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Old 10-25-2009, 03:55 PM
Brian41 Brian41 is offline
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Great thread and have enjoyed reading it and seeing your guns. I have no DPD guns but have seen a few for sale around here. Closest I own is a Colt Commando used by Buick plant protection during WWII and stamped in same manner. Those might make an interesting thread as I believe S&W Victorys were also used in war plants then.

I do have a buddy that is a retired DPD LEO. His first day as a rookie was the day the 1967 riots started. He was issued a Colt and on that first day found himself alone and facing rioters and looters. He's told me he fired that gun and doesn't know if he hit his targets but did enable him to get out of there.
I know he later went to a S&W M-19 but don't know if it was issue or personal weapon. He has some good stories about his days in the DPD carrying those wheelies.
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