OIF2
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I can still remember call boxes on the LAPD in the early 80's... my training Officer used one of the last ones on Ventura Blvd to call his girlfriend.
Bob
Bob
1920s M&P St. Louis Metro PD
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charlie sherrill
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I started as a 21 year old 7/1/69. I was the youngest officer in a department of 40 sworn officers. They now have somewhere around 140 officers. Revolvers were mostly carried with the exception of one officer who carried a WWII vintage 1911 and another who carried a S&W 39-2. A couple of the older officers still carried 38/44 HD's. I thought at the time they were ugly and cumbersome. My department didn't issue weapons at that time, but the chief had a box full of old military surplus Victories and would let you borrow one until you could buy your own gun. I carried a Navy marked Victory for a couple of weeks until I could get a finance company to loan me the money for a new model 10. ($85.00) I wish I knew where all those old guns were now. After the mod. 10 came a variety of magnums until the department "gun nut" introduced me to the mod. 58 which I carried until we were issued mod. 66's.
The call boxes were there for the foot patrolmen but they no longer worked because we now had walkie-talkies that weighed about ten pounds. (for foot patrolmen only) I was there when the phone company took them down and sold them for scrap. I wish I had kept one now. It would have looked good hanging in my house with all my other junk. Same with the penny parking meters and motorized sirens. The gun safe at the station contained shotguns, rifles, and machine guns from the 20's and 30's. They left the department when the old chief retired in the mid 70's. He had been there 40 years. At the time I didn't want any of that "old stuff" but did manage to get a Ithaca riot gun from the early 60's complete with hand guard and bayonet lug. I liked it because it was newer than the other stuff. I still have it.
I've got a few police marked guns, but not as many as I could have had. Hindsight is 20/20. Those are some fine St' Louis marked guns.
The call boxes were there for the foot patrolmen but they no longer worked because we now had walkie-talkies that weighed about ten pounds. (for foot patrolmen only) I was there when the phone company took them down and sold them for scrap. I wish I had kept one now. It would have looked good hanging in my house with all my other junk. Same with the penny parking meters and motorized sirens. The gun safe at the station contained shotguns, rifles, and machine guns from the 20's and 30's. They left the department when the old chief retired in the mid 70's. He had been there 40 years. At the time I didn't want any of that "old stuff" but did manage to get a Ithaca riot gun from the early 60's complete with hand guard and bayonet lug. I liked it because it was newer than the other stuff. I still have it.
I've got a few police marked guns, but not as many as I could have had. Hindsight is 20/20. Those are some fine St' Louis marked guns.
SLPD
Just came across this thread after I posted one to discuss my newest find.
#350 from the SLPD 1923-24 I presume.
After looking at the photos of your duty guns, it's plain to see that this one was either never issued or at least never carried and maybe seldom fired.
Reading through your posts, I am guessing that contacting the SLPD would not reveal any information about this firearm.
Just came across this thread after I posted one to discuss my newest find.
#350 from the SLPD 1923-24 I presume.
After looking at the photos of your duty guns, it's plain to see that this one was either never issued or at least never carried and maybe seldom fired.
Reading through your posts, I am guessing that contacting the SLPD would not reveal any information about this firearm.
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DWalt
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I have one like it in near-mint condition with SN 4004xx. I think the toughest duty it ever saw was guarding someone's sock drawer. The closest M&P on my SN list to yours is 3963xx which shipped in 3/22.
Mine is S/N 4499XX
Love to see photos of yours DWalt!!
Love to see photos of yours DWalt!!
DWalt
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This is it. It's an old picture, and in it, it's wearing a Wonder Sight it had when I bought it. Shortly after the picture was taken, I moved the Wonder Sight to another old M&P and replaced the bug screw. The only damage on it is a slight scratch from the Wonder Sight. Otherwise, it's near-perfect.
sw44spl
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great posts here and beautiful guns.
