And a rarely seen New York State Police Model 681
Let's see your Law Enforcement Marked Smiths!
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And it's even rarer counterpart, a 3" Model 65, meant for use as an off-duty and for carry by troopers assigned to the BCI 
Not sure I replied previously ( grew up close by in West Seneca where my older brother was a long time officer and for quite a while the primary firearms instructor) back in the revolver era, it was not uncommon for agencies to have 22's for training purposes to help officers that might be having issues qualifying with the duty caliber, or departments that had "cadet" programs for youth interested in LE careers. Also back in the 50's/60's/70's and even into the 80's a lot of agencies had bullseye competition pistol teams and bullseye matches consist of shooting both 22's and centerfires so lots of possible reasons for a 22 in inventory
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I'm not a tool mark expert... so I could be wrong. But, to me the "11" appears to have been applied by a hammer and punch, after the sideplate was wire brushed to remove pitting. However, without seeing the other side, and the frame behind the cylinder yoke, plus both sides of the grip fame, I'd say this looks like a 4" S&W 64-5 police trade-in. Additionally, what's the three letter serial number prefix? That might match up to other known New York trade-ins:
BBH = 64-5, 1988
BBJ = 64-5, 1988
BBM = 64-5, 1989
BFV = 64-5, 1990
BHJ = 64-5, 1991
(Possibly others.)
Additionally, your 64-5 could have been a Brink's Armored Car guard's service revolver.
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I just picked up this San Diego Sheriff marked Model 66-5...
My first issued revolver with Florida Dept. of Corrections, many years ago, was a Smith Model 15. I've always wanted to pick one up eventually, but they have been harder to find on the used market, for what I consider a reasonable price, than I anticipated. Last year, one of the FFL's I have dealt with for several years had two of these come in. One was a 4 inch (I bought that one) and the other was a 6 inch.
This one is a 15-3 from Metropolitan Police Dept. , Washington D.C.
This one is a 15-3 from Metropolitan Police Dept. , Washington D.C.
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Here is my most recent LE gun. NYSP marked 28-2. Shout out to Grimjaws for telling me about it and where it was. Still need to do a deep clean.
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I have a Model 58 stamped SAPD, which I assume is San Antonio PD, although I guess it could be San Angelo.
There's a pic of it in the 41 Mag/58 owners club thread, if that thread is still around.
I'll poke around and see if I can find a pic, if not I'll take a new one.
There's a pic of it in the 41 Mag/58 owners club thread, if that thread is still around.
I'll poke around and see if I can find a pic, if not I'll take a new one.
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I found this
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El Phantasmo that is very likely a San Antonio Police Dept revolver that was standard issue in the 1970s. Prior to the .41 magnums officers here carried model 10s loaded with standard pressure .38 ammo loaded with 200 grain bullets. Here's a little history on the .41 magnum era with the S.A.P.D. An unfortunate incident occurred in the early 70s in which a patrol officer pulled over a car full of armed robbery suspects. A gunfight ensued and the officer was fatally wounded. He managed to empty his cylinder into the back window of the perps vehicle as they fled before he succumbed to his wounds. When the suspects were later apprehended, it was discovered that not one of the 200 grain .38s pierced the back glass. The .41 magnum was soon phased in hopefully to prevent this from happening again. Around the same period, the department, like many others around the country, started hiring more female officers who often had difficulty handling the large N-frame revolvers. The answer to that problem was the adoption of the model 65s loaded with full powered magnum rounds. When I was hired in the mid 80s, I heard a lot of the veteran officers talk about how much they would like to still be carrying those .41s. I have a Highway Patrolman that belonged to a deceased relative and former member of the San Angelo Police Dept. who retired from that agency in the late 1970s. At that time they were carrying .357s. I'm open to correction if anyone knows differently.
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A Gander Mountain sporting goods department manager in New York thought my S&W 10-6 marked "JP 550" was from Jacksonville, Florida PD. It took just twenty minutes to locate the connection to Jordanian National Police.
686-4 KSP
This was the off duty gun of a KSP officer who was also the range-master.
It was sent to Frankfort for a complete action job that resulted in a very smooth double action as well as a crisp single action.
It is 100% double action reliable with Federal ammo or Federal primers.
At the time of its issue KSP officers were issued 4" 686s and Federal 125 HydraShock ammo.
When I acquired it there had been less than 200 rounds put through it.
It had a Hogue mono-grip and the standard S&W rear sight.
I need to shoot it more.
Cheers
James
This was the off duty gun of a KSP officer who was also the range-master.
It was sent to Frankfort for a complete action job that resulted in a very smooth double action as well as a crisp single action.
It is 100% double action reliable with Federal ammo or Federal primers.
At the time of its issue KSP officers were issued 4" 686s and Federal 125 HydraShock ammo.
When I acquired it there had been less than 200 rounds put through it.
It had a Hogue mono-grip and the standard S&W rear sight.
I need to shoot it more.
Cheers
James
