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No sweat Feral,
Us other old guys forgot and thought we were reading it for the first time.
I think I enjoyed it both times. At least I did the second.
Bill
What "Odd" Guns Have You Seen Used On Duty By LEO, Security Guards, Etc.?
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No sweat Feral,
Us other old guys forgot and thought we were reading it for the first time.
I think I enjoyed it both times. At least I did the second.
Bill
When I was growing up all the township cops carried .38 revolvers, pretty standard issue stuff, and the Chief had a snubbie. All but one that is, one of the guys was a grizzled Marine (there is no such thing as an ex-Marine) who had fought at Iwo Jima and you can guess what he carried. Yep, 1911 slung low in a special rig, cocked and locked. He had a flattop and a voice like gravel long before R. Lee hit the scene. Smoked like a chimney, cussed like a sailor and had tats up both arms. Both his daughters went through school with me, and they weren't half bad looking. Nobody messed with him. Great guy once you got to know him. I saw him clear a post and rail fence one time when a punk fishing in a no fishin' spot gave him some lip. He snatched that boy up by the back of the neck and escorted him off the property, I don't think his feet touched the ground!
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I don't know if this qualifies or not. When I was with a sheriff's department in the Southwest, we had a deputy that had transferred over to us from the Public School System where he worked as an LE. The Liberal administrators would not allow them to be armed even though they patrolled the campus 24/7. There was a lot of drug dealing after dark and it involved the "big boys" not mere students. One night this deputy interrupted such a party and being unarmed facing armed dopers he pulled off a bluff. He placed his Mag Lite along the side of his baton and held it out like a shotgun. Fortunately the bad guns took it for a shotgun barrel and surrendered. I believe it was not long after than that he came to our department.
The school system's loss was our gain. He was one tough little cop who knew how to put a world of hurt on you when called for.
Bill
The school system's loss was our gain. He was one tough little cop who knew how to put a world of hurt on you when called for.
Bill
Many years ago a local hospital security guard carried a Clerke in 32 S&W. He swore it was a Smith and Wesson revolver because it said 32 S&W right on the barrel.
About the same time a local town marshall carried a S&W in 32 S&W Long till a female he was arresting took it away from him and pistol whipped him with it.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a marshall of a different town carrying a two shot 22 Mag deringer in a belt holster.
I saw a city policeman carrying a Model 10 revolver in the wrong holster. The frame tended to slide forward until the barrel pointed behind him.
Two years ago I saw a reserve deputy qualifying with a Glock. He was drawing with his right hand and firing with his left. When I asked him if he had hurt his right hand and couldn't shoot with it, he explained that he was left handed but did not have a left handed holster.
About the same time a local town marshall carried a S&W in 32 S&W Long till a female he was arresting took it away from him and pistol whipped him with it.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a marshall of a different town carrying a two shot 22 Mag deringer in a belt holster.
I saw a city policeman carrying a Model 10 revolver in the wrong holster. The frame tended to slide forward until the barrel pointed behind him.
Two years ago I saw a reserve deputy qualifying with a Glock. He was drawing with his right hand and firing with his left. When I asked him if he had hurt his right hand and couldn't shoot with it, he explained that he was left handed but did not have a left handed holster.
Reading along here made me recall I forgot to mention one of my favorite "odd guns" I have seen a police officer wearing.
When I was a young fellow, it was not uncommon for local policemen to be allowed to keep weapons they had seized and they would sell them for badly needed extra cash. One of the local officers had (of all things) a very nice Model 60 he had obtained permission to keep and sell, and I went down to the police department to meet "Tom" on one of his days off to look at it, with the idea of buying it. In those days, Model 60s were VERY tough to locate.
I walked into the PD and Tom was waiting for me in the lobby. He retrieved the Model 60 from rattling around in a paper bag, that also contained a couple of other handguns (
), and was showing it to me when the Chief walked by. The Chief stopped to admire the Model 60, and then paused for a moment in thought. He told my friend Tom he better cancel the sale and "keep the Model 60 for yourself," considering his present off-duty gun. (It was clear this was an order, not a suggestion.)
I looked down at Tom's belt and he had a "Baby" Browning .25 automatic in a black leather belt holster with a snap-down safety strap. The holster was twice as big as the gun.
So I missed the chance to buy the 60, but heard that several months later the gun went to someone else. Tom thought it was too heavy to carry around when he was not on duty.
This Chief was also one of those Marine types (not an "ex-Marine"
), and he too wore a 1911, but did not carry it loaded. Just kept a loaded mag in the gun and told me there would be time for him to load it if needed - wouldn't take long. 
When I was a young fellow, it was not uncommon for local policemen to be allowed to keep weapons they had seized and they would sell them for badly needed extra cash. One of the local officers had (of all things) a very nice Model 60 he had obtained permission to keep and sell, and I went down to the police department to meet "Tom" on one of his days off to look at it, with the idea of buying it. In those days, Model 60s were VERY tough to locate.
I walked into the PD and Tom was waiting for me in the lobby. He retrieved the Model 60 from rattling around in a paper bag, that also contained a couple of other handguns (
), and was showing it to me when the Chief walked by. The Chief stopped to admire the Model 60, and then paused for a moment in thought. He told my friend Tom he better cancel the sale and "keep the Model 60 for yourself," considering his present off-duty gun. (It was clear this was an order, not a suggestion.)I looked down at Tom's belt and he had a "Baby" Browning .25 automatic in a black leather belt holster with a snap-down safety strap. The holster was twice as big as the gun.
So I missed the chance to buy the 60, but heard that several months later the gun went to someone else. Tom thought it was too heavy to carry around when he was not on duty.
This Chief was also one of those Marine types (not an "ex-Marine"
), and he too wore a 1911, but did not carry it loaded. Just kept a loaded mag in the gun and told me there would be time for him to load it if needed - wouldn't take long. 
One of my instructors, years ago, used to work bars on weekends. He glued an old revolver (I don't remember the make) into his side holster. When trouble broke out, someone would always try to yank his gun out of the holster. While the drunk was struggling to get the gun out, my instructor would knock them over the head.
Years ago, early 80's responding to a disturbance call in a small city to the north (I was with sheriff's office then). Regular deputy and I arrived about the same time. The town marshall, carrying a Hawe's single action in 357 magnum. We sorta eased him out of the way, and dealt with the call.
He did not have handcuffs, flashlight or anything else that would have been helpful.
After we left, we met down the road, and discussed the situation.
The town marshall in Texas is pretty much gone now. Probably a good thing.
He did not have handcuffs, flashlight or anything else that would have been helpful.
After we left, we met down the road, and discussed the situation.
The town marshall in Texas is pretty much gone now. Probably a good thing.
mgjohn
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Many moons back I knew a KY State Police Captain who's off duty gun and backup gun was a High Standard Sentinel in 22mag. It worked for him, he was able to send several bad guys on one way trips to see St Peter.
