S.C.P.D. 10-5 Snubnose Police Gun

[jsfricks]

I thought I would start my own thread instead of stomping on someone else's. I know there are a good many collectors of police dept. used guns. A while back I purchased a snub 10-5 marked SCPD from around 1968. I've pictured it here a few times and did again the other day. Well, someone who works for the dept that I was told it come from was able to give me some info of who and when it was issued. Now I can confirm my 10-5 came from the Suffolk County Police Dept in New York, purchased 5/2/68 from J. Tobler Inc., Union City, New Jersey and was issued to a Lt. Charles Neis 5/10/68. It was inspected and fired Oct 20, 1970 and again Feb. 14,1972. He retired in 1979 and the gun retired with him until he passed away in 2002. I was able to Google his name and found a newspaper article from his town with a photo of thirty recruits being sworn in and he is somewhere in the photo, with his name listed in the article. And all this info without a letter! But I would still like to have it lettered.

 

[loc n load]

Duty guns

Very nice.....IMO it always adds to the significance of owning a certain gun, if you know it's history. And you have accomplished that very well. I have a warm and fuzzy spot for old duty guns, and own quite a few. Congrat's on your gun, and well done on your research. Now take that Smith out and run some rounds through it.

 

[Jaymo]

I don't know where my 10-5 snub came from, but I sure like it.
K snubs look a little funny, with the short barrel and long grip, but they sure are good shooters.

 

[vipermd]

Do you know if the R is for reserve? Retired? Be Safe,

 

[jsfricks]

Do you know if the R is for reserve? Retired? Be Safe,

I was told it stood for "retired".

 

[jsfricks]

Another neat thing about it is that I have the original box and paperwork for it. Hard to believe a dept. kept these items.

 

[Art Doc]

Another example of why it usually doesn't pay to buy or keep guns as heirlooms. Nobody in his family wanted this cool gun with all its history?

 

[03clyde]

Nice provenance.

 

[KLYDE]

Nobody in his family wanted this cool gun with all its history?

Can you imagine the family members selling such an important symbol of this mans life for probably peanuts.

At least it is now in the hands of someone who appreciates it. Great story.

 

[kaaskop49]

How times have changed! Interesting how the article accompanying the photo of the swearing-in ceremony lists the names AND addresses of the 'new hires.' This wouldn't happen today, too much chance of abuse. I'm retired and in a different state and still maintain an unlisted phone number.

As to the family not maintaining or respecting a cherished heirloom, NYS laws make it difficult to transfer a handgun to another person: the gun must be surrendered to a dealer or police agency, and a new license must be applied for. The waiting period can be many months. In some instances, "need" for the weapon must be established, although perhaps not here. There are reasons why gun enthusiasts like myself leave NYS for more tolerant jurisdictions.

 

[Jaymo]

How times have changed! Interesting how the article accompanying the photo of the swearing-in ceremony lists the names AND addresses of the 'new hires.' This wouldn't happen today, too much chance of abuse. I'm retired and in a different state and still maintain an unlisted phone number.

As to the family not maintaining or respecting a cherished heirloom, NYS laws make it difficult to transfer a handgun to another person: the gun must be surrendered to a dealer or police agency, and a new license must be applied for. The waiting period can be many months. In some instances, "need" for the weapon must be established, although perhaps not here. There are reasons why gun enthusiasts like myself leave NYS for more tolerant jurisdictions.

And here I thought y'all all left just because of the frigid winters.
I hate the cold. Too much time spent repairing forklifts in cold storage locations.
Ice cream freezers are miserable.

 

[yardboy]

Excellent Story! Excellent Weapon! Hang on to that one.

 

[yogi]

beautiful gun. i have a square butt 2 inch 10-5.

 

[Jaymo]

beautiful gun. i have a square butt 2 inch 10-5.

Me too. Do you like yours as much as I like mine?
They are very sweet.

 

[sandspur6]

I've got a nickel square 10-5 2" that also saw a lot of on duty carry. Of course I was the one carrying it. Bought it new in 1970. It still shoots just as good as it did back then.