robbt
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howdy , what are the 5 numbers after D.PD on the back strap???
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Detroit PD gun picture thread?!!!!
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whitecoyote
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The numbers on the backstrap are Detroit Police Dept. inventory numbers.
29aholic
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Nice guns
I wouldnt mind having one as Detroit is where I was born. We left right after the riots and I havent been back.
Daddy always said ig God was going to give the world an inema he'd stick the hose in the middle of Detroit
I wouldnt mind having one as Detroit is where I was born. We left right after the riots and I havent been back.
Daddy always said ig God was going to give the world an inema he'd stick the hose in the middle of Detroit
Win712
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Great thread, it gives me a chance to again share this story. The old "unmarked" Model 1917 pictured below was obtained from the son of a Detroit PD, Homicide Lieutenant from the late 1920's thru the early 1950's. The son, now 78 years old, told me that his Dad aquired the Army Model 1917, 45 acp in the 1930's after being shot by a perp. The perp had been shot by the Lieutenant with a .38 special, but not stopped. He went to the .45 after this incident because, "when you hit somebody with a .45 they stayed hit". The old revolver was modified to the Homicide Lieutenant's specfications by another guy on the Detroit PD in the 1930's. The barrel was cut down, a front sight adjustable for elevation installed, a rear sight adjustable for windage, and the grip frame was rounded as were the service stocks. A set of Sanderson Grips were made for the revolver and were the ones prefered by the Lieutenant, the holster is a cut down U.S. 1917 issue that has most likely been with the gun since day one. I later learned that Lew Sanderson (grip maker) was on the Detroit PD in the late 1930's, the son told me the guy that made the grips did the modifications to the revolver. The son is the last in his family's line, so he passed his Dad's old friend on to me last fall. Greg
LOBO
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Wow! Thats a great gun with an equally great story!
To answer "Robbt"s question, this is a picture of DPD Patrol issue 10-5 5 inch inventory # 20752 serial # D921510 sitting on it's box which measures 4 3/8th X 11 1/2 inches, grey with blue metal corners.
Here's a picture of one of my partner's father's guns. A model 12-2 which he carried as a backup. I had the honor of repairing and cleaning it recently.
In 1976, my friends father was walking into the Fisher Building in downtown Detroit when a gun man who just robbed the bank inside ran out. PO Dorhing was in uniform and on his way to pick up his wife who worked in that building. The gunman opened fire on my friend's father hitting PO Dorhing three times in the torso. All none fatal wounds. PO Dorhing returned fire as the suspect ran away shooting him thru the shoulder. The suspect lived on the streets and in dope houses for almost a year until the "back alley" surgery he had became so infected that he turned himself in.
PO Dorhing returned to work and retired after 25 years. He passed away several years ago. This is his 12-2.
In 1976, my friends father was walking into the Fisher Building in downtown Detroit when a gun man who just robbed the bank inside ran out. PO Dorhing was in uniform and on his way to pick up his wife who worked in that building. The gunman opened fire on my friend's father hitting PO Dorhing three times in the torso. All none fatal wounds. PO Dorhing returned fire as the suspect ran away shooting him thru the shoulder. The suspect lived on the streets and in dope houses for almost a year until the "back alley" surgery he had became so infected that he turned himself in.
PO Dorhing returned to work and retired after 25 years. He passed away several years ago. This is his 12-2.
Finally, here's a gun with a Detroit story to it.
This is a CZ 27 with Nazi markings on it. Most likely brought back from the war by a Detroit Vet. It comes back "clear no record" which means that the vet never got it registered. It was recently found inside the wall of a Detroit residence under going reconstruction.
The only thing that I can think of is that it was most likey stolen from the Vet's home on a B&E, used in a crime and then stashed in the wall but never retreived. Interesting.
This is a CZ 27 with Nazi markings on it. Most likely brought back from the war by a Detroit Vet. It comes back "clear no record" which means that the vet never got it registered. It was recently found inside the wall of a Detroit residence under going reconstruction.
The only thing that I can think of is that it was most likey stolen from the Vet's home on a B&E, used in a crime and then stashed in the wall but never retreived. Interesting.
Here's one I recently picked up. It's numbered 14655.
Thats a model 10-5 isn't it Thiokol? Very nice.
I've got one just like that WhiteCoyote and I were shooting last week.
I'll look up my inventory number on it, maybe their brothers.
I've got one just like that WhiteCoyote and I were shooting last week.
I'll look up my inventory number on it, maybe their brothers.
You are correct, sir.
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Mine is identical to yours in condition and is serial numbered 3D163XX with inventory number 21441.
At maximum strength the Detroit Police Department had around 5,000 members in the late 60s and into the early 70s.
Those two inch model 10s and Colt Detective Specials were issued to the Command Officers and plain clothes Detectives. They came in nickel and sometime blue. Uniform got 5 inch S&W model 10s or Colt Official Police in nickel finish.
At maximum strength the Detroit Police Department had around 5,000 members in the late 60s and into the early 70s.
Those two inch model 10s and Colt Detective Specials were issued to the Command Officers and plain clothes Detectives. They came in nickel and sometime blue. Uniform got 5 inch S&W model 10s or Colt Official Police in nickel finish.
The serial number of mine is C-791xxx.
DrDremel
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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
Bill
I visited my father, who lived 30 minutes west of Detroit, back in the early to mid '80s. I remember seeing Detroit cops packing six-inch revolvers in swivel holsters. Years later, I befriended a retired Detroit cop who owned one of the nickel 5-inch M10s. He said it was issued to rookies, and once off probation most officers selected another revolver.
Knightrider03m
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Both of my folks has the model 15 that they got when they were working on the force. What does the numbers at the end of Detroit Police mean?
gunlovingirl
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lol. Your Dad was a wise man Curtis! I used to go to Detroit quite often. Always with locked doors and never alone!
whitecoyote
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Marcus88 said:
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Knightrider03m
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