65-2 ex Police service revolver

[serger]

Yesterday I saw a 4 inch 65-2,
SN 7D60495.

It's PD stamp on the left side was
FRPD 94

The owner had no idea which dept.
had issued it. SO I did a search
and the only town big enough to
issue at least 94 of this model was
Falls River Massachusetts.

I haven't contacted them yet to see
if they had 65's in their inventory.

Anyone have a similar marked 65 ?

I was thinking about getting a letter
but thought it would probably just
list a police wholesaler.

One thing I did learn was the 65's
didn't get rid of pinned barrels and
recessed cylinders until the -3
engineering change. For all these
years I thought they were like the
model 66's and switched when the
-2 engineering changes came out.

 

[Absalom]

I got nothing on this model, but I can confirm that Falls River stamped FRPD on guns at least historically, because I remember handling a WW II-era Colt Commando several years back with FRPD stamped on the butt which was attributed to Falls River. It may even have been lettered to there, although my memory is hazy on that.

 

[Old_Cop]

It's Fall River Massachusetts.