austin texas policeofficer and his model 27

[donniedee]

well..... im still waiting on him to call, he said he has the letter i sent in his night stand under the 27. and he also told me he likes the glock 22 40cal i sent him another letter telling him id buy his a brand new glock 40 with 3 mags and box of hollow points and deliver it to his door step within and hour, nothing yet...... he did say he was going somewhere for afew days. so here i sit cash in safe and waiting begins. ill post back when i hear something...

 

[Art Doc]

The waiting is the worst part.

 

[donniedee]

yes its tough...i want it back sooo bad but i just have to wait....... yes i cant wait very good and i cant make him trade or sell it so....as painfully as it is i have to wait till he gets around to thinking about the new glock.... will post with any new news HOPEFULLY soon

 

[donniedee]

WELL IM DONE UPDATE

well the ol guy called me asn said he wants to keep "it" in the family so looks like i crapped out on getting my 27 back......

 

[Flint Ridge]

Man that was a long bitter road. Sorry.

 

[koz5614]

I'm sorry that you couldn't be reunited with your sidearm, but don't completely give up hope. Although you can't get it right now; that doesn't mean it couldn't be available in the future. I've seen it happen a lot with old cars - someone's "never" going to sell their old car, but then something happens, and they decide to sell. The best thing you can do is let the family know that if they ever decide to sell it, to put you first on the list. Good luck.

 

[bettis1]

Donnie,

It is tough to come so close to satisfying a desire and then be stopped but Koz has given you excellent advice. The best thing that you can do at this point is to write a very polite note to the retired chief. Express your appreciation to him for his consideration and that you are pleased that your old sidearm is now protecting his family. Ask that he give you consideration if he ever decides to sell it. I can almost assure you that your letter will be stored with the gun.

Then just move on with your life.

I once visited with an older gentleman about a pair of beautiful Parker shotguns. He just couldn't bring himself to part with them. I wrote him a nice letter thanking him for showing them to me and forgot about it. Almost 30 years later I got a call from him as he was moving into a nursing home. He wanted me to have the two Parkers and would only take a small token of their value in exchange. His words were that knowing that they were with someone who would appreciate them meant more than the dollars at that point in his life.

Bob

 

[gunnut44]

What a bummer!!! I have been following this thread from the beginning and was hoping that you got it or will be getting it. Instead of a Glock show up at his door with a nice 3.5 27 as a trade or have you tried that?

 

[donniedee]

unable to find one around here just posted a want ad on her ill see what falls from the smith tree

 

[bgrafsr]

Ed,

The APD has consistently said that they didn't keep the numbers of which gun was issued to each officer and Ray Martinez claims that he can't remember the number of his gun. So that means that each of us who own an Austin PD Heavy Duty can vicariously claim that ours is the one that climbed the UT Tower back on August 1, 1966. (I'm pretty sure that it was mine).

Bob

Sorry Bob, but I was told mine is the gun used by Martinez.

 

[bettis1]

Aw, Bill. You know that old advice: "Buy the gun, not the story". Hope you didn't pay too much premium

Bob

 

[Yurko]

Sorry to hear you couldn't get it back.
Especially after you had your hopes up.

 

[donniedee]

only consolation is he did say he was keeping the letter i sent him with the gun, so HOPEFULLY his grandson will read it and call me for cash or another gun but thats slim at best....BUT still hopefull

 

[Ethang]

Sorry to hear he changed his mind.

 

[rdetw]

I have a Austin Texas Police Department Model #27-2 in 357 with a 3 1/2" barrel in Nickel that I have had for a number of years. I have tried to find some more information about it to determine it's age, value and history with little success. Joined this group recently to try to find more information. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Thanks
Rick

 

[jscott]

Know the feeling, Ethang. Wish I could have bought my 5" Smith M10 when I left old #5 for Miami-Dade long ago. Be safe Motown copper.

 

[DeplorabusUnum]

Good luck with your search, and thanks for all your years of service to Austin. I have a son who lives in Austin with his family. Great town.

 

[NavySCPO]

only consolation is he did say he was keeping the letter i sent him with the gun, so HOPEFULLY his grandson will read it and call me for cash or another gun but thats slim at best....BUT still hopefull

There is another thread in this section with a guy saying he has an Austin PD with a 3-1/2 barrel. He's looking for a value, no idea if he would part with this one. Might be worth asking, here's the link to the thread:

Austin Texas Police Department Model 27-2

 

[sigp220.45]

Not only is this thread 10 years old, the OP is banned!

 

[NavySCPO]

Not only is this thread 10 years old, the OP is banned!

Sorry about that, trying to be helpful, should have paid more attention.