I will start it off with this nice cherry model 10-5 in nickel from the Detroit PD with a 5" barrel.
I am curious how many will surface here and if they are different in barrel length from mine.
Peter.

Transitional 2". Well used with Bucheimer holster.

I've seen a few on gunbroker in the past and am currently looking for a Detroit Police marked gun.

Here is a M64-2 2in. DPD

What is that sap doing with that fine gun....they were never used by.....

Going back to at least the 1940s, DPD issued 5 inch nickel Colt Official Police or 5 inch nickel S&W M&P which later became the model 10 in 1957. The 10-5s were the last S&W duty guns bought.
The bureaus, and command got issued 2 inch nickel Colt DS or S&W M&P. Some blued 2 inch M&P were bought, but most are nickel. Later model 64s in 2 inch were bought. Those are the only two barrel lengths issued.
Officers were allowed to purchase and carry their own Colt or S&W DA revolvers in 38Spl or larger and supplied their own holsters, ammo and pouches or speed loaders. The S&W model 39 and 59 were also allowed starting in the 1970s.
Here's a post war M&P. I'll try to dig up some more photos.
Here's it's blued post war brother.

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Here is a D.P.D. S&W model 10-5, 5" barrel, manufactured 1973-1974.


D.P.D. S&W M&P, square butt, manufactured 1945-1948.

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WOW, Some real beauties coming out of the wood work, I would buy them all if I had the dough!
I NEED A 2"er now!!!
Peter.

Those are purdy, but I gotta know if'n it's

DEE-troit or

Duh-troit...

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Originally posted by Nicksterdemus:
Those are purdy, but I gotta know if'n it's

DEE-troit or

Duh-troit...

Day-Twah actually.
Or you could just call if what it is, Kraphole.

Picked this one up today.
S&W model 10-5, nickel finish, 5" barrel.
This one is a real "beater".

Pred, here is my contribution. I think it is only a few numbers higher than yours.
Bought this for my wife for Mothers Day, after she found it at a show. She likes the "shiny things". Our only NIB revolver. They don't stay like this long in my house. She is debating whether to shoot it or not. But I also have 2 other 5" 38 special guns.

Damn! This opens an old wound for me. I had one about 10 yrs ago. I paid $199. A beautiful DPD marked 5". Pristine.

Back then I didn't apreciate what it was as it was my only S&W back then. It was just a "clunky .38". I stupidly traded it off for something that I don't even remember. One of my biggest gun regrets. Ouch.

howdy , can some please tell me the width and length osf a factory box for detriot PD model 10-5 with 5 inch barresl??
many thanks robbt

Added a new D.P.D. revolver today (thanks to 10ring).