One-Adam-12, One-Adam 12, see the man...

oldafsp said:
Right after they switched to Model 15's.

450px-Adam_12_Malloy_Reed_SW_M-15_Cartwright_600.jpg
Click to expand...

Wasn't the girl in the photo, the daughter that played in the series Lost in Space I think her name was Penny Robinson in the show.
 
When I started with Dallas PD in 1977 we were issued Model 64s but could carry anything we wanted to. I mostly carried 29s, 57s, 58s and 24s for revolvers. When I found out there was some 15s available I traded in the 64 for a very clean 15. I left after 11 years and found out too late that since I had 10 in I could have bought the 15 for peanutz....

The first CF revolver I ever fired was a friend's father's Model 14...this would have been in the mid-1960s. My friend and I loaded wax bullets to shoot and then later got some of the Herter's finned plastic bullets for indoor practice. Then he took us to a range for live fire...

As to going back into LE work with "just a revolver" as long as it was at least a .357 Magnum or better I wouldn't mind at all. I have no respect at all for .38 Special no matter what the load. I have way too many friends who carried the city issue gun and ammo, 158 LHP +P, and after their "incident" all but one traded "up".

1-Adam-12 and DragNet were two of my favorite shows...never missed a one...

Thanks for the post....Bob
 
My Dad joined the LAPD in 1946 and retired in 1971. He initially carried a 4" Colt New Service in .38 Special. In 1954 or so, he switched to a 6" S&W Outdoorsman. I joined in 1974 and retired in 2008. My academy class was the last to be issued "Policeman" badges. I was given my Dad's badge - POLICEMAN #140. I carried his Outdoorsman from start to finish.

Over the years, I got to meet Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Martin Milner and Kent McCord. Four great gentlemen and HUGE supporters of the LAPD.
 
Oh for the "old days"...

I never felt "undergunned" with 18, .38 125 Grain +p or a 12 gauge 870.

But then never faced gang-bangers with AK's!

Looking back to one of the simple pleasures of a bygone era.... Actually got to wear a couple of badges like this....

 
Last edited:
CPR on an old thread...

Those old Plymouth Fury copper cars -

All the one's I knew had the bottom seat portion of the rear seat loose, not bolted to the floor. You could really simply lift the entire seat up and forward to check for hidden dope and weapons. The loose seat also made it really convenient when prisoners started going bananas in the back. The seat would slide forward, prisoner would be on his butt, he had no leverage to force himself into the front seat.

Prisoner screens? Some special prisoner transport cars had them. If you didn't have such a luxury, you could use a Bianchi ballistic clipboard wedged behind your back as a "hocker stopper".


Sgt Lumpy
 
Cooter Brown said:
For all the turmoil of those days--mid sixties to mid seventies--it still seems like a simpler time from here. Maybe it's just nostalgia.

The militarization of police forces (a lot of them anyway) bothers me and I look back on those times and the equipment they used as being more appropriate for a constabulary force.

But I'm an old crank.
Click to expand...

Then I am with you Cooter. An old crank, that is. Today's obsession with living inside your mobile device leaves very little time for interacting with the world around you.

Anyone notice the leather gear Reed and Malloy are wearing? Safariland velcro, still quite new in those days. One double-dump box and a conventional baton, probably a cuff case on their backsides. Very simple. I went to work for an airport PD in 1978 and the supervisor was blown away because I had a velcro rig, he had to ponder if it was acceptable.

The older officer who influenced me the most was the same way. A Python in a holster, a speedloader pouch, and his handcuffs draped over his belt buckle. Plain leather, thank you, none of this fancy basket stamping.
 
SgtLumpy said:
Those old Plymouth Fury copper cars
Click to expand...

The town I grew up in that had those Fury's. Two red lights bolted to the roof facing forward. They also had 220 CID Slant Sixes with three speed standard column shifters. The old steering wheel column shifter was known to get locked in first gear from time to time leaving the officer stuck at the far side of town in first gear. Six cylinder? Yup, you can't outrun a radio.
 
CapnHawk said:
My Dad joined the LAPD in 1946 and retired in 1971. He initially carried a 4" Colt New Service in .38 Special. In 1954 or so, he switched to a 6" S&W Outdoorsman. I joined in 1974 and retired in 2008. My academy class was the last to be issued "Policeman" badges. I was given my Dad's badge - POLICEMAN #140. I carried his Outdoorsman from start to finish.

Over the years, I got to meet Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Martin Milner and Kent McCord. Four great gentlemen and HUGE supporters of the LAPD.
Click to expand...

Thank you for both your service and your father's, and how very cool that you got to carry that same S&W revolver through your career!

My father was with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office from (I believe) 1967 / 1968 to 1975. During his "uniformed" days, he and fellow deputies were issued four-inch Model 15s. I still have his basket-weave duty leather, made by the Safety-Speed Company in Montebello, CA.

Loved Adam-12 and still catch episodes when I can!
 
My son has my Model 15 now, but this inspired me to head for the range tomorrow with a Model 28 and a 642. I would have no qualms going back on the street tomorrow with that gear, but I'm not sure the Safariland velcro would still fit.
 
Buford57 said:
I would have no qualms going back on the street tomorrow with that gear, but I'm not sure the Safariland velcro would still fit.
Click to expand...

Buford, extensive research has uncovered a hitherto unknown scientific fact. Velcro shrinks with age. Yes, with nothing more than age. I found my old velcro rig wasn't fitting any more either so I started researching it. Yessir, that's it, plain truth that velcro shrinks with age and takes the leather with it.

That's my story and I'ma stickin' to it.
 
Dragnet was fun because of the limited pool of actors. One week the blonde lady would be the police commissioner, next week she'd be the complaining neighbor with a poodle, next week she'd be the con artist suspect. Joe Friday's fast talking lectures on why you shouldn't do drugs even had me believing that incense led to heroin.


Police Story was an interesting Hollywood concept, I thought, but I didn't care for it's lack of technical correctness. The concept was - place whoever this week's pop star is into the role of cop. So we saw Smokey Robinson as a homicide dick. OJ and Elizabeth Montgomery as detective partners. Jan Michael Vincent as an over-dramatic sniper trainee. The show was more fun when they focused on the personalities of the actors, like Don Meredith and Tony LoBianco as the homicide dicks.

One of the things that always seemed odd to me in Police Story is that when there were several marked units in the same scene, no two squad cars had the same light bars.


Did Gary Crosby ever have another roll besides "the other cop" on Adam-12/Dragnet?..:rolleyes:


Sgt Lumpy
 
SgtLumpy said:
Dragnet was fun because of the limited pool of actors. One week the blonde lady would be the police commissioner, next week she'd be the complaining neighbor with a poodle, next week she'd be the con artist suspect. Joe Friday's fast talking lectures on why you shouldn't do drugs even had me believing that incense led to heroin.

Perfect summation!

Police Story was an interesting Hollywood concept, I thought, but I didn't care for it's lack of technical correctness. The concept was - place whoever this week's pop star is into the role of cop. So we saw Smokey Robinson as a homicide dick. OJ and Elizabeth Montgomery as detective partners. Jan Michael Vincent as an over-dramatic sniper trainee. The show was more fun when they focused on the personalities of the actors, like Don Meredith and Tony LoBianco as the homicide dicks.

I enjoyed the episode with Kurt Russel as a recruit who just didn't have what it takes.

Did Gary Crosby ever have another roll besides "the other cop" on Adam-12/Dragnet?..:rolleyes:

No!

Sgt Lumpy
Click to expand...

Great post!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

M
Reloading dies for 450 Adams?
Replies
9
Views
1K
Model19man
M
B
Model 12 considering
Replies
4
Views
157
Brush2000
B
K
When will the CSX-E 12 round magazines with one piece baseplate be available?
Replies
7
Views
356
Kokodude
K
R
Winchester Model 12
Replies
1
Views
166
sceva
sceva
Kevin J.
Dragons Breath 12 Gauge Incendiary Rounds
Replies
19
Views
544
375hh1973
375hh1973

Latest posts

Back
Top