Anyone Like Police Revolvers?

[MajorD]

Old cop guns with finish wear and dings and such are one of my favorites!
I can shoot them a lot, appreciate the history, and usually buy them rather cheap ( I miss the days of going in my local shop with literally buckets full of used K frames to sort through for $165 each)

 

[les.b]

Love old police guns!!

Here's my Boston Police Department Colt Bankers Special:

Best Regards, Les

 

[jtcarm]

This one was shipped exactly 59 years ago. It is a Model 10 (no dash) and was shipped from the S&W Factory to Teague Hardware Co. on August 26, 1959. It was in a shipment of 2 units with both being engraved with the property marking numbers on the left side of the frame and the PD name on the backstrap.





Wish I could find the other one to re-join this one.

You need to sell that one to me!

It shipped one week to the day after I was born.

 

[akguy1985]

Yes, I sure do.

 

[vegasgunhand]

A Model 15 2 inch from 1968 with the shipping document to a police officer in Kansas. It has never been fired, so I don't know if he ever took possession of the model 15.

 

[Toyman]

A registered magnum shipped to Kansas City MO. P.D.

 

[RMFnLA]

Love old police guns!!

Here's my Boston Police Department Colt Bankers Special:

Best Regards, Les

A friend just gave me a M 64-3 with BPD markings.

Not as cool as your Colt but the price was right!

I will have to take pics to post...

 

[Bowyer]

A Model 15 2 inch from 1968 with the shipping document to a police officer in Kansas. It has never been fired, so I don't know if he ever took possession of the model 15.

That's sweet!
I can't wait to see a 50 year old Leo trade in Glock!

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[kbm6893]

That's sweet!
I can't wait to see a 50 year old Leo trade in Glock!

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Glocks or any other polymer pistol will never have the allure or class of a revolver or hammer fired weapon. Just never will. Even my kids look at my revolvers as nicer than my plastic semi autos.

 

[GoodSam]

Anyone Like Police Revolvers?

I think the general answer to that question on this forum would be a hardy "yes!"

How many people are actually still carrying or using those revolvers for SD/HD is another question.

 

[rjinaz85308]

How many people are actually still carrying or using those revolvers for SD/HD is another question.

One of our 'house guns' is a 65-4

 

[rubiranch]

I have this .44 Special. I was told it was made in the 40s.

 

[drgbike]

Several years ago I was rummaging thru the office drawers of an" unnamed Police Chief". Found a cache of revolvers, seems when they went to part time Officers they required them to buy their own Semi Autos. So sensing an opportunity, I requested purchasing said side arms. After offering the Town Council a fair 150.00 each. I returned home with 4 Model 10s and a Police Positive, all early 80s. All the Smiths had Target stocks, quite banged up by the seat belt latch. The bluing was pretty good, having spent, I know, all their lives in a holster save the required qualifying twice a year. Next time your in a Police station, assuming your not in handcuffs, try going thru their desk drawers!

 

[greenmachine]

Here's a pair of 66 no-dash ISP revolvers I picked up recently. I seriously doubt that either of them ever saw 'duty' however.

 

[Toyman]

Iowa State Patrol model 686 with side plate engraved by S&W

 

[les.b]

West Virginia State Police 686 no dash (with the "M").

Best Regards, Les

 

[RobertJ.]

My only police revolver- a 15-3 from Spokane, Washington. And that's a "668" not a "666"!

 

[WCCPHD]

I liked them when I was issued revolvers. I liked them when I carried my personally owned revolvers for backup/undercover. I like the ones that I qualify with now as personally owned/off duty carry (I'm still a sworn reserve agent) AND I like the old police guns that I have accumulated over the years.

First my issued guns:

Model 66-1 (Actually this is a replacement as I did not buy my gun like this one; however, this revolver was issued to the elected Sheriff of Caldwell County, NC).





Model 66-2





Model 13 (My last issued revolver)





Model 342ti (Backup/Off Duty/Undercover assignment gun)





Guns that I have qualified with and carried as a reserve narcotics agent (I am fickle and can't make up my mind what I want to carry)

Model 986



Model 25-2 Jovino




Model 696


Model 629-6





Model 940





Model 27-2





Model 296 (Won't do that again)




And a few I have collected:

Model 27-2 (It's been refinished)


Model 19-5 DSS





And one law enforcement commemorative

 

[bluongo]

Years ago when I looked at the revolver on a cop's belt wether it was a Colt or a Smith no matter how worn I felt I was looking at a handmade work of art,now when I look I see a black plastic killing machine.

 

[Rock185]

Was issued or owned others, but the only police revolvers I have now are the S&W model 66 I carried for several years in the '70s, and a model 640 from the early '90s. I'm not a collector, but still have these and a semi-auto or two carried over the years.

BTW, WCCPHD, I thought I had carried quite a few different guns over about 33 years full time, and a few more years as a reserve, but I think you got me beat