My first 5 handguns:
S&W 66 (Christmas present from parents in 1987)
Colt Woodsman .22
Ruger P85
Beretta 92FS
Glock 17 (First handgun I bought for myself as a 21st Bday present to myself in 1991)
When I started window shopping gun stores in the late 80's, S&W revolvers were King.
I drooled over a 6" model 66 with a checkered Pau Ferro Hogue mono-grip and my parents gave me one as a Christmas present in 1987 when I was 17 years old and working in the middle of nowhere driving a tractor all day.
The rise of the DA/SA really kicked off with the military trials in the mid-80's and that influenced my P85 and 92FS purchases around 1990 (I paid, parents bought).
The first handgun I actually bought for myself in a gun store was a Glock 17. Purchased about a week after I turned 21 in 1991.
I still remember the Glock NASA Space Shuttle poster on the store wall touting it's adoption by NASA security.
That poster sealed the deal. LOL