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Old school! I was talking to a police officer's son and his father was old school (revolvers from '68 to the '90s). He taught his son how to shoot DA revolvers and natural point shooting. Kudos to your father.
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Cool. I will have to get my dad to give me pics of his service guns when he was a DPS trooper here in Texas. I know one was S&W .357 mag then they went to Sigs he got chose the 226 over the 220. Then went to the .357 Sigs this 228 off top of my head although may be something different. He bought all of them when they changed except the .357 Sig which his troopers bought him for retirement since he was their Sarge. He didn't buy the 220 and wishes he bought one off of one of the guys that chose it. I will have to ask if he still has any of the Black Talons that he carries with the .357 mag and 9mm. Not sure they let him keep those.
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[#11]
Great thread. I like grandpa tributes. This era was so cool.
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[#14]
Thanks for posting those-family history is a very welcome change of topic.
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I had a 57 Plymouth, it had a 55 Dodge flat head six, had to change the intake and carb to make it fit.
0 to 30 mph in 35 seconds, 0 to 60 in ... I gave up after a minute and a half. Thanks for posting this story. |
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Nice.
I have my OHP Trooper grandfather's duty S&W 28 357 and his OHP engraved S&W 64 in 357 with the presentation box. Those two revolvers and his duty belt are about all that is left thanks to a house fire my mom had years after my grandpa died. If they weren't stored elsewhere they'd have been gone too. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Mankato - Mogadishu of the North.
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Pretty cool finds - hope you have the opportunity to learn more about him. My younger brother and my grandpa passed each other on the way in and out and didn't get to spend any time together. I'm very grateful for the years I had with him, and often find myself trying to remember his stories, as well as those of my father. You've found yourself a treasure trove!
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You were blessed to have such a family!
My first pistol was a model 66 similar to that one. I'll never sell it. |
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[#41]
To answer a few questions, the football thing on the fender of the car is a lighted "STOP" device, the idea being the car being pulled over would see it. Yes, they do reuse badge numbers, and when he started, radios were pretty ineffective, so apparently he had to stop every so often and call in from a phone in whatever town he was in at the time.
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Nice, Thanks.
My small town had 'call boxes' every few blocks, a dedicated phone line to the police station. They used them into the 1960's. We still had a few cops walking the beat then. |
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[#45]
Dusty Roed will be the coolest name I hear today, guaranteed.
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