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      Ron O reacted to Jerry M's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      This is very good advise.
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      Ron O reacted to DWalt's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      A letter might be worthwhile, at the very least it will give you a shipping date and to where it was shipped, which could be anywhere...
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      Ron O reacted to PRM1's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      Yeah, money was tight. Colts in the 70s were around $50-$75 dollars higher than S&Ws. I started with S&Ws but did eventually get a...
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      Ron O replied to the thread Grandpas S&W .38.
      My Dad was also a Deputy Sherriff in the 70's and had to buy his own firearm. He bought a Colt Python .357. I will have that one in my...
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      Ron O reacted to PRM1's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      I started my career as a Deputy Sheriff in the mid-70s. Most departments in that era (except for the larger ones) required officers to...
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      Ron O reacted to heeter3's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      RON O,you know that you've got to keep that beauty and make sure it stays in the family.
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      Ron O reacted to Nick43's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      I have a nearly identical 1905 that my S&W Letter dates to 1927. When my uncle joined the PD in the 50's he had to buy his own uniform...
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      Ron O reacted to DARE's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      Nice gun Ron, but you make me feel old. Your grandpa was a lawman in the 60's. My grandpa was a Marine during WWI.
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      Ron O reacted to hald's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      I've ordered several letter from S&W. It's a very cool addition to the gun's folder. They are very egger to provide information.
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      Ron O reacted to Muley Gil's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      Why not? It chambers .38 special, which was the most common police caliber from the 1920s into the 1980s. The 1920s .38 M&P was and is a...
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      Ron O reacted to AC Man's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      I don't know. Just seems all the cops that I know carry what ever is the new recommended firearm Not something 50 years old. 40 call...
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      Ron O replied to the thread Grandpas S&W .38.
      Not really sure. He passed in 1973 when I was 13 years old. I have a picture of him in his uniform with that weapon on his side. I...
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      Ron O reacted to Muley Gil's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      A LOT depended on your department. My PD required .38, 9mm or LARGER. Almost everyone bought their own sidearm. I know of one officer...
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      Ron O reacted to K Frame Keith's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      My Dad was an Officer in the sixties and seventies and carried a Colt 1908 as his off duty. I did some research and found it was from...
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      Ron O reacted to richard.r's post in the thread Grandpas S&W .38 with Like Like.
      Original stocks or not, that's a great looking firearm. As suggested, I'd get a letter and every piece of personal history I could get...
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