the maglite “Designator”. The Designator being what the manual calls this maglite adapter.
Activating the light is fairly simple (although painful) by squeezing your pinky on the Sheetmetal tab on the designator.
The designator may have been hot stuff in the early 1990’s and probably considered very bright, but in the world of modern flashlights, the 14 lumens leaves a little to be desired for practical usage. Which is not to say it isn’t a hoot.
Before many of you get into a situation like I did, You should know that if your P10 did not come with a threaded barrel installed, you will need to do some gunsmithing yourself to make the barrel fit. The work is not hard with a proper file, but it does take some time. I think it’s safe to say that it’s all worth it to get this fantastic gun operational.
In any case, these guns are cheap and can be a lot of fun. We love them and thank you for dropping in.
