Decipher Law Enforcement Markings?

[doc540]

Couldn't pass up this M10, but what agency does the marking indicate?
"MPDC" (Washington, DC is the obvious guess)

(I think it's had action work, it's smooth as silk and breaks like glass.)

Serial #D96516 is what year?

Might end up using it in my training classes.

thnx

 

[Crabtree]

Maybe DC = Department Corrections? Just a guess...good luck, nice weapon.

76-77 on the serial number I think.

 

[DeafSmith]

Metropolitan police, D.C.

 

[cgt4570]

According to the all-knowing (and sometimes reliable) Wikipedia, MPDC is most commonly associated with Metropolitan Police, District of Columbia just like you thought.

 

[murphydog]

Nice gun, it is most likely a DC police gun and fairly rare in the civilian world, as most were/are destroyed after removal from service.

 

[doc540]

Thanks

'69-'70 birth date?

 

[Doug M.]

Is that a round butt 4"? While I prefer the HB, the round butt on a 4" K makes up for the barrel to me.

 

[doc540]

What's the correct S&W model number for this gun?

And would they have been shipped in a factory box if intended for LEO use?

 

[vipermd]

It means municipal police DC, like you said in your other post.

 

[doc540]

It means municipal police DC, like you said in your other post.

I meant is it a Model 10-5 even though it has a 4" barrel?

 

[Fat Old Guy]

It means municipal police DC, like you said in your other post.

Not municipal police. Metropolitan Police, District of Columbia. Not to be confused with the Metro Police who patrol the subway and bus system.

I've always thought that the name is a misnomer since they only have jurisdiction in the District of Columbia and not the DC Metropolitan Area which extends far into Maryland and Virginia.

 

[doc540]

So, what about the factory designation?

Is it a Model 10-5?

And were they shipped in individual boxes to the MPDC?