I remember seeing a couple of real old timers that have reitired now that had a rubber thing on their whistles. I never asked why. (I know, I know.....too easy)
My RTT was still issued those. I've never put it on, though. Must be why I have four kids now. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
I'm pretty sure they were made of bake-lite. I have my uncles.... and he was at Walpole in 1959 and Concord in 1972.
My old man said when he graduated in the early 70's they used to make everyone wear there cross strap on the same side. He was left handed so it messed everything up. They eventually changed it, he only found out because a new Trooper from a later RTT had his set up for a lefty.
Back in the day, the Massachusetts State Police was one of the FIRST in the nation to fight descrimination by hiring minorities. Here we see one of the first ZOMBIE TROOPERS to wear the french and electric blue.
I would surrended right quick if I saw that dude coming. The other guy is saying that would be a great holloween look.
We have that exact same "Chicago Typewriter" in the armory at my place. Stick mags, no drum. It's long been a wet dream of mine to shoot it, maybe when I'm back at work I will.
Not nearly as cool, but I got to visit the armory of a department out here yesterday and they had full auto M14's in the vault.
Our armory had a Smith & Wesson .32 revolver. It was quite rusted. There was also an old shotgun. I didn't realize double barrelled shotguns were for law enforcement use or that a slingshot with a laser sight was do-able. No, we don't have an armory. We DO have our own range...at least until the building it's in gets torn down in a few months. I DO love the above picture of the Troopers on thier way to break up a drinking party in Wampatuck State Park. Those beer cans won't get away at all! "If WE can't have 'em, NO ONE CAN!"
Are the rest of you "LIKING" HousingCops post, or his signature? I'm going with both myself, but I'm not sure about the rest of you perverts. Is this what is meant by TOUGH TITTIES?
Ummmmm, mom...... I crashed the Studebaker and now that mean old State cop is making me miss the prom. Can you call dads lawyer?
I think the kid in the tux got smart mouth with the trooper and then was taught a valuable life lesson.
"OK, it says here that if we turn the third button from the left to the left, NO, RIGHT, then throw this switch up, then...aw come on guys, the Sox ain't gonna win the Series this year, is this radio shit really worth it? Let's just go down to Duffy's and listen to it on the Philco like we normally do."
"Well Mom, it's like this. I wised off to a State Trooper and the car was wrecked. Well, KIND OF in that order. I had an accident and then when the Statie..TROOPER, TROOPER showed up, I got a little flip and well, he couldn't have been nicer. No, I didn't go to the hospital yet. Yeah, I DID get mouthy again, but the Sta...TROOPER said I had to go back to the Barracks to help with the investigation, then if needed, I can go to the hospital. Jennie, oh, she was decapitated at the scene, but Mom, you don't get it, I'm 'helping' the Troopers with....shut up? Ok. Sure. I'll call you again from the hospital. My left wrist is broken but I can still use the right. I have to go now, the Sta....shit, TROOPER is getting impatient. Could you call Jennie's parents for me? DRINKING? No, not much....ok, sorry Mom. Bye."
My National Guard unit had one, it's a tear gas fogger, which is kind of like a gasoline driven leaf blower, but it emits a constant cloud of tear gas instead of air. They're better than tear gas grenades because the gas cloud can't be thrown back at you, and it will run as long as there is gasoline and tear gas liquid on-board. You just have to make sure that you're upwind of your targets.
