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Old 03-09-2018, 02:18 PM
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We carried 5" Model 10 (nickel) back when I was hired in 1976. About 1979 we all got new 4" Model 10 (nickel). The 4" ones were easier to carry in the car. The 5" holsters dug into the bench seat of the patrol cars pushing your gun belt up. Doesn't sound like a big deal but 8 hours in and out of the car it was. Around 1978 we began to get patrol cars with bucket seats which was a big deal especially if you were working a two man unit and you partner was tall and you were average height. Don't even know if they make cars with bench seats anymore!!

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