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When I started LE in the 70s we marked them. The PD probably got sued as the practice was stopped.
When I started LE in the 70s we marked them. The PD probably got sued as the practice was stopped.
Let's see your Law Enforcement Marked Smiths!
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xtrtsqrt11
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Agreed on the likelihood of it being an evidence number.
As bad as the stamping aesthetics represent, at least it isn't an engraver pen.
Hair Trigger
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Is that one in the N546xxx range, indicating the M28-2's that were taken instead of the cancelled M520?I’ve posted this one, before.
But, since you asked…
-Bill
NYSP Highway Patrolman,
Marked on Frame Above Trigger
Where is that one in the serial range of the 520's?
SN on yours? just the partial, looking to see how close we are, and what is the unit # on the other side?North Carolina State Highway Patrol 50th Anniversary Commemorative
You've got some awesome LE guns, the Caldwell Sheriff gun is really cool (I live about 20 miles from Lenoir), and my cousin would have a cow seeing all those ALE guns. He was an ALE officer for a couple of years, but it was too political for him.
My only LE-associated guns are another M520 that didn't quite make it, and another 50th Anniv. NCHP Commemorative, #0835.
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jsfricks
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1969 S&W Model 10-5, 2 inch barrel,original grips, S.C.P.D. Police marked,(Suffolk County, NY) original box and docs. Shown with photo of SCPD original armorer’s card. Belonged to Lt. Charles Neis.
jsfricks
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S&W Military and Police Model of 1905 Fourth change shipped to Morgantown (VA.) Police Dept. Att:Chief C.W. Smith. Non-original grips, but those were probably worn out. Lots of holster wear, and not sure which officer thought he needed the hump back hammer, but maybe it was the chief. Shipped 12/30/38 and not marked as PD, but has been lettered.
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I want the one issued to Leroy Jethro Gibbs!
You might have to talk with the producers about that one.
S&W Military and Police Model of 1905 Fourth change shipped to Morgantown (VA.) Police Dept. Att:Chief C.W. Smith. Non-original grips, but those were probably worn out. Lots of holster wear, and not sure which officer thought he needed the hump back hammer, but maybe it was the chief. Shipped 12/30/38 and not marked as PD, but has been lettered.
There hasn't been a Morgantown in Virginia since Abe Lincoln "stole" Western Virginia from Virginia in 1863.
If your letter is current, you may be able to have it corrected to Morgantown, WEST Virginia.
Wisconsin State Patrol Model 66-1
Florida Highway Patrol 5" nickel Model 19-2
Terrific thread. Needs some Chiefs.
Four-screw Chiefs Special, Pennsylvania Railroad -- 1956
Model 36, New South Wales (Australia) Police Force -- 1971
Model 36-1, United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations -- 1971
Model 37, Policia de Investigaciones del Peru -- 1981
Four-screw Chiefs Special, Pennsylvania Railroad -- 1956
Model 36, New South Wales (Australia) Police Force -- 1971
Model 36-1, United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations -- 1971
Model 37, Policia de Investigaciones del Peru -- 1981
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Wow! Neat batch there!
Can't forget Hollywood and the United States Navy.
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Five-screw Chiefs Specials, S&W gifts to Jack Webb & Ben Alexander -- 1954
Model 37, no markings, 1 of 25 in the order, lanyard -- 1969
(to Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana)
Model 36, MADE IN U.S.A., lanyard -- 1977
(Navy contract overrun)
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Five-screw Chiefs Specials, S&W gifts to Jack Webb & Ben Alexander -- 1954
Model 37, no markings, 1 of 25 in the order, lanyard -- 1969
(to Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana)
Model 36, MADE IN U.S.A., lanyard -- 1977
(Navy contract overrun)
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I thought the same.
larryofcc
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Got 2 oldies. Both marked and have letters. 1930 Regulation Police marked and shipped to the Chelsea, MA PD. in 1930, and a US Maritime Victory shipped to the Boston PD after the war. It too is marked and lettered. Bought these as I was born there. Big Larry
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kbm6893
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There is an interesting story behind the cancellation of the 520 for the NYSP. The troopers had been using the Model 10-6 in .357 Magnum that S&W made especially for them. When that model became a hit, the Model 13 was born. But the troopers qualified with their duty .357 ammo and it became apparent that the K frame .357's weren't up to the task of full time full power .357, so they asked S&W to make them a fixed sighted .357 in the N frame. S&W began to produce the gun but told the troopers it would be 6 months to take possession of the guns, so the troopers canceled the order and went with the 28-2. They didn't want the adjustable sights but they had to deal with it. When the L frame came around, S&W dumped the 28-2 for the 681.
The NYSP marked their duty guns, but for some reason the Model 10-6's never got the stamp, so people find a 10-6 in .357 and assume it's a trooper gun, but it isn't always a trooper gun.
