Sgt. Joe Friday Dragnet Revolver

[Inusuit]

Just watched the episode where Friday shot the crook in the laundromat. /QUOTE]

Is a hit in the laundromat usually a fatal wound?

 

[MicaValley]

Thanks Alan! I'll check that out.

 

[MicaValley]

I love this kind of detective work, but you're taking on a tough case

If there are no indications on the gun of anything special, chances are that the S&W history letter Alan pointed you toward will take you no farther than a distributor or possibly retailer where the factory shipped it. Whether there is any chance to trace it from there (if the place still exists) is highly questionable since you are not law enforcement.

Taking your customer's story at face value, Mr. Webb may have bought the gun, or he may have received it from someone else and passed it on to his friend the cop because he didn't need it.

I'm sure you want to get the lady the best price for her gun, but it's hard to envision that you can gather enough actual evidence that would ethically allow you to try to sell and price this gun based on its Jack Webb association.

I like tough cases! The gun will never be sold. One part of the story I didn't mention, just because I wouldn't believe it if I heard it, she is leaving me the gun in her will. If that happens then I'll put it in a case and hang it up in my shop. At least I have the text messages saved so I know I'm not full of it...

 

[robertrwalsh]

As far as I know Jack Webb is the only non-cop ever to get a full-blown police funeral from the LAPD. They loved the guy, with good reason.

Also, he once ordered a reshoot of a scene when he noticed the phone number on the little white circle in the middle of the dial of the desk phone was not correct. I guess he was really fussy about correct details.

 

[Waveski]

Here's what he really wanted to carry.

I'm pretty sure that Jack Webb carried exactly what he wanted to carry on his show. He was calling the shots , so to speak.

 

[black88is]

1755806 is the serial number of Friday's S&W in 1967 "Shooting Board."

The S&W pictures are from 357magster. Previous discussions have concluded the revolver is a mix-master & the serial number didn't fit.

Colt and Clark in the 1950's.

Holster- Brauer Bros D-32