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Originally Posted by merlin9800
I was issued a mod 28 while with the MO-SHP in the early 1970's. We then went to the Mod 19 combat masterpiece. I still have both.
Only damage to the petrol car was to the steering wheel of the big Grand Marquis we drove. The hammer spur dug the h*** out of the wheel when getting out of the car. Bot the 28 and 19 are outstanding shooters.
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If "MO-SHP" stands for Missouri State Highway Patrol, that agency never issued the Model 28 Highway Patrolman in any barrel length. The last N frame issued by MSHP was the 5 inch Heavy Duty,* replaced beginning in 1952 with the 5 inch Combat Masterpiece. As additional troopers were hired after 1953 or so, the 4 inch Combat Masterpiece was added to existing stocks of 5 inch CMs. All of the CMs (both 4 and 5 inch) were traded for the 4 inch Model 66 in 1976.
*Col. Hugh H. Waggoner, Superintendent of the MSHP from about 1948 to 1965, carried the only Registered Magnum issued to any trooper, one of two sent to MSHP for testing before WWII.
Pictured is MSHP 5 inch Pre-15 Combat Masterpiece in swivel holster and leather by Dehner's of Omaha, the standard supplier to MSHP for decades. The holster is made of Dehcord, a product of Clarino, a division of Kuraray Company, Ltd.
Kuraray America CLARINO - Products
Also pictured is the left side of an MSHP 5 inch Pre-15 Combat Masterpiece with MSHP shoulder patch and original cap badge from 1931, finished in gun metal. That type of hat badge was later replaced by a smaller version, still in use today.