1950-1970's ERA[before plastic, what would you carry?
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cougar gt-e
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Colt hammerless pocket pistol either in 32acp or 380.
Mike Irwin
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Same thing I carry now...
A Smith J frame in .38.
A Smith J frame in .38.
My picks....
For the posted era, I'd use a S&W model 27 .357magnum with a 3" barrel or maybe a stainless model 657 4" barrel .41magnum.
If I worked in plainclothes or concealed a lot, I'd buy a 2.5"/3" barrel S&W model 66 .357magnum.
As for semi auto pistols, I'd get a all steel Colt Cdr 1911a1 with arched back-strap(Bobcat type) in .45acp.
Gun writer & former LEO: Evan Marshall(left handed like me) wrote that on duty in the 1960s/1970s, he & his patrol partner packed a S&W model 57 .41magnum & a Browning Hi-Power 9x19mm on Detroits mean streets.
Many cops & armed security officers working in cold weather or at night would carry a 2nd gun in a shoulder rig under a vest/coat.
The .41magnum never really caught on but it has great specs & does very well as a LE or armed citizen round.
Clyde
For the posted era, I'd use a S&W model 27 .357magnum with a 3" barrel or maybe a stainless model 657 4" barrel .41magnum.
If I worked in plainclothes or concealed a lot, I'd buy a 2.5"/3" barrel S&W model 66 .357magnum.
As for semi auto pistols, I'd get a all steel Colt Cdr 1911a1 with arched back-strap(Bobcat type) in .45acp.
Gun writer & former LEO: Evan Marshall(left handed like me) wrote that on duty in the 1960s/1970s, he & his patrol partner packed a S&W model 57 .41magnum & a Browning Hi-Power 9x19mm on Detroits mean streets.
Many cops & armed security officers working in cold weather or at night would carry a 2nd gun in a shoulder rig under a vest/coat.
The .41magnum never really caught on but it has great specs & does very well as a LE or armed citizen round.
Clyde
Bob Wright
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I think I probably opted for a Colt Detective Special, but with more money, a Colt Single Action Army, which became more available in 1955. Or maybe one of Hy Hunter's Great Westerns, maybeso the Deputy.
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Other picks...
With more thinking, I'd add a stainless or nickeled Colt Python .357magnum with a 2.5/4" barrel.
Pythons were considered by most of the gun industry & gun buying public to be the "Cadillac" of .357magnum revolvers.
They aren't cheap either,
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A Colt Detective Special .38spl would be a great BUG or concealed wheelgun. Sworn LE officer, legal use of force expert and trainer; Massad Ayoob wrote a few articles, back in the day, about how the D frame Colts were better than S&W J frames.
Id add that I like the "Baby Browning" .25acp semi auto pistol, even though I loathe most "mouse guns".
I was thinking of wearing it as a deep concealment pocket pistol as I worked nights & in cold weather(early 1990s). I never purchased a Browning .25acp but it's a good design. The Beretta line of .32s & .25acp pistols have merit also.
Clyde
With more thinking, I'd add a stainless or nickeled Colt Python .357magnum with a 2.5/4" barrel.
Pythons were considered by most of the gun industry & gun buying public to be the "Cadillac" of .357magnum revolvers.
They aren't cheap either,
.A Colt Detective Special .38spl would be a great BUG or concealed wheelgun. Sworn LE officer, legal use of force expert and trainer; Massad Ayoob wrote a few articles, back in the day, about how the D frame Colts were better than S&W J frames.
Id add that I like the "Baby Browning" .25acp semi auto pistol, even though I loathe most "mouse guns".
I was thinking of wearing it as a deep concealment pocket pistol as I worked nights & in cold weather(early 1990s). I never purchased a Browning .25acp but it's a good design. The Beretta line of .32s & .25acp pistols have merit also.
Clyde
GEN George A Patton, Colt .380acp BUG...
If I recall, WWII era General, George A Patton, would often tote a stock Colt .380acp hammerless pistol as a "second gun".
I've seen a few b-w photos of General Patton wearing a small Colt pistol & actor George C Scott wore a Colt pistol in a few of his Patton(1970) scenes.
Scott had his hammerless Colt tucked into his waist.
GEN Patton was well known for carrying many "non-issue" sidearms in combat. Mostly the S&W model 27 revolver & a SA Colt .45LC with "ivory grips".
CF
If I recall, WWII era General, George A Patton, would often tote a stock Colt .380acp hammerless pistol as a "second gun".
I've seen a few b-w photos of General Patton wearing a small Colt pistol & actor George C Scott wore a Colt pistol in a few of his Patton(1970) scenes.
Scott had his hammerless Colt tucked into his waist.
GEN Patton was well known for carrying many "non-issue" sidearms in combat. Mostly the S&W model 27 revolver & a SA Colt .45LC with "ivory grips".
CF
The Colt .380 was an issue pistol for general officers at the time and continued to be down until after I was in the army. I believe, however, that he had a Remington .380, a Model 51, if memory servies as a hideout gun. It was an especially thin pistol. He wore his revolvers so the troops would easily recognize him, as the story goes.