John, I read Jordan's book many years ago.. My father and Mother were both the Sheriff of San Patricio County, Texas and here is a photo of their badges. I met many members of the Border Patrol and Texas Ranger during that time.
They were the type of LEO that we don't see much of today. My father had a good friend in the Rangers named Ralph Rohatch and when he passed away his wife gave me the Colt Super .38 he carried. The Colt Govt. Model that my father carried, I gave to my eldest son years ago and he carried it in Desert Storm.
My son said that one day when the wind and sand were so bad they couldn't fly, He walked into the desert with the old Colt and his issue M9 Beretta and fired them both. The M9 went about 5 round and jammed from the sand, the Colt kept shooting as long as he kept feeding it .45ACP....
He called the M9, "His Wop pop gun"...... Heh, Heh