Evening folks!
My grandfather was a Troy Police Officer from the 1950s all the way up until he died in 1984. He died a Lieutenant. Back when he was just a lowly patrolman the Troy Police Department issued the Colt Trooper Mk. III .357 Magnum 4" barrel to their guys. I know most police departments sell off their old duty pistols when they upgrade and I am going to attempt to locate the Colt Trooper Mk. III that he was issued and carried. I have almost all of his old duty gear and it would be absolutely incredible to be able to find that specific Colt Trooper that he carried in the holster I have sitting here.
How would I go about finding out the serial number of the revolver he was issued?
Also, How would I go about finding out who they sold it to when they retired those revolvers and tracking down its current owner now?
Any help you guys can offer would be extremely helpful as I start the path down this nearly impossible road.
My grandfather's name was Raymond Major if that helps anyone who might be able to look some stuff up or know any of the old timer Troy PD officers that are still around.
Here's a picture of some of the stuff I have including my own personal Colt Trooper Mk. III sitting with the duty belt and holster. The truly awesome part is... the duty belt fits me just fine. The holster fits my Colt Trooper like a glove and it's all still in absolutely awesome shape. Hell... that baton in the picture is the actual baton he carried and used in the 1967 Detroit Riots. I even have his old Troy PD riot helmet that he wore down there with a nice big dent in the top where a guy chucked a rock at him.
This is something extremely special for my family. Especially myself and my mother (his daughter).
My grandfather was a Troy Police Officer from the 1950s all the way up until he died in 1984. He died a Lieutenant. Back when he was just a lowly patrolman the Troy Police Department issued the Colt Trooper Mk. III .357 Magnum 4" barrel to their guys. I know most police departments sell off their old duty pistols when they upgrade and I am going to attempt to locate the Colt Trooper Mk. III that he was issued and carried. I have almost all of his old duty gear and it would be absolutely incredible to be able to find that specific Colt Trooper that he carried in the holster I have sitting here.
How would I go about finding out the serial number of the revolver he was issued?
Also, How would I go about finding out who they sold it to when they retired those revolvers and tracking down its current owner now?
Any help you guys can offer would be extremely helpful as I start the path down this nearly impossible road.
My grandfather's name was Raymond Major if that helps anyone who might be able to look some stuff up or know any of the old timer Troy PD officers that are still around.
Here's a picture of some of the stuff I have including my own personal Colt Trooper Mk. III sitting with the duty belt and holster. The truly awesome part is... the duty belt fits me just fine. The holster fits my Colt Trooper like a glove and it's all still in absolutely awesome shape. Hell... that baton in the picture is the actual baton he carried and used in the 1967 Detroit Riots. I even have his old Troy PD riot helmet that he wore down there with a nice big dent in the top where a guy chucked a rock at him.
This is something extremely special for my family. Especially myself and my mother (his daughter).