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Vermont State police S&W 66-1. Purchase from the state armorer, 1980’s. I added the grips, now my wife’s gun
Let's see your Law Enforcement Marked Smiths!
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Connecticut State Police, Blackened Model 66. 
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Nice! I found this S&W 66 (pre-1982 P&R) in the SCofSW 5th Ed. They describe the finish as "blued stainless." Plus, only 750 to 800 units were produced to fill this order.
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Model 19-5 Maine Game Warden
Here are a couple more. Nassau Co. N.Y.
66-
66- Marion Co. Indiana
27-3
FBI (50 Year commemorative)
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66- Marion Co. Indiana
27-3
FBI (50 Year commemorative)
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S&W model .38/44 Heavy Duty Marked to the British Columbia Provincial Police
According to the seller I got it from a few years back - S&W model .38/44 Heavy Duty (not Outdoorsman) in .38 Special, with 5" barrel. It is in very good to excellent condition and the bore is the same. It is marked to the old British Columbia Police (BCP-437 stamped on butt). Appears to have been fired very little. Date of Manf -1940 (date not yet verified).
SN 61732 on butt, cylinder, the cylinder rod groove inside the shroud and inside the right grip. Swing out crane is different, of course. No MP markings.
When the BCP were disbanded in 1950, many of their revolvers were inherited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Pre-empting the question - this one is not documented or marked as RCMP, but the next serial number up from this one is.
Footnote of interest from the internet - The British Columbia Provincial Police (abbreviated BCPP or BCP) were formed in 1858, as were the Texas Rangers, so are thought to be the two oldest territorial police forces in North America.
According to the seller I got it from a few years back - S&W model .38/44 Heavy Duty (not Outdoorsman) in .38 Special, with 5" barrel. It is in very good to excellent condition and the bore is the same. It is marked to the old British Columbia Police (BCP-437 stamped on butt). Appears to have been fired very little. Date of Manf -1940 (date not yet verified).
SN 61732 on butt, cylinder, the cylinder rod groove inside the shroud and inside the right grip. Swing out crane is different, of course. No MP markings.
When the BCP were disbanded in 1950, many of their revolvers were inherited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Pre-empting the question - this one is not documented or marked as RCMP, but the next serial number up from this one is.
Footnote of interest from the internet - The British Columbia Provincial Police (abbreviated BCPP or BCP) were formed in 1858, as were the Texas Rangers, so are thought to be the two oldest territorial police forces in North America.
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Nice... But, I find it interesting the F.B.I. didn't choose a three inch S&W Model 13 for its 50th Anniversary commemorative revolver. S&W Model13 was the last revolver issued by the FBI before they transitioned to semi-automatics.
@Sevens post inspired me to share this one. Post war M&P, I don’t think that it is a PD gun but maybe a security guard’s gun issued to him when he does his rounds around the plant.….was an issued gun for the Ohio DOC. It is not marked but was part of a large group that the local huge gun store took in.
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It is a 10-10, dates to 1991 I think, and it is not marked with the DOC however you must love how the department armorer gave it a rack number:
I was not there but in my mind he carved in to it with a rusty, broken nail.
This revolver shoots & shoots however! Slick and smooth and a joy to shoot.
Scratched in markings on frame below cylinder.
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I have a number of LE guns.
The three Model 60s are all former Metro Nashville PD guns. The one with the regular hammer has the MNPD logo on the right side. All of them are etched just below the cylinder on the left side. A friend of mine is a MNPD SGT and deciphered two of them for me (I haven't asked about the latest). The one marked 315C was issued to South Precinct, Zone 15, Midnight shift. The one marked 517C was issued to Hermitage Precinct, Zone 17, Midnight Shift. The third is marked 347C, so I know it's South Precinct, Midnight Shift, but there is no patrol zone 47, which leads me to believe it may have been issued to an officer not assigned to patrol, but to some other detail.
The Model 67 is marked S.C. Prob., which I believe is an Alabama county's probation department, given that I bought it in Huntsville. If that's correct, it's most likely Shelby County, which is just south of Birmingham.
Then, there's the Royal Hong Kong Police marked Model 10.
The Model 686 isn't department marked because it wasn't department issued. But my dad carried it as his duty gun for the first ten years of his 23-year career with the York County (Maine) Sheriff's Department and has worn it while protecting former President George H.W. Bush on many occasions. When his arthritis got too bad to qualify with .357, he went to the jail full time for the rest of his career, and I bought the gun from him.
The three Model 60s are all former Metro Nashville PD guns. The one with the regular hammer has the MNPD logo on the right side. All of them are etched just below the cylinder on the left side. A friend of mine is a MNPD SGT and deciphered two of them for me (I haven't asked about the latest). The one marked 315C was issued to South Precinct, Zone 15, Midnight shift. The one marked 517C was issued to Hermitage Precinct, Zone 17, Midnight Shift. The third is marked 347C, so I know it's South Precinct, Midnight Shift, but there is no patrol zone 47, which leads me to believe it may have been issued to an officer not assigned to patrol, but to some other detail.
The Model 67 is marked S.C. Prob., which I believe is an Alabama county's probation department, given that I bought it in Huntsville. If that's correct, it's most likely Shelby County, which is just south of Birmingham.
Then, there's the Royal Hong Kong Police marked Model 10.
The Model 686 isn't department marked because it wasn't department issued. But my dad carried it as his duty gun for the first ten years of his 23-year career with the York County (Maine) Sheriff's Department and has worn it while protecting former President George H.W. Bush on many occasions. When his arthritis got too bad to qualify with .357, he went to the jail full time for the rest of his career, and I bought the gun from him.
It would have made too much sense to use the Model 13. I only bought it because I was looking for a Model 27 and liked the 5" barrel. Plus it was cheaper than any other 27 that I had been looking at. I guess nobody was interested in a FBI gun. It also had some unusual shaped stocks, unlike any other factory ones I have seen.
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After thinking about why the F.B.I. chose the 5" S&W Model 27 over the 3" Model 13 (last F.B.I. issued revolver), I searched for a reason. What I found is in an almost 14 year old S&W Forum thread (link copied below)...
The 5" S&W Model 27 was chosen for this FBI commemorative edition as it celebrates the "50th Anniversary of the FBI Being Granted Permission To Carry Firearms." As such, the 5" Model 27 is more historically accurate.
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Final prices on those auctions:
US Navy Special Operations M15: $8,913
US Navy SEALS, USS Enterprise M39: $20,026.
US Air Force M15: $2,205
US Navy Special Operations M15: $8,913
US Navy SEALS, USS Enterprise M39: $20,026.
US Air Force M15: $2,205
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FYI: Currently posted on Armslist. (Link below.)
Issued / retired Kentucky State Police (KSP) / Walther PPK/S .380 Auto backup gun.
Not mine. However, this one is 77 units lower than mine.
(KSP logo and inventory number visible in second image.)
https://www.armslist.com/posts/1536...Value="State+Police"&isFromMainPage=True&hs=1
Issued / retired Kentucky State Police (KSP) / Walther PPK/S .380 Auto backup gun.
Not mine. However, this one is 77 units lower than mine.
(KSP logo and inventory number visible in second image.)
https://www.armslist.com/posts/1536...Value="State+Police"&isFromMainPage=True&hs=1
