COP GUNS

[FlaRon]

Not the original one I carried but being a 1974 puts it in the right time period.

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Love the Dick Special.

Regards,

FlaRon

[Bob K]

Hank, I can't tell you much about my 2" Nickel M-36 other than the fact that it used to belong to the Chief of Police in Agawam, MA., a town juist west of Springfield. Apparently he traded it in, and made the move to 9 mm.. I bought it used, and dirty, but not shot much, at a West Spfld. Gunshop. I cleanned it up on the outside....the inside was perfect.....like a new gun! It has been my carry piece for many years.

I also own a 2" M-10-7, a M-67 (1976) 4", and a 2 1/2" M-66-1..... that is my 'best' S&W. All of my S&W's are "cop type" guns, except for a K22. I figured that.....if they were good enough for cop guns....they are proven combat guns.....that's good enough for me! Bob

[David Lapell]

This is an old Colt Official Police that I bought a while back and it belonged to a former NYPD officer that when he retired kept the gun and had an inlay of his badge put into the grips.



I used this 1950 vintage M & P in th NY Police & Fire Games in 2010.

[Waidmann]

Hank,
I am addressing this here since it seems appropriate to the thread. I have only seen a few examples of re-barreled/re-cylindered/to a different caliber revolvers in my nearly thirty-five years of fooling with the things. The barrel and cylinder bear the same number appropriate to a 1932 N-frame and the barrel number is N prefixed, nickel? The barrel bears some discrete marks through the caliber markings. I want to doubt these were "robbed off" an HD.

Anything further to share?

Bill

[Triplelock]

Hank,
I am addressing this here since it seems appropriate to the thread. I have only seen a few examples of re-barreled/re-cylindered/to a different caliber revolvers in my nearly thirty-five years of fooling with the things. The barrel and cylinder bear the same number appropriate to a 1932 N-frame and the barrel number is N prefixed, nickel? The barrel bears some discrete marks through the caliber markings. I want to doubt these were "robbed off" an HD.

Anything further to share?

Bill

Well Bill, I haven't either. I have seen revolvers with changed calibers, some gunsmith was doing a business changing Highway Patrolman models to 44 special caliber. Of course a few HD's and Outdoorsman were chambered for the longer 357 magnum. And I have a Colt and a Smith both rechamberd from 455 to 45 Colt. But in reference to your gun, I can't recall seeing a conversion from 455 to 38. I can understand the change though as I found 455 ammo (Canadian) very expensive and scarce. In any case you have a neat old police gun with an interesting story to boot - and with the pictured reloads it looks like you're enjoying it too. . . Thanks for sharing, Hank

[Triplelock]

This is an old Colt Official Police that I bought a while back and it belonged to a former NYPD officer that when he retired kept the gun and had an inlay of his badge put into the grips.



I used this 1950 vintage M & P in th NY Police & Fire Games in 2010.

Thanks for checking in David, I remember your article on comparing the two guns. I recall the ongoing debate between Colt and Smith & Wesson aficionados. The Colt fans claiming their revolvers had the cylinder in a locked solid position at the instant of firing while the Smiths had a small amount of play and that the Colts cylinder turnrd into the frame instead of away from it. The Smith fans pointed out a better double action, etc, etc. -
From my read the Colts were more popular before the war, with the Smiths gaining ascendancy after the war when the FBI changed qualifications to double action shooting.
I had a post war Colt Official Police with a heavy six inch barrel that the seller claimed was a former Pennsylvania State Police gun. I knew the PSP carred six inch barrel mostly Colts, but the gun wasn't marked to support the claim. Despite Colt fans claims, I didn't shoot it any better, at least that I could notice, than a Smith; still I wish I had hung on to it. The Military & Police and the Official Police filled a lot of police holsters. My first issue gun was a 4 inch M&P in the mid-sixties, much like the one below.


HANK

[Matthew]

Got my DPS gun today, ran into problems, will go talk to the shop and see if they will work with me.

They are sending it to S&W. If it can be fixed it is still mine!


Houston, we have a problem!