Hello,
Just pictures and a question about these police trade in Model 10s.. I removed the grips on the second one to clean dried oil off. Both function and lock up great, finish wear is the only issue that is visible. Bores are bright, shiny and the trigger pulls feel excellent. I love Model 10s..
Anyway, the description from AIM read:
"These Law Enforcement trade-ins will most likely have an identifiction (sic) badge/medallion affixed to the side as pictured. These can easily be removed with the careful use of a thin blade and/or heat gun."
One came off with just a push, the other just fell off, only being slightly adhered to the revolver.
First question.. Being new to Smith collecting, I was wondering if it's safe to assume that these are From The District of Columbia? I know there must be other agencies that would use DC, or it could be internal inventory or ID nomenclature, abbreviations, etc.. I was just wondering if anyone had some insight or previous experience with similarly marked firearms if they indeed are from Washington DC PD or if they know of another agency which could be their source.
The badges have "DC" over a number as the pictures show.
I know policies change along with department heads, but I found
this article from 1999 about DC Police guns being traded in, and then recovered from crime scenes later.
From the article:
Told of The Post's findings, D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey said this week that he was unaware of any old department guns ending up in criminal hands. But he said he strongly opposes such trades and pledged to end them.
"We're not going to put these guns back into circulation," he said. "If we decide to move to a different type of weapon in the future, we would simply destroy those currently in our possession."
I like knowing as much as I can learn of the history and the use of the firearms I collect, so this just seemed interesting to me.
The second question might be harder to get an answer for..
Does the District PD still issue revolvers for duty use? Or are they for training, maybe initial training? Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any info!