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Hey, introduce me to one of its friends! That would be cool as my dad's side of the family is from KY, and that is a prefect shooter grade gun.
 
29-2? Serial number? How many did they issue? Anyone know?
 
Damn...now I have to tell my wife about ANOTHER revolver that I just gotta have. She's gonna kill me, I hope you can live with yourself.
Awesome revolver, thanks for sharing it. I'd like to see some old Louisville PD SWAT photos, just to see how they carried it.
 
That was one SWAT team that you wouldn't want to mess with. Amazing.
 
And probably never loaded officially with anything but .44 Specials.

Before the switch to semi-autos, LPD officers carried N frames, but loaded with non-magnum loads. A lot of them like the heavier frames, and bigger bullets.

For years, magnum ammunition was not allowed. The powers-that-were always believed that magnum ammo would go through walls, people, etc., and kill someone two blocks away.

Great catch!
 
I saw one a couple years back that belonged to a local gunsmith, he may still have it. Also, I worked with a retired Louisville Police Officer that said he was issued one in the early 70's when he was on the SWAT team. I believe his son has it now. I will make some phone calls to verify.
 
markeb said:
I saw one a couple years back that belonged to a local gunsmith, he may still have it. Also, I worked with a retired Louisville Police Officer that said he was issued one in the early 70's when he was on the SWAT team. I believe his son has it now. I will make some phone calls to verify.
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That matches the info I got on this one. Might be the same??
 
KEN L said:
29-2? Serial number? How many did they issue? Anyone know?
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I talked to a retired LPD officer today and he said there were 100 made for the department as their issue gun. He stated that the NAACP got involved because the 44mag was not necessary for law enforcement, so the guns were issued to the SWAT and Commanding officers. I also talked to the gunsmith that owned the one I saw and believe he stated he sold it earlier this year.
 
markeb said:
I talked to a retired LPD officer today and he said there were 100 made for the department as their issue gun. He stated that the NAACP got involved because the 44mag was not necessary for law enforcement, so the guns were issued to the SWAT and Commanding officers. I also talked to the gunsmith that owned the one I saw and believe he stated he sold it earlier this year.
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Oh yeah. the Seventies. My father's agency issued S&W Model 28 and then went to the Model 65 in the late seventies. But even in Idaho the "horrible" power of the .357 magnum was considered to be controversial so dad's agency issued 110 grain SJHP +P+ 38 Spl. That way the admin could honestly say that the officers might carry 357 magnum revolvers, but the revolvers were loaded with .38 Spl rounds. Very hot .38 Spl rounds, but hey still .38 Spl.
 
I was a Louisville Housing Authority cop at the time and LPD officers (not just SWAT) could carry Model 29's and a number I knew did. I think "Dirty Harry" had a lot to do with this and a Model 29 was darn hard to find in local gun shops at a reasonable price. The Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Special was also a popular off-duty and backup gun back then.
 
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