G.C.O.C ????

[Doc1500]

G.C.O.C. ,
I've seen this stamped on some third generation S&W's. Does anybody know what it stands for?

[18DAI]

Never seen that particular one, but have run across some revolvers with similar marks. The last two letters standing for IIRC "Office of Corrections" ie Probation officers. The first two letters likely the county the office was in.

It would make a preacher cuss trying to figure out some of the Department, County or LE markings on handguns. Good luck! Regards 18DAI

[Doc1500]

Saw it recently online for sale, don't remember if it was a 5903tsw or 5906 or whether it was a TSW or not.

[18DAI]

Back in the early 90s when the big switch from revolvers to semi autos got into full swing and prior to the plastic gun craze, the 5906 was VERY popular with Department of Corrections, Police, Sheriffs departments - basically with everyone who carried a gun for a living.

You got your work cut out for you! Unless someone who worked for the agency who marked that gun comes along. And that occasionally happens! Regards 18DAI

[vigil617]

Is the "O" possibly a "D" instead? "Department of Corrections" is a much more common name for the jail folks, I think, than "Office of Corrections," which I don't recall ever seeing. NOTE: After reading 18DAI's post more closely, "Office of Corrections" for probation officers is a usage I wasn't familiar with, and it makes perfect sense.

Could be Gwinnett County (Georgia) Department of Corrections. The Sheriff's Office there has used S&W's, and the ones for the DoC are marked as such.

Interesting and totally unrelated fact: Gwinnett County is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, whose signature is by far the most valuable of any of the signers, due to its rarity.

[Doc1500]

I found the posting for sale which is now sold but here it is.
Smith & Wesson 5906TSW with Rail For Sale or Trade | Old Ads Classifieds | The Outdoors Trader

[Doc1500]

I think it may be Gwinnett County Office of Corrections. Because it was being sold in a town nearby.

[vigil617]

Found this thread that shows markings for the GCDC. The poster doesn't think it was for Gwinnett County because he has a Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office gun with no number after the initials. Maybe the GCDC guns were different, though.

History on a PD Marked 6906

[vigil617]

Originally Posted by Doc1500

I found the posting for sale which is now sold but here it is.
Smith & Wesson 5906TSW with Rail For Sale or Trade | Old Ads Classifieds | The Outdoors Trader

Yep, definitely an "O" and not a "D." The mystery continues...

[Doc1500]

I was also thinking that maybe some of the D.O.C.
TRADE-INS would be in much better shape then trade-ins from agencies that used the pistols on the street.

[vigil617]

Problem is, there's not a "Gwinnett County Office of Corrections" when I Google it. Either we're going down a rabbit hole with Gwinnett County altogether, or perhaps -- and this is just an idea -- the "GCOC" is for the county's (Administrative) Office of the Courts. Looks like, for instance, that bailiffs work for the courts office directly instead of the Sheriff's Office, so that might explain why there would be separately marked guns for them (and perhaps any other court officers, depending on how they do things in Gwinnett.) With different agencies in the county doing business with S&W (Sheriff's Office, Police Department, Department of Corrections), maybe it makes sense that another agency can have its guns marked as well.

OK, I'm turning this loose now.

[Doc1500]

Would be nice if there was an easier way to find out when well known or iconic agency's turn in their pistols , where they can be purchased from .

[BigBoy99]

"G" being the name of the county, "C" = County, "O" = of, and "C" = Corrections?

[sigp220.45]

Hawaii has a Governor’s Committee On Crime that uses the acronym. Don’t know if they carry guns, and they would probably drop them into an active volcano rather than sell them to great unwashed.

[Elliojw]

Here is my 5903TSW marked G.C.D.C. and my understanding was it stood for Gwinnett County Department of Corrections. It came from a dealer just outside Atlanta and since there's been a good amount of SW Auto's coming out of the area around there it looks like the agencies there did a large group buy of them. Since it's a TSW my thought was these were for a special response team or something but the Probation Officer or Bailiff issue weapon is a good argument too.
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I also have that 6906 that's marked G.C.S.D. 50 and am working on getting a letter submitted to help trace that one to a department. I usually use an acronym searcher to start my locating of these marked guns. Then I start googling departments and counties looking for history sections and old photos that if I'm lucky can show a holstered weapon or a range session.

Of course my new 6904 just has 5 numbers engraved so more work needed for that one.
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[Doc1500]

Originally Posted by Elliojw

Here is my 5903TSW marked G.C.D.C. and my understanding was it stood for Gwinnett County Department of Corrections. It came from a dealer just outside Atlanta and since there's been a good amount of SW Auto's coming out of the area around there it looks like the agencies there did a large group buy of them. Since it's a TSW my thought was these were for a special response team or something but the Probation Officer or Bailiff issue weapon is a good argument too.
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I also have that 6906 that's marked G.C.S.D. 50 and am working on getting a letter submitted to help trace that one to a department. I usually use an acronym searcher to start my locating of these marked guns. Then I start googling departments and counties looking for history sections and old photos that if I'm lucky can show a holstered weapon or a range session.

Of course my new 6904 just has 5 numbers engraved so more work needed for that one.
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Well then I would Hazard a guess the gcoc is office of Corrections. And the one that ends in SD would be Sheriff's Department.

[JWF III]

Originally Posted by Doc1500

I found the posting for sale which is now sold but here it is.
Smith & Wesson 5906TSW with Rail For Sale or Trade | Old Ads Classifieds | The Outdoors Trader

Dang you. As if I needed somewhere else to look for guns... And it just HAD to be local to me. Just like everyone else, just another enabler.

Wyman