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08-04-2017, 03:12 PM | #1 |
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A Present From A Widow Of An Old Chicago Police Detective
This was a present for my first will for a widow in Paoli, Pa. It was her husband service revolver and could not find the holster. It was the first gun I ever fired!!
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08-04-2017, 03:27 PM | #2 |
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Well, that is cool!
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08-04-2017, 03:32 PM | #3 |
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That was the Capone era!
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08-04-2017, 03:49 PM | #4 |
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08-04-2017, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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I guess this is a Smith & Wesson Military & Police, later renamed Model 10, chambered for .38 Special. A true classic, still in production.
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08-04-2017, 05:00 PM | #6 |
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It outlived our lugers and me too! I love the history right on the barrel! Did police stations or units ever stamp property marks?
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Many police departments marked their guns. Sometimes on the backstrap, or on the side of the frame. One that comes to mind are the S&W model 58 41magnum revolvers for the San Antonio PD. Marked SAPD on the right side of the frame. Plainly visible.
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09-01-2017, 09:57 PM | #9 |
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Tis a fond memory to be sure. The memory of the first time is worth more than the metal that achieved it.
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09-01-2017, 10:20 PM | #10 |
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For sure it must have saved its' owners' life!!!
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09-01-2017, 10:47 PM | #11 |
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Nice one, Eric. Now you're all set to play cops'n'robbers!
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09-01-2017, 11:14 PM | #12 |
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This kind of history has to make you smile ! - Thanks !
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