Anybody remember this: S&W MK V (i.e Mark 5) Mace Gun?

I carried one in the '70's.

One of our younger officers asked what duty gear I had in "the OLD days" (Darn smart-mouthed whippersnapper, ). I mentioned the Mark V and he wondered what it looked like. I haven't found a picture of one on the net. Anybody have a pic?

For those of you that still don't know what I'm talking about, S&W used to offer a Mace dispenser (Mace is a chemical eye/nose irritant, pre-OC - Geez, I gotta 'splain every thing). The mace canister fit into a plastic body that had a pistol grip, trigger and front sight. I recall it also had a thumb safety. Align the sight, disengage safety, pull trigger - just like a pistol, except you got a stream of Mace in the face istead of a bullet.

Luckily, I still have available (for "Show and Tell") a full leather duty belt and gear - a set of dump pouches, a set of speedloaders with double pouch, Jordan holster (plus a seperate break-front holster - Bianchi "The Judge"), the M19 to fill the holster(s), open topped cuff case with shinny nickle-plated handcuffs (linked by chain of course), baton ring with a "straight stick" nylon baton, and Kel Light ring (don't have the Kel Light anymore, but a D-cell Mag Light fits), or I'd have to find more pics. (What, no radio holder? Our "hand held" radios were too big for a holder worn on the belt!)

I had to show him pics of a flat sap and sap gloves I don't have either of these anymore.

Next week I'm going to try and find my thumb-cuffs. He could get a kick out of those.

Thanks,