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hi all
this is my small but growing police collection
if you like please post your early items you know the stuff that inspired you
good luck
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good luck
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good luck
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good luck
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good luck
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Old stuff... old stuff... Hmmm...
I thought about stuff that I have had for 20 years or more. Then I thought about stuff that I have had for 40 years or more. Then I thought that this can be a really interesting retrospective thread.
Here is a Schupo visor cap that I have had for over 20 years. I love the custom crush on this 1940 dated cap.
George
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Here is a side view of the above cap.
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I don't have a lot of police stuff but, I really like it. Mike
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Hey George nice cap, here's his little brother also 42 date....I have this on kicking around for around 20 + years. I think it is a good thing prices these days will kill you!
Joe
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I have always had a weakness for the bayonets. This is an old photo--I have a lot more now.
MAX & OVMS Life Member, MAX Bd. of Experts. GDC Platinum Dealer. Collector since 1955.
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Now that collection makes me jealous, Thank you for sharing ...
Joe
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Very nice items and we all have to agree what an addictive hobby this is!!!
MSapp: Is than a police accepted PP? That buckle with brown tab is also very eye catching!
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Sorry it is not, I bought it off vet who brought it back it is pre-war crown-n the vet is 85 and doesn't remember what service the german soldier was in he took it off of. it has original holster and extra clip(it does look good with police stuff) Mike
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Regardless, that PP looks like an excellent example, complete, and with some interesting history! Certainly a keeper and it looks awesome with the police material!
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Mike,
A very nice selection of police goodies. You are well on your way.
Here is another piece that I have had for over 20 years. I bought this Walther PP straight out of a milk can where a local fellow kept his pistols. It is a very late war police marked PP complete with holster, tags, and capture papers. This pistol has the late war rough finish and grips and is made without the loaded indicator as is proper for this 1944-45 serial number range. The green leather holster is also proper and was made by the Italians to fit these German police pistols.
George
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Here is my contribution, not particular old to my collection, but it does seem to grow every year.
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Now that is some pile of old rags!!  George, truely a sweet milk can find! What are the tags that appear attached to the trigger guard?
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Dave,
The two tags that are wired to the trigger guard are property tags. One is a straightforward property tag and it seems that this GI was in a hospital at some point as the other tag is from an ETO Army hospital. I suppose they took it away from him while he was in the hospital and stored it as his personal property for a time. I have seen one other property tag of this nature and it was a re-cycled WWI toe tag that was used as a property tag in WWII. You know the military, waste not want not.
George
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wow guys some really nice stuff
not much chance of me getting a ppk in oz (weapons laws)
thats the most police side caps i have ever seen
keep it comeing
good luck
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Dread, Sorry about your firearms ownership issues in OZ. We are just a cantankerous lot here in the states and we have to get very vocal when our politicos try to limit firearms ownership by individual citizens. One thing is that the two pistols shown above are both Walther Polizei Pistolen (PP). The short police pistol (PPK) is a bit smaller overall and has a shorter barrel. Here is a police issue PPK that I have had for about 45 years. Notice the police proof mark on the frame by the trigger guard. 
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Dear George,
Nice guns. I used to carry one just like it.......before I knew they were worth something.....as a back-up gun. Long gone unfortunately, after the department forbid auto loaders, only to issue Berettas some years later.
I am still trying to find my snap shots of the collection back in 69 to post. The good ol' days!
Regards,
Bill Unland
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Bill,
We think alike my friend. I carried this particular pistol as a backup gun for many years on the street. I started out carrying a Colt Trooper as a holster gun until we switched to the Sig-Sauer P225 and P226. I still carry this PPK (or my P226) from time to time with my retired commission. I still have to qualify at the PD range though. Not a problem since I was a rangemaster for some 20 years. I tend to schedule my range time with the other retired cops instead of shooting with the current crop of young turks though.
I would love to see your 1969 collection.
George
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quote: Originally posted by ORPO: Dread, Sorry about your firearms ownership issues in OZ. We are just a cantankerous lot here in the states and we have to get very vocal when our politicos try to limit firearms ownership by individual citizens. One thing is that the two pistols shown above are both Walther Polizei Pistolen (PP). The short police pistol (PPK) is a bit smaller overall and has a shorter barrel. Here is a police issue PPK that I have had for about 45 years. Notice the police proof mark on the frame by the trigger guard.
hi ORPO yea a knee jerk reaction i can get a special permition to own two edged daggers ie a SA or SS type, and swords of course and bayo`s have no restrictions but forget a mg42 or something of that nature
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