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05-13-2014, 10:59 PM
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S&W letter arrived.
This Combat Masterpiece was ,according to the dealer I bought it from a few years ago, part of group that came in trade to them from the Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Police when they swapped them for Glocks. When I got it, the shop had 25- 30 of them.
It was ,to be more precise, used by the Central State Hospital Police. As a deputy sheriff, I have taken people to this hospital on many occasions.
Central State Hospital (CSH), Milledgeville, Georgia : Weird True Stories
Some info on the current agency:
Police Department
Here it is:
It actually letters to Beck and Gregg Hardware in Atlanta in 1973. They handled state contracts from many years. This is consistant with the history from the dealer. I personally remember that the PD there carried Model 15s for a long time.
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05-14-2014, 08:44 AM
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How do you know it was earmarked for Central State Hospital? The letter indicates it was purchased by the state of Georgia, but nothing further.
I am not doubting you; I am simply curious.
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05-14-2014, 09:40 AM
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How long did you have to wait for your letter? I'm beginning to think my request was lost in the mail.
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05-14-2014, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JustinL
How do you know it was earmarked for Central State Hospital? The letter indicates it was purchased by the state of Georgia, but nothing further.
I am not doubting you; I am simply curious.
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The police supplier that I bought it from took the guns directly from the Central State Hospital PD in trade for Glocks for the entire dept. when the agency transitioned to semi autos.
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05-14-2014, 10:43 AM
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How long did you have to wait for your letter? I'm beginning to think my request was lost in the mail.
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About 4 months.
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05-14-2014, 11:08 AM
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I'm almost surprised it isn't nickel plated. Those were popular in the South. I have a 15-3 in nickel that shipped to a Louisiana university. I added the stocks.
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05-14-2014, 11:38 AM
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Wow, the story on that hospital is amazing.
Thanks for posting it!
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05-14-2014, 02:27 PM
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Wow, the story on that hospital is amazing.
Thanks for posting it!
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As mentioned earlier,I have been there many times. Some say that the place is haunted by Civil War soldiers and many other "patients" that died there..... 
I don't know about that. But, I am sure about one thing. Since that is where the criminally insane as well as many innocent people were housed, I really don't want to know about the horrors that happened inside those walls a hundred or so years ago....
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