Police Dept. commemoratives.....

[dutch582]

I have the SCPD Comm. I bought in 1985 new It is numbered #33 as my badge ended in 33. Ihave only opened the box twice in all these years, I have the box etc. Let me know what its value. I live in Suffolk, Gary

 

[824tsv]

Hello Gary,
Welcome to the forum.
I would post your question in a new thread as this one is a few years old. You will get more members looking at it if it's new.

Although commemoratives are neat there doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in them. The only interest would be from a person with a connection to the agency that the gun is commemorating. From what I've read, value is based on the same gun in the same condition with the same features. There doesn't appear to be any added premium for a commemorative.

 

[Dave T]

First a disclaimer: If you like these guns (commemoratives) more power to you. Some people like all kinds of things I don't like and it's OK with me.

Now: I decided to add to this post after reading this from a response above.

It's too bad that they aren't thought of more highly by more folks considering who and what they are honoring/commemorating...

I'm a retired LEO and I have to tell you I don't see any "honor" in having a departments name or badge engraved or etched on the side of a perfectly functional firearm. If someone handed me a S&W of a model I particularly like and it had my old departments shield and my name and badge number etched on it…I'd ask them where in blazes they got the darn thing and what on earth they were going to do with it, 'cause I shore wasn't interested in it.

Just sayin',
Dave

 

[dutch582]

SCPD Mod 67 1985 Comm.

SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE- LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.
The gun I have up for sale is a S&W 4 inch, Mod 67, 1985 Comm. The gun was bought by me in 1985 and placed in the safe, never held, never shot. In it's engraved wood box. The serial number is #33, Reading SCPD XXV-33. The gun is a beauty and new in the box stored for 29 years now. Retired member of SCPD. The serial number is number 33 of 400.

 

[dutch582]

The serial number, #33, just happened to be the last two digits of my four digit shield, not my exact shield. I selected it form the 400 available because of the low number. Gary

 

[A10]

It seems to me that the commemoratives may have meaning to individual officers from the specific agency, or to collectors of firearms from a particular agency. I like the. WSP guns, both because my dad and i worked there and because I like seeing a gussied up 28!

 

[Lightfoot30]

My Detroit Police commemorative says 1 of 865, but I think they all say that. (like the pic of the one in post #30 of this thread).

 

[.455Eley]

My dad has the Missouri State Highway Patrol 66 and 60. They're fantastic shooters and he carried the 60 as a back up for 10 years as a LEO (not with MSHP). They have a lower number badge, 231. The original owner used the 66 in department pistol competitions. I've been trying to get him to sell me that 66 for years.

 

[XTrooper]

Sorry for the "Brand X" gun, but I thought some might like to see the original NJSP commemorative revolver. This came with a buckle (you can see a printed version of it in the case), but, unfortunately, it was missing when I found this set for sale.

 

[824tsv]

I'm a big fan of the "Brand X" guns. Nice package. What can you tell us about it?

 

[linde]

My dad has the Missouri State Highway Patrol 66 and 60. They're fantastic shooters and he carried the 60 as a back up for 10 years as a LEO (not with MSHP). They have a lower number badge, 231. The original owner used the 66 in department pistol competitions. I've been trying to get him to sell me that 66 for years.

There were two versions of the MSHP Model 66-1 with the 50 year anniversary crest on the sideplate . . . one was issued by the patrol as a duty gun . . . which is what your Dad probably has. The other is a commemorative purchased directly by many troopers.

Here are pictures of the two . . . commemorative in front and duty in back. The sideplate crest is the same but there are subtle differences in barrel marking and the badge number on left side under the cylinder.






Here is the commemorative complete with presentation case and knife.








Russ

 

[XTrooper]

I'm a big fan of the "Brand X" guns. Nice package. What can you tell us about it?

Thanks!

I can't tell you a whole bunch about it. They were issued in the '90s for the NJSP 75th Anniversary (1921-1996). The revolvers are a modern rendition of the Colt Army Special which was the first issued sidearm of "The Outfit." I say "rendition" because they don't have a true Army Special frame, but were purportedly built on a modified Python frame. In any case, they were released in two versions, a regular one that came in a plastic box and no gold inlay and the deluxe version as shown in my photo with presentation box, commemorative buckle, and gold inlay.

 

[sigp220.45]

Thanks to Lee I was finally able to get an FBI 50th anniversary commemorative:

 

[XTrooper]

Thanks to Lee I was finally able to get an FBI 50th anniversary commemorative:

Congratulations! That FBI commemorative is very nice!

I also see that you're a fan of True Detective (The world needs bad men....). It's currently my favorite TV crime drama.