model 26 in .45 long Colt Georgia State patrol ???

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hi , does anyone have a ny info & a picture of the model 26 in .45 long Colt Georgia State patrol in the late 1950's ?
also how were they marked ???GSP??
any idea the holsters they carried ???
many thanks robbt
 
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hi , does anyone have a ny info & a picture of the model 26 in .45 long Colt Georgia State patrol in the late 1950's ?
also how were they marked ???GSP??
any idea the holsters they carried ???
many thanks robbt
 
If I am correct, this wasn't an issue gun.

If I am correct, this was a commemorative.
I don't have one, but have a retired GSP friend that does.

Others more knowledgeable will chime in on this.

I think there is a website that states the history of the GSP and their sidearms, I just can't find it.
 
That would be the 26-1 (the re-issue in the 80s). There is a picture of it in the 3rd edition of SC of S&Ws. If anyone has one they want to part with, let me know!!!
 
It was a 50th anniversery special deal for the state patrol. I got one,but not for sale.They have a pic in the book but its very small and I cant make this computer post pics or send e-mail or about half a dozen other things, DAMN vista to hell.
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Your question peaked my interest...

So I gave my old trooper friend a call...

He stated that he thought and was told that pre-WWII, the very first Georgia State Troopers might have been armed with either Colt or S&W's in .45 Colt.

That would mean it either was a Colt New Service or a S&W Model of 1926 in .45 Colt.

In the 1950's, they were issued .357 Magnums...and stayed with those (last one he was issued was a model 66) until they got the 4506's, and then they were given plastic pistols from an Austrian company.
 
About 40 of these unmarked Model 26-1s were produced after the GSP Commemorative run. The barrel simply reads ".45 Colt Ctg."

Too bad these are so scarce--who wouldn't like an N-Frame .45 Colt with a lightweight 5" barrel?

I am fortunate to have obtained one of these from a Forum member a few years ago.
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Tim
 
Great thread. Anyone know what loads the GASP used in those guns?
 
Hmm, except for an inch longer barrel, it's very similar to a Mountain Gun. (N frame, tapered barrel, etc.) Must be something about that configuration that appeals to lot of people.
 
Sorry guys...wrong information.

"In 1937, the GSP were issued Colts that cost $27.00 each..."

So...it wasn't a S&W, and I still don't know what the caliber was...

Maybe some Colt collectors might know or have some more information...
 
Originally posted by rljatl:
Hmm, except for an inch longer barrel, it's very similar to a Mountain Gun. (N frame, tapered barrel, etc.) Must be something about that configuration that appeals to lot of people.
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You get an extra inch of sight radius (and velocity, though it may be a small increase) but it weighs no more than a 25-5 with a four inch barrel.
 
howdy , can you please tell me which S&W .357 did the GSP isuue ?? 27, 28, 19 ??etc
in about 1930 GSP issued Colt New Service in . 45 any idea what kind of holster they issued for there . 357 mags , many thanks robbt
 
Robbt, I have a 28-2 that has been converted to 44 special. It was originally issued to GSP and is so marked below the cylinder window on the left side.
 
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