ISP Colt

[Leadeye]

Picked up this Colt Officers Model inscribed, To Ind. State Police From Ford Dealers of Indiana 1959. I know it's a young group on this board but I'll ask if anybody has some story on this gun and maybe others like it. I like to collect Indiana gun stuff when I can and always appreciate info.

Thanks in advance.

Leadeye

 

[Trigger Time]

There's a lot of old farts here too

 

[Expat]

You might try to tag 4Sarge to look at it. He is a retired LEO from back in the day.

 

[SSGSAD]

There's a lot of old farts here too

Be careful, I resemble that remark !!!!!!

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

better pay the $ and have the colt letter sent to you b4 all the archives are lost!

 

[DRob]

I took the liberty of copying the photo and sent it to a friend who is retired from ISP. If he doesn't know the back story, he knows an older retired trooper who may.

 

[Bennettjh]

Very nice. Love old Colts.

 

[M67]

Ha, handled one of these recently. Story I heard was that it was their target guns then they were sold to the public and replaced by the Trooper. Just what I heard though.

Officer's Model Match Target or something like that.

 

[Skullglide]

I have only seen one other of those. That was when I worked in a gun store about 15 years ago. It was owned by a retired trooper.

 

[TLHelmer]

I do not know the story about that particular gun, but the Indiana State Police conducts a pistol match each year. Local businesses use to pay for and donate pistols to the winner.