Detroit PD gun picture thread?!!!!

[mpc]

I'd def love to check out that museum

 

[robbt]

hi guys , what was the issue load for the Detroit PD ??

 

[S&W SS Revolvers]

Having grown up in Metro Detroit, I've always wanted one of these but never came across one. If any one would like to sell one, I'd like to buy one of if you come across one, please e-mail me or contact me. I would like one that is not in new condition but one that was used, as it would represent one carried. I am impressed with the pictures and stories.
Bill

Agreed! These are some of the BEST stories yet on S&W Forum. Oh...you guys just when I thought I'd seen the best here. I love this place...

 

[Aerojoe]

hi guys , what was the issue load for the Detroit PD ??

There are still officers carrying model 10's today they are grandfathered . I know the last time my father had to qualify with his OD .38 they gave him a box of federal 158grn lead round nose. The M&P40's were issued 180grn speer gold dots and Winchester ranger bonded is also approved

 

[GRT3031]

hi guys , what was the issue load for the Detroit PD ??

Detroit PD had a rule or regulation that stated all ammunition had to be lead non-hollowpoint. The issue bullet for years was the 158 grain lead round nose.

Many savvy Cops carried S&W 4" or 6" N Frames in .41, .44 and .45 Colt with lead semi-wadcutters. The Model 25 was very popular. I knew 2 Officers who, in addition to the Model 10 on their hip, carried semi auto's in a shoulder rig under their shirt or jacket. One carried a BHP, the other a Remington Rand 1911, stoked up with FMJ. I'd asked both of them about the department regs and they just smiled and shrugged. The fellow who carried the BHP also told me him and his partner would always take an M1 Carbine and Pump Shotgun out for their shift.

 

[-db-]

Lewis Sanderson, maker of Sanderson stocks.

 

[Aerojoe]

Lewis Sanderson, maker of Sanderson stocks.

Yes he was a member of DPD pistol team

 

[sw44spl]

My Detroit police gun

 

[Datainc2000]

Detroit Police nickel 38

I am looking for a S&W 38 nickel from the Detroit Police Dept any for sale here contact me at [email protected]. Im a former Detroit Officer and would like to pick one up. Thanks

 

[W.C. Morton]

Another DPD marked .38 Revolver............

Very interesting thread. I wasn't sure what I had until I checked it out. The revolver I have is not a S&W, but is a parkerized Colt Commando (Sorry, but I collect Colt's) which has, "8195" stamped over top of "DPD" on the bottom of the butt.

Now that I know the Detroit P.D. once owned the gun and that one of Detroit's finest carried it, the pistol has achieved sentimental status. My father was born in Detroit in 1907 and lived there for a number of years.

Thank you for a great thread.

Bill Morton

 

[Absalom]

..........The revolver I have is not a S&W, but is a parkerized Colt Commando (Sorry, but I collect Colt's) which has, "8195" stamped over top of "DPD" on the bottom of the butt.

Now that I know the Detroit P.D. once owned the gun and that one of Detroit's finest carried it,........

Bill Morton

Bill,

not to cause disappointment, but did you notice posts #274 and 282 in this thread? Your gun DPD 8195 seems to be a brother to that post's DPD 8189 (if the style of mark matches), and in that case DPD may not stand for Detroit. They were pretty consistent in their backstrap marking; I've recently seen a 1940 Official Police and a 1946 M&P with the identical script "Detroit Police", not the DPD abbreviation, so it seems to have remained the same through the war. If you can ever spare the money, it might be interesting to see if yours letters to the U.S.M.C. also.

 

[Aerojoe]

There was a time when Detroit guns were marked DPD with a stock number but it was before around 1910 my Merwin and hulbert and S&W hammerless safety are marked that way. Back then it was not the Detroit Police Department but Metropolitan Police of Detroit. Detroit never used the Colt Commando.

 

[W.C. Morton]

Thank you both. My Commando is marked exactly like the one in Post #274. So what does the "DPD" stamped on these two revolvers stand for?........Who knows! My revolver has most of its original finish, but shows evidence of having been shot frequently.

 

[Aerojoe]

New arrivals
M&P 40 compact 1st Gen never issued DPD 4903

S&W model 10-7 2" DPD 22178

 

[crsides]

Here's another 10-7, marked Detroit Police 22093 on back strap






Charlie

 

[S. Kelly]

Any new DPD finds out there??

 

[mcb66]

Just found one the other day. Nickeled I think it was a 10-4. Super clean. I'll try to get pics.

 

[jaygrammarjr]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=240506&stc=1&d=1465765472

 

[STEEL CORE]

I know its an old post, but new to me. I was born and raised in Detroit. My fathers best friend was Jim Annis, he parked his squad car in our driveway on Washburn (Fenkel & Wyoming) during the riots, and stayed in our house with his partner and two Michigan National Guardsman. my mom furnished sandwiches and coffee to many an officer(s) who stopped during those difficult days. I believe Jim was out of the 6th Precinct, anyway whenever he visited, his stag grip nickel snub nose .38 he would put in an upper kitchen cabinet away from us kids. I would sneak a peak of it holstered in a separate belt as often as I could. Jims gone now, and I hope his son has it.

I have a few G-22 2nd gen Glocks DPD marked, but my prize collection is a "Trifecta" of unissued G-22/23/27 in the box.

I would love to find a used, worn, G-27, for EDC, to replace mine.

My brother is a LT, with Hazel Park PD and has seen them around, but down here in INDY, all I can do is check Armslist and Gunbroker daily for one.

Really enjoyed this post thanks!

 

[amd6547]

Not a handgun, but...
A few years ago, Robinson Trading Post had Beretta 1201FP 12ga semiauto riot guns said to be Detroit PD surplus. Since I like Beretta, and I like semiauto shotguns, I jumped.
They had pics of each one, and there were a lot to choose from. Many showed plenty of wear, but the one I picked out looked just about new.
It had a too-long straight sporting Buttstock with a hard rubber pad, which I replaced with a Choate PG stock with a Limbsaver Airtech pad and 12" LOP.
If you read up on this shotgun, most writers talk about the "brutal recoil".
With this stock and pad, no problem.
Anyway, I was disappointed to not find any DPD property marks.