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S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 All 5-Screw & Vintage 4-Screw SWING-OUT Cylinder REVOLVERS, and the 35 Autos and 32 Autos


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Old 07-15-2018, 10:32 AM
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Being an Ohio native, I was interested in this thread. I had two high school friends who went on to become OSP troopers, one of whom married one of my HS girlfriends. I haven't seen either one since, obviously both are long retired by now if still living.
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Congratulations on a well done research project and a great find. This thread has been a very interesting read!

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Old 07-15-2018, 12:26 PM
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There are a lot of great aspects to this story, Officer Whipple being front and center. He looked like a real old school, no nonsense, tough guy. He certainly did provide 'meritorious service', as they said.

The other aspect that struck me was the way Tom acquired this. That, too, was sort of old school. On the way to the big city to make an airport run, decides in advance to stop at the last day of the gun show, searches the whole place and on the last aisle finds a gem. Now THAT'S what a dedicated collector will do. I am happy that Tom was rewarded for his effort and that a wonderful gun found a home with a Smith collector who will treasure it. As newspaper reporters used to say, this was a real "feel good story".
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Charlie,

The planets lined up the day I came across this one that is for sure.
So many variables were in play and for some reason I was at the right place at the right time.

That said I certainly feel honored to own this piece and to have been able to put together it's history with the man who earned it!
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Belated thanks for posting this story; great work. An iconic tribute to the man and his times, in my opinion.

For your consideration: this gun, along with your accumulated historical documentation, would make for a great display at some future SWCA symposium. -S2
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Great find, congrats!!
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Belated thanks for posting this story; great work. An iconic tribute to the man and his times, in my opinion.

For your consideration: this gun, along with your accumulated historical documentation, would make for a great display at some future SWCA symposium. -S2
Although I have yet to attend a symposium - I would certainly like to do so some day and I will consider doing a display of the "Whipple" Award S&W. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Wanted to update Updating this with some new photos and information.....starting with this photo

With the help of another SWCA member, I was able to locate the only surviving son of Patrolman Whipple. He was kind enough to copy some information from the scrapbook that his mother (Vera Whipple) kept on Carl's career.

This photo was taken back in 1939 shortly after Carl received his S&W Target Model .38 for his actions in apprehending the bad guys. It's interesting to see him actually holding the gun that sits in my safe!

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A couple more photos of Whipple with and bandaged eye and holding what looks like a couple of semi-auto pistols.


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Interesting how Whipple ended up in a cartoon!

(The date on the cartoon is 1947)

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Don’t usually go into the revolver sections but neat to see you have some interesting items to go with the OSP revolver. Larry
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Thanks Larry, this has been a multi-year project gathering additional info on Whipple......I was fortunate with the help of another SWCA member to make contact with his last living son who is 76 years old and he has shared new info with me.

Still hoping to get more on this, possibly get something like his badge, patches, etc.
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You might look at these. Are you MJK?
1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com

U.S., Find a Grave(R) Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com. It shows a picture of your revolver.
Carl Wesley Whipple (1911-1997) - Find a Grave Memorial

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This is a most interesting thread. I am a historian myself and really enjoy such things.
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I would be curious if Mr Wipple had grand kids.

Imagine one day down the road being able to offer it back in the family of a man who had a career such as his.
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Another SWCA member saw my threade and is also into ancestry and was about to find the Find A Grave and added the photos that he copied from this thread.

With his help I was able to make contact with Whipple's surviving son who lives in Florida......I have not heard mention of any grandchildren during any of our conversations.

Glad to hear that this thread has been an interesting read for some of you, I am pleased to have the revolver along with all the history to go with it.

It has been a long process, but rewarding!
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