whitecoyote
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It had a matte finish (vapor honed?). I believe it was priced at $550.00.
NYPD Revolvers, show what you got!
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Thanks, I just spoke with Rich. Sounds nice but a bit too pricey for me. Hope someone here gets it though.
Citiboy289
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Just spoke to my brother 25 years with NYPD retired in 2000, said that you could pick up the off duty 2 inch from the NYPD Store for 65.00 then he still has his -------
When I was there you could buy your gun through the dept., but they did not issue any handguns. This was in the mid 1970's. I believe I paid $68.00 for a new model 10. The only off duty's that were allowed at that time was a mod 36 Smith, or the Colt Det. spec., eveything had to be blue. The reason for only these guns was, so I was told, was if someone pulled a gun out in plain clothes and it was something else, he probably wasn't a cop. Don't know if that really was the case. They were probably only trying to limit the choices.
Local Hand
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Here are a couple, one for sure and a maybe I have'nt been able to attribute to a particular department so why not NYC?
First a .32 HE, I don't know how common they are but no one has mentioned one yet. Nothing special, maybe 80% with a rack #254.
The other is a .38 perfected with a rack number S273 on the butt and "P.S. Connor" engraved somewhat simply on the backstrap. There are a number of these floating around but I haven't found an accurate attribution yet. Any one have any ideas?
First a .32 HE, I don't know how common they are but no one has mentioned one yet. Nothing special, maybe 80% with a rack #254.
The other is a .38 perfected with a rack number S273 on the butt and "P.S. Connor" engraved somewhat simply on the backstrap. There are a number of these floating around but I haven't found an accurate attribution yet. Any one have any ideas?
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An early heavy barreled Model 10
a Colt Official Police that belonged to patrolman Kenneth Kendras that was issued to him in 1957. Somewhere along the line he had a small badge inlaid into the right grip.
a Colt Official Police that belonged to patrolman Kenneth Kendras that was issued to him in 1957. Somewhere along the line he had a small badge inlaid into the right grip.
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An early heavy barreled Model 10
a Colt Official Police that belonged to patrolman Kenneth Kendras that was issued to him in 1957. Somewhere along the line he had a small badge inlaid into the right grip.
David-
I don't think that's an Official Police. I think you have one of the rare Marshal guns, which were basically a round-butted OP.
What inscription is on the bbl.? If it says OP, you must have an altered gun or maybe some were marked that way, although they had round butts. That'd be a new Colt, to me.
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You may have something there. I've never seen one here. Saw just one Marshal. They aren't common.
I hope David tells us what he has. I was interested to know that there are "quite a few" round-butt OP's.
I can certainly see why a cop would prefer one, not only for hand fit, but for less wear on coat linings.
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bmcgilvray
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I used to have one or two NYCPD guns lying around......
Can anyone top this?
Smiths (M&P's) over Colts (OP's)
(the day I shot this image was one of the happiest of my life!)
I'm happy to say that I benefited from this haul of revolvers. I was gratified to pick up one of the Official Police revolvers that appears in this photograph. I'm pretty certain that it is the 7th one up, on the right.
I need to take a better photograph of it. Shown here (top) with a World War II Colt Commando (bottom).
Richard Simmons
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Mine is not M marked. Over the years it's looking more like the M marking isn't the "for sure" indicator it was once thought to be.
This detective special was allegedly used by a NYPD officer. Lots of surface wear but it's tight and shoots well. The auction link to where I bought it still works. It has pictures.
Guns For Sale - Revolvers For Sale - DETECTIVE SPECIAL - Auction: 9325295 (Ended 09/20/2009, 15:29:16 PST)
Anyone know who the owner "FC" might have been?
Guns For Sale - Revolvers For Sale - DETECTIVE SPECIAL - Auction: 9325295 (Ended 09/20/2009, 15:29:16 PST)
Anyone know who the owner "FC" might have been?
Air weight Colts and Smith off duty's were authorized, until we started shooting + P's. I had both a model 36 (steel) and 37 ( air weight) authorized. The air weight was dropped once we went to + P's.
Thank you. Your input is much appreciated. Has anyone on this forum discussed in depth the topic of Air Weights in the NYPD?
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wheelgun28
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I like NYPD guns!!
The 3" is lettered to NYPD, I didnt bother with the 4" but the LGS I got it from said it came from a retired officer.
The rubber grips show wear, its honest wear. To be honest I kinda like it...
This one is a 1946, has the officers badge number stamped in the bottom of the grip. I have his name and date of issue
The 3" is lettered to NYPD, I didnt bother with the 4" but the LGS I got it from said it came from a retired officer.
The rubber grips show wear, its honest wear. To be honest I kinda like it...
This one is a 1946, has the officers badge number stamped in the bottom of the grip. I have his name and date of issue
john505
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Pachs
You aren't far off with this one. I worked in NYC back in the 1980's and your gun could have pachs. As soon as i got out of the PD academy i got rid of those wood grips. I hated them. I for one carried the S&W model 64, 4 inch revolver with black finger knotched rubber pachs. Worked great for me in a gun fight.
John
QUOTE=RM Vivas;135459849]You could have any grips you wanted and nickel up until 1964. A friendly fire incident took nickel and ivory/pearl/stag grips off the table for new hires. Everybody else was grandfathered until '67 when there was another friendly fire incident and nickel was banned all together and wood grips were it.
Pachs were authorized (I THINK< NEED TO CHECK NOTES) early/mid 1980's. There's an ex-LT here who could shed more light on that (wink, wink).
Allegedly the great delay in approving stainless was due to the 'shiny gun phobia'. Early stainless guns ere actually shipped witha frosted matte finish so they would not look like nickel.
RM Vivas[/QUOTE]
You aren't far off with this one. I worked in NYC back in the 1980's and your gun could have pachs. As soon as i got out of the PD academy i got rid of those wood grips. I hated them. I for one carried the S&W model 64, 4 inch revolver with black finger knotched rubber pachs. Worked great for me in a gun fight.
John
QUOTE=RM Vivas;135459849]You could have any grips you wanted and nickel up until 1964. A friendly fire incident took nickel and ivory/pearl/stag grips off the table for new hires. Everybody else was grandfathered until '67 when there was another friendly fire incident and nickel was banned all together and wood grips were it.
Pachs were authorized (I THINK< NEED TO CHECK NOTES) early/mid 1980's. There's an ex-LT here who could shed more light on that (wink, wink).
Allegedly the great delay in approving stainless was due to the 'shiny gun phobia'. Early stainless guns ere actually shipped witha frosted matte finish so they would not look like nickel.
RM Vivas[/QUOTE]
My NYPD M&P from 1946
Received history letter yesterday and was very pleased that my gun is a NYPD gun. But there are still some questions open to me, anybody here has a clue what the markings could stand for? I know the number is a factory production number worthless for indication, but the rest? Roy Jinks didn't recognize them. To me it looks like RBf or R3f and below 4 KO.
And, as I am very interested in the history of my gun..is there a way to find out who got it at NYPD, sadly no shield number or anything like that on the gun, only the serial number.
The German proof marks from the city of Ulm indicates that it came to Germany not later than 1983 and then someday to Austria where I bought it.
Sorry for the poor picture, will take better ones from my M&P soon. Thanks for any help in advance!
Best regards from Austria, Haff
Received history letter yesterday and was very pleased that my gun is a NYPD gun. But there are still some questions open to me, anybody here has a clue what the markings could stand for? I know the number is a factory production number worthless for indication, but the rest? Roy Jinks didn't recognize them. To me it looks like RBf or R3f and below 4 KO.
And, as I am very interested in the history of my gun..is there a way to find out who got it at NYPD, sadly no shield number or anything like that on the gun, only the serial number.
The German proof marks from the city of Ulm indicates that it came to Germany not later than 1983 and then someday to Austria where I bought it.
Sorry for the poor picture, will take better ones from my M&P soon. Thanks for any help in advance!
Best regards from Austria, Haff
