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Rich, if you ever want to sell any of those I know of a good home for them 
The handguns I've purchased from the NYPD Equipment Section
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Absalom
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Rich, you have a great collection.
A few years back I saw a Colt DS inscribed just like yours, with a different name of course
I had no idea what the Masback trophy was or what it signified. the Colt was well worn and somewhat overpriced, imo.
The gun, actually there were 2 well worn DS's in the case, sat there for many months. I looked at the DS at least twice.
I finally got around to researching the inscription, and decided if it were still there it would be mine.
Of course, it was gone.
Someone is currently selling a Colt DS Masback trophy from 1960, someplace obvious I can't mention here
Looks from the pictures like that gun was used for carry.
Is this a factory bobbed hammer? I have tried to find such for my ol' model 60 for years - no luck.
Any help locating one would be appreciated.
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This post has me on a roll! Anyway, here is another "trophy" handgun. This one from the 1920s. Appears to be unfired. Would you believe, someone gave it to me around 35 years ago!
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Try this. If too small I can post two halfs (top and bottom).
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What a great thing to have, and what a great career! I am super impressed!
My uncle came on in 1970 and carried his Model 10 over 35 years. Had 2 shootings I am aware of.
When he retired, he gave me his gun. His son was having drug issues and still living at home. I had that gun for a few years, and saw my uncle at a family gathering. He casually asked if I still had the gun. I told him did. He remarked that he missed that old gun, and I changed the subject. His son (my cousin) had cleaned up and moved out.
So the next day I googled the nearest FFL to him in Staten Island, NY. Sent it that day and called my uncle. Told him to go get his gun. He was so happy. Told me it wasn't necessary. It absolutely was.
His kids aren't gun guys. I might get that Model 10 back one day after he passes. If I do, it'll never be sold. Until that happens, it's where it belongs.
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There are less than 100 NYPD cops carrying a revolver as a duty gun. Of that, probably 25 are carrying spurred hammer revolvers like the Model 10. It'll be a sad day when the last one goes End of Tour.
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For your amusement. A very old picture of me holding a Ruger Mini-14 when a detective in Bronx Central Robbery. Our job was go after heavily armed robbery teams. I carried a 13" barrel Ithaca 12 gauge loaded with slugs. Also my model 10 and my Colt DS.
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The Mini served ESU into the late 90's. I remember being "volunteered" to get rifle qualified after 9/11. They sent me to Rodman's Neck, gave me 20 rounds, and had me hit a target at 25 yards.
Then I stood a foot post on top of 1 Police Plaza with it, mag in rifle but not allowed to chamber a round. Total showcase.
Then I stood a foot post on top of 1 Police Plaza with it, mag in rifle but not allowed to chamber a round. Total showcase.
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Actually I was wrong. At last count I am aware of there were about 70, most of them being the stainless DAO revolvers Rich was instrumental in bringing to the job. A blued spurred hammer revolver like the Model 10 is even more rare. I bet less than 20. And I am sure the number is far less than 70 now.
A REAL rare bird would be a blued spurred hammer Ruger Service Six. They were only offered for a couple of years and not nearly as common as the Model 10. Of course, Colt duty revolvers are long aged out. Rich would know when they were phased out but I never saw one in a duty holster. Saw some detectives carrying a 2" Colt but never a duty gun.
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"...blued spurred hammer Ruger Service Six."
I think you meant a spurless hammer and I don't recall ever seeing one. Well, I have a custom Ruger Speed Six in .44 Special with a spurless hammer, but that wasn't the question.
"Rich would know when they were phased out but I never saw one in a duty holster."
You guys are killing me with these issues! I do recall quite a few guys carrying Colt duty handguns when I first came on, and to be honest, I don't recall all the model types. Those guys weren't "shooters."
Colt made a pretty crappy (sorry Colt guys) police service revolver before they threw in the towel, Official Police MKIII??, I forget. Their earlier revolvers were OK. I much preferred the S&W double-action as did all serious shooters.
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Rich, in one of posts you mention you had a revolver "Teflon coated." What type of process is that? protective coating?
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Rich, in one of posts you mention you had a revolver "Teflon coated." What type of process is that? protective coating?
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Nope. The blued Service Six with spurred hammer was first. Check out the link. it's the trailer for the Michael Dowd documentary "The Seven Five". Pause it at 28 seconds. You see a cop with one drawn. Gotta be quick, but I spotted it immediately. You can see the distinctive hammer and underlug of the Six revolvers.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM_Zdp5VLmI[/ame]
And my first partner had the stainless spurless Service Six. They were around for maybe 2 years before the GPNY. We had a contract with Ruger and when they stopped with the Six series they gave us the .38 spurless GP100 and called it the GPNY. I know you know that Rich but the other guys probably don't. Just like the off duty Sp101 became the SPNY spurless hammer.
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Absalom
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I think the last Colt revolver to serve as a duty gun in any sizable numbers was the Colt Official Police (in production 1927 to 1969). One comes across one of those, stamped with a shield number, usually from the 40s or 50s as dated by serial, not infrequently in the collector's market.
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