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It was the mid 1980's. I was in the MDW MP Co, formerly the 561st, on Ft. McNair. It was a neat place to be posted. I got to "meet" several well known people both in and from outside the military. While I was there, we had this Marine Corp Lt. Colonel that would occasionally come through the...

Okay, story time: One day many years ago, when I was a very young Army MP in Washington DC, this elderly woman came to our Provost Marshal's Office (PMO) and related that her husband had recently passed away and "he had all these guns in the house" and she wanted to give them back to the Army...

Oh, this should be a session of that. The last time I was in the LGS I bought 4 revolvers. This time there are 4 more that I would love to buy. The Model-36 was just the one that confused me. Who said I want to be cured? :D

JP@AK, thanks for the info. I have learned something today.

Ok, thanks. In reading my handy dandy e-copy of the SCSW I was thinking it should be at least 36-1 (1967) based on the "j" prefix. I wasn't sure if it was possible to be a transition gun.

Stopped in my favorite LGS today and they had a nickel model-36 round butt that caught my eye. I thought it was marked as a Mod-36 no dash, but had a "J" prefix serial number. Is this possible (or did just just mis-read the marking)? I don't recall the number sequence as I was also looking at...

Ditto. I really like the LAPD marking on the barrel. How and where did you find that one? That would be a neat addition to go with my Model-14 and Model-15 that I refer to as my "Adam-12" guns. ETA: There's one on Gunbroker right now, with a buy it now price of $2000.00; ouch.

True. I'm still waiting for one of those bring back Thompson M-1A1, MP-38/40, Stg-44, Garand, M-3, M-2, etc., that have been hiding in the old foot locker in the attic to come my way. ;)

This thread answered the same question for me. However, the revolver I want to letter is a .38/44 Heavy Duty that I believe dates to 1935. Once I get the factory letter, is there an additional fee for the additional information? Is there a way to know if additional information should be...

I have my father's war trophy guns and much of his other wartime mementos. I appreciate them. I also appreciate what he did as a soldier during WW-II. Having said that, they actually mean more to me than they did to him in his later years. He gave away many things that were relics of his...

A jacketed ball ammo, just like the .45 ball. I don't recall how hot or the fps speed, but again it was similar to the .45 at around 850fps. I do remember being able to watch the rounds go down range in the proper lighting at the indoor range on Ft. Belvoir.

I was an Army MP in the early to mid 1980's and I carried a 1911A1. Female MP's carried Model-10s or Ruger Speed/Service Six's in .38 Special. MPI (Military Police Investigators) had 2 inch Model-10s or Model-12's. The Beretta M9 was adopted about halfway through my enlistment, but I never saw...

For those that have gotten a factory letter(s), what made you decide that a particular revolver or pistol was worthy to obtain the letter? I have several revolvers but, only a couple are making me think about getting a letter for them. The one in my collection that seems to warrant a letter...

Is there a ]way to know how long the runs of the 1 through 4 models lasted (example: -1's ran from January to April, -2's ran March to July, etc) and extrapolate a ballpark number? Were "C" prefix numbers limited to just the Model-10 series or were they on other K-frame models too? ETA: photos...

Thanks for the replies. I'm asking because I have a 10-2 that I acquired about 11 or 12 years ago when I lived in NoVA. It was a consignment sale at a local gun store and, according to the shop, had belonged to a former D.C. Police Officer. His family put it up for sale after he passed away.

Thread title pretty much asks my main question. I know they were a short run. Anyone know how many were made? Does the 10-2 stamping add any collector value?

And the last.

More pics: Would the 38/44 HD be worth getting the letter for?

I look at the brokerage statements frequently, still was a hit to the wallet to drop the money. But, I figured If I just bought one, I'd miss the opportunity to get the others down the road. I'll make more money, they don't make these anymore. It helped that the wife saw it as an opportunity...

See my last post above. I'll drag out my better camera in the next day or so and take some nicer ones with less glare. I just finished cleaning all of them.