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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 4:20am
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Yesterday, some of my fellow officers responded to a "shots fired" run in the northeast section of our District, and they recovered three guns along with the three arrests they made.
One of the guns was a Smith & Wesson Victory Model .38 Special revolver, serial # V187331.
I looked the gun over while the boys were tagging it for the property room. It was in a not-too-bad, working condition, had the original wood grips, the classic oval lanyard loop on the butt of the grip, and "NAVY" stamped on the top strap.
As I'm sure you all are aware, this weapon was issued to many U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel during World War II, usually pilots.
The S&W Victory Model .38 was the same type sidearm JFK carried during his days on PT 109, through the survival period after the 109's ramming/sinking, and probably while he was skipper of PT 59 (if it hadn't been rendered unservicable from a week's worth of constant immersion in salt water). He was issued the gun while in transit to the forward area on board the Navy transport U.S.S. Rochambeau.
As far as I know, the gun our guys recovered didn't come back as stolen when it was run on the teletype, so unfortunately, like all firearms recovered by police in the commission/facilitation of a crime, this classic and historic firearm will be "chopped" -- cut up and melted down, if an owner isn't found. What a shame!
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ducati650
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Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 6:43am
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Is there any way it might be able to donated to the Nation Firearms Museum at the NRA headquarters in Fairfax VA?
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AlmKord
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Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 8:06am
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Can't you just dimill it and sell it as a historical fire arm? Please, if you can email me.
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AlmKord
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Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 8:07am
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Oh, did I mention my uncle is an investigator for the state of Florida and a 30 year retired vet of the police force.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 12:02pm
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ducati650 and AlmKord,
Nope -- not a chance.
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AlmKord
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Posted on: Jul 2, 2009 - 11:02am
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I hate the sob that got caught with this gun. Way to kill history.
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DAN LEWANDOWSKI
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Posted on: Jul 2, 2009 - 3:10pm
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I wonder how many of these historic pieces have been destroyed in the "GUNS FOR MONEY" programs various cities have. I remember watching the news a few years back, the local police dept. had tables full of guns they collected. Among them was a BAR and a Thompson. Probably stolen from someones collection but off to get melted down they went.
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AlmKord
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Posted on: Jul 2, 2009 - 8:35pm
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So true. These guns are pieces of history, however ironic it might be that a BAR and Thompson were used in a modern day robbery or whatever, Kinda brings you back to the 1930's. Still I hate the SOB's .
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jul 3, 2009 - 8:20pm
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Well, here's an update on the Navy Victory Model .38 our guys recovered the other day...There just may be a chance that it won't be "chopped." It isn't listed as stolen, and it certainly won't be returned to any of the arrested guys.
The Cincinnati Historical Society has had a long-standing exhibit at the Museum Center -- in our Union Terminal, the domed, art-deco train station that was THE busiest train terminal in the country during WWII (yeah, it was, even more than New York, Chicago or L.A.) -- showcasing Cincinnati's home front during the war.
One of the guys who recovered the gun told me today he's going to ask the judge in the case if the revolver can be donated to this Museum exhibit (which already has several firearms), so...
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