MOD 66

[DOEBOY1]

I HAVE A MODEL 66 WITH SD SHERIFF STAMPED ON THE SIDE I KNOW THAT IT IS A TURN IN BUT WONDER WHAT THE SD STANDS FOR? IT IS DEFINITLY A SHOOTER MAGIC MARKER SERIAL NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STOCK BUT WONDERFUL LOCK UP AND NO END SHAKE DID GOOD FINDING THIS ONE. NEVER GET TO SHOT THEM JUST LOOK AT EM AND CLOSE THE DOOR.

 

[31Kilo]

San Diego?

 

[dfariswheel]

Sounds like a sheriff's department issue gun that was traded in for new guns.
It common for police to trade in old guns when buying new ones.
Bigger Sheriff's departments usually stamped their ID on the frames.

Just look up a listing of US counties that are named with names that are "SD".
Could be any one of them.

 

[roaddog28]

I HAVE A MODEL 66 WITH SD SHERIFF STAMPED ON THE SIDE I KNOW THAT IT IS A TURN IN BUT WONDER WHAT THE SD STANDS FOR? IT IS DEFINITLY A SHOOTER MAGIC MARKER SERIAL NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STOCK BUT WONDERFUL LOCK UP AND NO END SHAKE DID GOOD FINDING THIS ONE. NEVER GET TO SHOT THEM JUST LOOK AT EM AND CLOSE THE DOOR.

San Diego sheriff's did carry them as I recall. But any sheriff's dept. could Stamp the SD. I live in California close to San Diego and back in the day the dept did carry 66s. But then again it could be another agency.

Anyway you will love the 66. I have two and they are the best balanced revolvers for me.
Good luck,
roaddog28

 

[Lt JL]

I have one, too, marked the same way.it's a 66-5 with a frame mounted firing pin. 4" round butt, made about 1998, according th SCSW3.

 

[edw794]

the issued weapon for the san diego county sheriff's department before the auto craze, was the 4" model 66. mine did have the "sd sheriff" stamped on one side. since i was told these weapons needed to be reissued to the "correctional officers" when i retired, i was not permitted to purchase my weapon, and it makes me feel joyfully wonderful that eventually they were sold off.

unlike some agencies that issued a .357 revolver, we actually carried magnum ammo. our choice was the remington 125 gr. semi jacketed hollow point which had a big blast and was a flame thrower.

ed

 

[kennyb]

i just picked up a 66-1 2.5"bought it from a friend at a great price...love this one!

 

[DOEBOY1]

the issued weapon for the san diego county sheriff's department before the auto craze, was the 4" model 66. mine did have the "sd sheriff" stamped on one side. since i was told these weapons needed to be reissued to the "correctional officers" when i retired, i was not permitted to purchase my weapon, and it makes me feel joyfully wonderful that eventually they were sold off.

unlike some agencies that issued a .357 revolver, we actually carried magnum ammo. our choice was the remington 125 gr. semi jacketed hollow point which had a big blast and was a flame thrower.

ed

wonder if i have your old duty weapon? i never really conpared the serial number with the one written in black magic marker with the stamped serial number. it is a model 66 no dash 4 incher. it was obviously not shot very much it locks up very well Doeboy

 

[edw794]

when i retired in 1999, we prob had close to 2k deputies and i don't know how many model 66's were still in service. since yours is in good condition and locks up well, it definitely is not my old gun. working around prisoners a good part of the time, i constantly secured my weapon in gun lockers at various jails and such, so mine had a lot of external wear and the timing wasn't spot on.

in 1974 when i was working at another agency where we could carry our own weapons, i paid a premium for a 4" model 66 from a retail dealer. i think they were selling for around $250 and i paid close to 300 or more as model 66's were really hard to find. at that time in my area, they were the gun to have. so hang on to yours as they are really nice weapons.

ed

 

[DOEBOY1]

when i retired in 1999, we prob had close to 2k deputies and i don't know how many model 66's were still in service. since yours is in good condition and locks up well, it definitely is not my old gun. working around prisoners a good part of the time, i constantly secured my weapon in gun lockers at various jails and such, so mine had a lot of external wear and the timing wasn't spot on.

in 1974 when i was working at another agency where we could carry our own weapons, i paid a premium for a 4" model 66 from a retail dealer. i think they were selling for around $250 and i paid close to 300 or more as model 66's were really hard to find. at that time in my area, they were the gun to have. so hang on to yours as they are really nice weapons.

ed

i bought mine on a whim with a model 686 4 inch came from either j and g or century arms at a great deal salesman called me and asked if i would like one thought it would be a good gun to flip. that is what started the craze had a 629 round butt that i bought years ago before that but was not something i really was interested in just bought it to shot deer with. well that half under lug did the trick now i have 3 mod 66 and a few other mod's to look at. now if i could find some pretty wood to go on the 686, 629, and replace the targets with new targets on the 66 with out paying so much. Doeboy