One Adam 12 Officer Pete Malloy Reloading his S & W Model 15

[Richochet]

I found this picture several years ago of Officer Malloy reloading his S &W revolver after facing down a gang of burglars. His S & W Model 15 has a pair of Fuzzy Farrant stocks. Both Malloy & Officer Reed carried Smiths fitted with Fuzzy Farrant grips. I was inspired by the program to buy a pair of Fuzzies and put them on my K38 Combat Masterpiece. Nice feel and fit my hand well.

 

[Jack Flash]

I think that episode was called "Officer Presence".

That show, like all Jack Web productions, was as realistic as possible regarding police equipment and tactics. You could use the show to study the evolution of LAPD equipment. This one was before speed loaders. Note the dump pouches on his belt.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...Malloy with a Model 14...

 

[Richochet]

I think that episode was called "Officer Presence".

That show, like all Jack Web productions, was as realistic as possible regarding police equipment and tactics. You could use the show to study the evolution of LAPD equipment. This one was before speed loaders. Note the dump pouches on his belt.

You are right. That was the program. one of the best of the series
IMO. We used to carry those dump pouches back in the day.
I remember the hot set up was the Dade County Fast Reloader when it came out.

 

[Absalom]

I found this picture several years ago of Officer Malloy reloading his S &W revolver ....

So after looking at the photo, I'm wondering what exactly is going on here.

From the other photo posted above, he obviously wasn't left-handed. So what's the technique here? He moved his shooting hand to operate the ejector rod and is dumping the dummy rounds into his left hand? Then what?

 

[Richochet]

Fuzzy Farrant grips cost more than the Smith Revolver today

True. Vintage Fuzzies range in price from $300 to $1195 a pair depending on condition and originality, with or with out shipping box. Ebay has the most for sale that I am aware of at the moment. An eagle eyed buyer might spot a pair at a gun show or mounted on a used revolver at your LGS. There are several gun stock dealers online that have Fuzzies for sale. Imagine buying Roper stocks back when they were $300!

 

[triaxle]

I watch it every day back East here its on at 5 and 5.30 back to back . I have a 15 dash 2 and just got a new in wrapper Safari land police holster from back when. It came from CA . How did the American Motors full size police cars do ? I have cousins in CA Bill was a cop in Long Beach , then NCIS got him when he retired . his boy was also I think LAPD then moved to Redmond WA.

 

[Richochet]

I watch it every day back East here its on at 5 and 5.30 back to back . I have a 15 dash 2 and just got a new in wrapper Safari land police holster from back when. It came from CA . How did the American Motors full size police cars do ? I have cousins in CA Bill was a cop in Long Beach , then NCIS got him when he retired . his boy was also I think LAPD then moved to Redmond WA.

How did the Police cars back in the day do?
Take a look at Jay Leno's Garage on Youtube. Jay has a lot of them in his Grand Canyon sized Man Cave!

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[Arisin Wind]

It looks like the cartridges in his hand have not been fired.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

...Malloy with a Model 14...

Notice the trigger finger inside the trigger guard? We were actually trained to do that, back in the day.

 

[Gunhacker]

I think that episode was called "Officer Presence".

That show, like all Jack Web productions, was as realistic as possible regarding police equipment and tactics. You could use the show to study the evolution of LAPD equipment. This one was before speed loaders. Note the dump pouches on his belt.

I remember reading somewhere that the "Officer Presence" episode was done so well, that the LAPD made it an official training video... Martin Milner really nailed it in his portrayal of "projecting authority".

 

[Old cop]

Milner & McCord rode along w/LAPD for about two weeks to prep for their roles. Both men said they gained a real appreciation for what cops do every day.

 

[Richochet]

It looks like the cartridges in his hand have not been fired.

If memory serves me right, Malloy opened the cylinder, ejected the spent rounds and is shown preparing to reload while facing the suspects. His partner, Officer Reed is keeping the suspects under guard with his revolver.

 

[JayFramer]

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

 

[Sistema1927]

Was the episode "Log 81: The Long Walk", season 1, episode 14?

 

[SG-688]

Both pictures are my screen shots - posted here previously and on IMFDB!!!

From the first season episode #19 "Log 51," Malloy is unloading his K-38 as part of a plan to talk a jumper off a hotel ledge.

As with facing down armed suspects with an empty revolver -- not recommended even then.

 

[Patrick L]

The first 2 or 3 seasons they carried 6 inch M14s. I believe I read somewhere that Martin Milner was using his own personal M14 with his own Fuzzy Farrant grips.

Sometime around 1970, when LAPD standardized the M15 (4 inch) the series followed suit to keep it realistic.

MeTV just started running this series about 4-5 weeks ago and I'm enjoying every minute.

 

[6string]

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

Gotta reload them! Take'em back to the station, and the dept. armorer could run'em through the press....maybe even use cast bullets from their Hensley & Gibbs 38 cal gang mold!

I was just a little guy when this show was on TV.
I didn't have a m15, but I did have an ADAM-12 LUNCHBOX !!

 

[Farmer17]

I wonder what the hit ratio per rounds fired was for LAPD when they carried 6" K-38's? I bet it was higher then that it is now.

 

[Absalom]

Both pictures are my screen shots - posted here previously and on IMFDB!!!

From the first season episode #19 "Log 51," Malloy is unloading his K-38 as part of a plan to talk a jumper off a hotel ledge.
...

Aha.

Now that actually makes sense.

 

[Absalom]

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

It is said to have been relatively common training practice back in the 1950s and 1960s, to put the empties in a pocket and keep the range tidy.

In fact, there is a persistent story you will find in older sources about the Newhall gunfight that one of the CHP troopers, who died as he was unable to complete reloading his Colt Python fast enough, had wasted valuable time by falling back on that training routine under stress.

This, however, has apparently been proven to not have been true.

 

[JayCeeNC]

A friend is a retired LAPD patrol sergeant.
He said the AMC Matador was a superb patrol car. It came with a 401ci engine and outperformed many other makes.

 

[Dave.357]

A friend is a retired LAPD patrol sergeant.
He said the AMC Matador was a superb patrol car. It came with a 401ci engine and outperformed many other makes.

That just means the A/C worked

 

[Richochet]

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

Take a look at the episode. Malloy shot one of the burglars in the line of duty.

He has to keep the spent rounds as evidence for the Shooting Board which will review the Officer Shoot and report the investigation to the Chief of Police. Standard procedure for LAPD

 

[bgrafsr]

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

Back in the day, when we trained, we would dump the spent cases into our hand and then put them into a can or bucket, next to you on the firing line.
That practice was stopped, because Officers would get into a shootout and after dumping the spent cases, they would look for the can or bucket to put the empty cases into. You do what your trained to do.


When I took over firearms training, I trained the guys to dump the spent cases onto the ground and reload as fast as possible. After qualifying, the cases would then be picked up, as we reloaded them for more training.

 

[oink]

I think the oldest patrol car I drove was the Plymouth Fury. It was pretty bad *** at the time. I think my least favorite was the Dodge Diplomat. That wasn't the 70's but I drove those at two different departments.

I remember when they started training us to dump our brass during training and qualification rather than pocketing them. But then we had to police up afterwards.

I was issued dump pouches at one Dept and loops at another. I didn't use either very long at all as speed loaders were already around so I bought some and carriers on my own. Other guys just carried the loops or dump pouches. A few had speed strips in their dump pouches.

When I moved to FL I had to take a "Comparative Compliance" course at the academy. I think it was 2 weeks and was mostly FL Law but you also had to pass a qualification course which was run by FBI agents. When I was up the agent told me I couldn't use speed loaders. I asked why not. He said "what happens when you run out of speed loaders". My thought was "well then (insert profanity) I'm (insert profanity) out of ammo". I wisely didn't verbalize that. I qualified with 6 rounds wedged in my belt and 6 held in my lips. Idiot!

 

[zonker5]

I watch it every day back East here its on at 5 and 5.30 back to back

Highway Patrol comes on just before Adam-12 at 4:30. Always entertaining.

 

[Gunhacker]

I think the oldest patrol car I drove was the Plymouth Fury. It was pretty bad *** at the time. I think my least favorite was the Dodge Diplomat. That wasn't the 70s but I drove those at two different departments.

I remember when they started training us to dump our bras during training and qualification rather than pocketing them. But then we had to police up afterwards.

I was issued dump pouches at one Dept and loops at another. I didn't use either very long at all as speed loader were already around so I bought some and carriers on my own. Other guys just carried the loops or dump pouches. A few had speed strips in their dump pouches.

When I moved to FL I had to take a "Comparative Compliance" course at the academy. I think it was 2 weeks and was mostly FL Law but you also had to pass a qualification course which was run by FBI agents. When I was up the agent told me I couldn't use speed loaders. I asked why not. He said "what happens when you run out of speed loaders". My thought was "well then (insert profanity) I'm (insert profanity) out of ammo". I wisely didn't verbalize that. I qualified with 6 rounds wedged in my belt and 6 held in my lips. Idiot!

Our dept. had the Plymouth Fury's... 440 "Wedge" engines that produced 375HP, which was a beast for something back in the early 70's. There's nothing like the growl of a 4 bbl carb on a V-8 under full acceleration. We had a couple of Dodge Monaco's that no one wanted to be stuck with.

You have a humorous typo 'ya need to fix in your post:

"I remember when they started training us to dump our bras during training and qualification rather than pocketing them."

 

[SRT]

You are right. That was the program. one of the best of the series
IMO. We used to carry those dump pouches back in the day.
I remember the hot set up was the Dade County Fast Reloader when it came out.

Attached are Dade Screw Machine Speed Loaders for a K frame S&W. Compared to the speed of dump pouches I carried in 1973, the Dade was supersonic! The green tipped rounds in the third photo are KTW armor piercing.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

My first assigned patrol car was a 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne. Next was a 1967 Ford Falcon (6-cylinder 3-speed). Chrysler products became the norm from 1970 until 1975. In 1976 we got a bunch of Chevrolet Nova sedans with 350 V8 that really scooted around, but it was difficult to wrestle a big guy into the back seat when necessary.

I don't recall any new vehicles in the latter 1970's, which were pretty tough times economically.

Went over to a state job in 1982, they gave me a brand new Plymouth Reliant (K-Car), plain brown wrapper, plain hub caps, two radio antennas so everyone knew it was an unmarked unit. First time I went onto the Southern Ute Reservation, trying to find a witness to get a statement, three truckloads of young guys with deer rifles objected strongly to my blonde haired blue eyed sport coat & necktie presence on the REZ and made sure I left promptly. The tribal police seemed more amused than anything. No bullet holes, no harm, no foul, stupid white man learned a lesson that day (next time don't waste a trip, place a call to the tribal cops and note that in the investigation report, no reply means no further action).

In 1985 we got some new Ford LTD-II sedans. Ran pretty good, but if you ran the AC in city traffic the engine would overheat and shut down, stranding you for an hour or two until it cooled off enough to run again.

Last automobile purchase I oversaw was 1992 Ford Taurus sedans. Front wheel drive, pretty stout little V6 and automatic. Got around pretty good in winter conditions. I was chief in a small town so there was little need to go real fast, and I tried to stretch the gasoline budget as far as I could.

Once again I have wondered off on memory lane, further and further away from the original post. Sorry about that.