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Originally Posted by SG-688
Were SSIII's issue? Allowed personal purchase - like Pachmayr grips? Or?
I was reminded of a picture of a friend in 2016 with a Safariland 200 (I think it is) straight-drop level 2 holster. No light on her Glock.
Seems like now everybody has the Safariland plastic bucket with a light.
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There was a test period in 1986, 87, 88, thereabouts when we were still wearing the garrison belt (shown in Buddy's picture) with holster, etc and various gun belts were tested in the field. I don't recall which holsters were tested. The SSIII could have been tested but I don't recall.
After we went to the gun belt the SSIII was not issued. It was the holster like VASCAR2 shows. SSIII weren't actually authorized. Altho some of us bought our own and wore it I never heard of anyone being told not to. I was in plain clothes 1988 to 1998. I bought my SSIII soon after I went back in uniform to wear for crowd control details and kept wearing it. At that point in my career if anyone objected they never said anything.
The issued holster was like VASCAR2 posted. It had a rear cant.
They started carrying lights after I retired so don't know what the current is.