Interesting book on early police handguns

dan belisle said:
Didnt the CPS have a commemorative revolver made, a S&W 13, I think? - dan
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Model 10. From City and CPS centennial in 1985. Along with a Wilkenson sword done for the same.
They were all marked "One of 300".
It was the duty gun of the day.
Actual work guns had the single action removed.
 
Snowy Owl said:
I am reading it and I will keep on reading it, from A to Z. Interesting. Thank you very much.
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I now have read it all, from A to Z. I did not miss a single word.

The best of its 246 pages lies in Chapter VI, page 166-167, in a letter dated March 14, 1966, written by a policeman (J.C. O'Connor, San Diego County Sheriff) to another policeman (David Patrick Geary, Chief of Police, City of San Buenaventura) - first paragraph: " ..., I can only say that we did lots of research on police handguns, and managed to come up with a paradox: the .38 Special revolver does not do a proper job, but the average police pistol shooter is unable to be effectively accurate with a gun that will do a proper job." And the letter is undersigned by a man named Elden R. Carl, Jr. , Range Master. Those who would be happy to dismiss that dude, Elden R. Carl Jr. , should do a bit of research and polish their knowledge before making a big mistake. A really big mistake.

Yes, by the way, who is Elden R. Carl, Jr. ?

And who are those other dim wits from the so called Southwest Combat Pistol League ? Who is Ray Chapman ? Who is Thell Reed ? Who is Jeff Cooper ? Who is Jack Weaver ? Anybody knows ?
 
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Snowy Owl said:
I now have read it all, from A to Z. I did not miss a single word.

The best of its 246 pages lies in Chapter VI, page 166-167, in a letter dated March 14, 1966, written by a policeman (J.C. O'Connor, San Diego County Sheriff) to another policeman (David Patrick Geary, Chief of Police, City of San Buenaventura) - first paragraph:

" ..., I can only say that we did lots of research on police handguns, and managed to come up with a paradox: the .38 Special revolver does not do a proper job, but the average police pistol shooter is unable to be effectively accurate with a gun that will do a proper job."

And the letter is undersigned by a man named Elden R. Carl, Jr. , Range Master. Those who would be happy to dismiss that dude, Elden R. Carl Jr. , should do a bit of research and polish their knowledge before making a big mistake. A really big mistake.

Yes, by the way, who is Elden R. Carl, Jr. ?

And who are those other dim wits from the so called Southwest Combat Pistol League ? Who is Ray Chapman ? Who is Thell Reed ? Who is Jeff Cooper ? Who is Jack Weaver ?

Anybody knows ?
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That supposed to be humour? - dan
 
koldt said:
Model 10. From City and CPS centennial in 1985. Along with a Wilkenson sword done for the same.
They were all marked "One of 300".
It was the duty gun of the day.
Actual work guns had the single action removed.
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I never realized they were all marked 'one of 300'
why would they not run consecutive numbers?
 
bps540 said:
I never realized they were all marked 'one of 300'
why would they not run consecutive numbers?
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I dont know. Probably something with S&W Id assume. It has been done, but I know they dont like sending sequential lots of guns to one dealer.
Same with the engraving of the one of 300. I know the guy who got these commemoratives done up, and I'll ask him more of the story and report back here.
 
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