28-2 Highway Patrolman

[Robcope]

I have a 28-2 Highway Patrolman S/N: S261397. It has the six inch barrel and is 100% original. It was carried by my father in-laws father in the 1950's or 1960's when he was a Peace Officer in Missouri. Is there any way to get information concerning year of manufacture. This will be passed down to my son after I pass and would like to gather any history I can. I like this pistol because during my first year (1984) as a USAF cop we carried the Model 15.

Thanks, Rob

 

[S&WshooterFIN]

I have a 28-2 Highway Patrolman S/N: S261397. It has the six inch barrel and is 100% original. It was carried by my father in-laws father in the 1950's or 1960's when he was a Peace Officer in Missouri. Is there any way to get information concerning year of manufacture. This will be passed down to my son after I pass and would like to gather any history I can. I like this pistol because during my first year (1984) as a USAF cop we carried the Model 15.

Thanks, Rob

Hello Rob and welcome to the S&W Forum.

Standard Catalog of S&W 4th edition tells that serials S258000 - S261999 is made years years 1965 - 1966.

Greetings from Finland

 

[gmborkovic]

Rob, we go by ship date. Was it issued or did he buy it from a dealer?

 

[Robcope]

I wish I knew. I have so little information.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

I wish I knew. I have so little information.

Welcome to the S&W Forum.

The revolver (and the ammunition) should never be stored in a leather holster. Clean and lube your revolver. It is likely it has not be cleaned in ages.

 

[Hawg Rider]

Welcome to the Forum, Rob. You inherited a nice early Model 28-2 Highway Patrolman from the mid-1960s. It probably does need a good cleaning and waxing (Renaissance Wax or Johnson's Paste Wax), and you may want to repair or replace those wooden diamond magna stocks. As SGT ROCK suggested, it is not a good idea to store revolvers in leather holsters. As for the holster and belt, you can apply some leather cleaner and conditioner (e.g. Lexol) to keep it in good shape. The HPs are built like tanks and are a blast to shoot, so go shoot it!

 

[S&WshooterFIN]

Long ago in the 1990s I kept my model 36 in a leather holster

 

[Robcope]

I am not storing in the holster. Cleaned it up right after the pics. Not worried about using wax. Did a good cleaning and oiled it. Found just a bit of surface rust. Cleaned up really good. The ammo is old as dirt and I don't know what to do with it. I want to keep it and it will never be fired. For now, the gun and ammo are in a humidity controlled (not really necessary in West Texas) gun cabinet.