Austin PD 27-2

[GaryinOKC]

GB purchase. I suspected the APD stamp was Austin. Letter confirms it. Overall a pretty neat old 27-2. It had some white synthetic combat grips. I added the targets but will swap out for some magnas to be more correct. It does have line of corrosion where some target grips had been on it.

 

[CH4]

Very cool find. Love 3.5” 27s. <3 The only marked LE gun I have is a 5” nickel 27-2 from the the Florida Highway Patrol. Wasn’t looking for it. I watched it sit in the Reno Cabelas gun library for a year. I finally decided I should be the one to give it a good home. The finish was blotchy, but a little Flitz and Ren Wax shined her up like new.

 

[LPD256]

Gary-Those Austin PD guns are great. In that same year I was carrying a blue 4 inch plain Jane Model 10. I believe member Quinn (Randy) may have further information about your gun. Then again maybe not but I’d suggest you contact him with a Private Message and ask. Enjoy that one. Jh

 

[swagmeister]

Great looking old Smith. Thanks for showing.

 

[colt_saa]

That one is beautiful.

Some one treated it to a Flitz rubdown before you bought it.

Those revolvers were being sold out of Shotgun News back in 1992. They were not even 20 years old yet. They were a super good buy and like all things hindsight, I should have bought 2 of them

Mine came wearing the target stocks, but I had to add the case to it. As you can see in this photo, it had not been flitzed yet

This was my 1st 3 1/2" Model 27 and it was like a drug. I now have 6 of them and I keep looking for more

 

[GaryinOKC]

Quinn

What user name does Randy use? There was a member who retired from Austin PD who had records. But he went silent on both forums about 18 months ago. I have attempted to contact him with no success. Seems he used austinpd3844

Gary-Those Austin PD guns are great. In that same year I was carrying a blue 4 inch plain Jane Model 10. I believe member Quinn (Randy) may have further information about your gun. Then again maybe not but I’d suggest you contact him with a Private Message and ask. Enjoy that one. Jh

 

[LPD256]

Gary- quinn

 

[Inland7-45]

It is interesting to see LE marked Model 27s. The 5” and 3.5” guns certainly have nice lines. I have a 6” nickel 27-2 that I bought new in 1973. I still have the original box with the price sticker, $175.

These guns are beautiful in either nickel or bright blue right through to the end of the pinned and recessed era.

Of all the older S&Ws and Colts that I own none are LE marked. I do have a Model 67 no dash that was owned and carried by an auxiliary police officer. It was purchased at and sold back to same LGS where I bought my 27. I have the holster and belt loop with 6 rounds that went with it.
I also have a 5” 38/44 that is first or second year gun. No LE markings but I plan to have this gun lettered to see if it went to an LE.

 

[austintexas]

Austin Police Dept

I have a 3 1/2" Nickel, (Ringo, retired APD office supplied me with the inventory card giving me the history of each officer it was issued). Mine came with target grips. I bought it from an officer that worked for a different department than APD.
SWCA 892

 

[mdf9183]

The model 27 I carried with APD was number 404.

 

[GaryinOKC]

27-2

Got ahold of Quinn who had the cell for the retired APD officer who has the records. Made contact with him and have the inventory card showing the 3 officers who were issued this 27-2. Researching them individually now.

Thanks for the tip that resulted in the info!

Gary- quinn

 

[LPD256]

After you’ve done your homework let us know what you find.

 

[GaryinOKC]

27-2

After you’ve done your homework let us know what you find.

Shipped April 1975. The image shows the officers it was issued to. Doing background on them now.