EDC revolver

. Dammit Man, you really are a snubby slut, aren't you?

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Here are a few Models 12 [emoji846]

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Classic and Classy...Great collection!!
I see that you've put a section of cut-off bicycle inner tube on one of them.... I thought I was one of few that did that.... I know where I learned it, where did you?
I'll have to PM you and tell you about the times I was issued a 2"M10 while in the Corps...
 
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Don't really have an EDC. I rotate. This is what's sitting by the bed right now. A 3" Model 65.

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Classic and Classy...Great collection!!
I see that you've put a section of cut-off bicycle inner tube on one of them.... I thought I was one of few that did that.... I know where I learned it, where did you?
I'll have to PM you and tell you about the times I was issued a 2"M10 while in the Corps...

I seem to recall finding the "Werner Carry System" (Barami, Tyler, and Rubber) on the S&W Forum. Really like it. I use a Hogue Handall on J Frames and Colt D Frames. Inner tube works better for K frame.

Actually, I really would like to hear about your 2" issue Model 10. I have one that I believe to have a military background but cannot confirm. It came from Fayetteville area and has an odd stamping on the frame. Let's hear it.
 
Okay, way back in the 1980's, while I was stationed in Europe, our std sidearm was the 1911A1, but the 2" M10 was issued to me on the rare occasion I was assigned as a courier carrying packages to the various commands.
(the M9 wouldn't be universally deployed in the FMF for a couple more years at this time) .
The M10 I would be issued was a square butt model. Issue ammo was 130 fmj Winchester. The holster was a right handed Buckhiemer like this one.
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The spare 12 rounds were carried in dump pouches. like these.

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A few months later when issued the pistol again I was given 2 HKS speedloaders, loaded w/ the same shitty ammo... The M10 had been fitted w/ a Tyler T-grip....It made a world of difference. The 1st Sgt, told me to get a ten speed's innertube to slip over the grip and the Tyler...wow! I've done this often ever since. That is where I learned the innertube trick.

In addition to the M10, we also had to familiarize ourselves w/ the State Dept.'s M19 Combat Magnums, should the occasion ever rise where they needed security enhancements in addition to the RSOs, CSOs and the MSG guard force. The RSOs and other DSS staff usually carried the 2.5 inch M19s while the MSGs carried the 4 inch. All the DSS/MSG M19s wore Pachmyers, either the Presentation on the 4" or the Compact Presentation on the 2.5"
We qualed on the 4inchers per the DSS qual standards. The duty ammo was Remington and Winchester .38Spl+P 125gr sjhps. I still have my holster and speedloader pouches given to me by an older DSS RSO who knew I loved revolvers...

The DIA staff at the US Embassies carried 2" M10s as well, they were a mix of square butt and round butts, they must have been allowed to buy their own grips, as I recall seeing a few of them outfitted w/ Pachmyer Grippers on what I assume were the square butts and Compact Presentations on the RBs. There were also quite a few w/ the factory magna grips and a Tyler. Their ammo was a mix of 130 fmj and later they were approved to get their ammo from the State Dept DSS thus using the 125 +P sjhps.

Fast forward to the early 1990s, when I was assigned to MCSF Bn PAC Schools as an instructor, When I didn't have a class cycling through, I would help the Cadre Instructors that trained the Marine advisors to the various US Navy's Masters-at-Arms & Naval Security Forces around the Pacific Fleet. The MAAs & NSF's standard sidearms at the time, were a mix of pencil barreled M10s and Ruger Service Sixes, mostly Service Sixes. The ammo issued was the 130fmj. The holsters were a mix of all kinds, from old Barney Fife type crap, to the same holster as the USAF Security Police issue, to the Bianchi UM84R in both black and OD green. Their duty belts contained 2 speed loader pouches each carrying 2 for a total of four speedloaders!

The Aircrews were still being issued S&W m15 Combat Masterpieces until sometime in the late 1980's when the M9 finally made it into universal issue in the FMF.
This a short version of my experiences w/ the issuance of the revolver in the U.S. Military during the 1980's and 90's....
 
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Okay, way back in the 1980's, while I was stationed in Europe, our std sidearm was the 1911A1, but the 2" M10 was issued to me on the rare occasion I was assigned as a courier carrying packages to the various commands.
(the M9 wouldn't be universally deployed in the FMF for a couple more years at this time) .
The M10 I would be issued was a square butt model. Issue ammo was 130 fmj Winchester. The holster was a right handed Buckhiemer like this one.
th


The spare 12 rounds were carried in dump pouches. like these.

th


A few months later when issued the pistol again I was given 2 HKS speedloaders, loaded w/ the same shitty ammo... The M10 had been fitted w/ a Tyler T-grip....It made a world of difference. The Ist Sgt, told me to get a ten speed's innertube to slip over the grip and the Tyler...wow! I've done this often ever since. That is where I learned the innertube trick.

In addition to the M10, we also had to familiarize ourselves w/ the State Dept.'s M19 Combat Magnums, should the occasion ever rise where they needed security enhancements in addition to the RSOs, CSOs and the MSG guard force. The RSOs and other DSS staff usually carried the 2.5 inch M19s while the MSGs carried the 4 inch. All the DSS/MSG M19s wore Pachmyers, either the Presentation on the 4" or the Compact Presentation on the 2.5"
We qualed on the 4inchers per the DSS qual standards. The duty ammo was Remington and Winchester .38Spl+P 125gr sjhps. I still have my holster and speedloader pouches given to me by an older DSS RSO who knew I loved revolvers...

The DIA staff at the US Embassies carried 2" M10s as well, they were a mix of square butt and round butts, they must have been allowed to buy their own grips, as I recall seeing a few of them outfitted w/ Pachmyer Grippers on what I assume were the square butts and Compact Presentations on the RBs. There were also quite a few w/ the factory magna grips and a Tyler. Their ammo was a mix of 130 fmj and later they were approved to get their ammo from the State Dept DSS thus using the 125 +P sjhps.

Fast forward to the early 1990s, when I was assigned to MCSF Bn PAC Schools as an instructor, When I didn't have a class cycling through, I would help the Cadre Instructors that trained the Marine advisors to the various US Navy's Masters-at-Arms & Naval Security Forces around the Pacific Fleet. The MAAs & NSF's standard sidearms at the time, were a mix of pencil barreled M10s and Ruger Service Sixes, mostly Service Sixes. The ammo issued was the 130fmj. The holsters were a mix of all kinds, from old Barney Fife type crap, to the same holster as the USAF Security Police issue, to the Bianchi UM84R in both black and OD green. Their duty belts contained 2 speed loader pouches each carrying 2 for a total of four speedloaders!

The Aircrews were still being issued S&W m15 Combat Masterpieces until sometime in the late 1980's when the M9 finally made it into universal issue in the FMF.
This a short version of my experiences w/ the issuance of the revolver in the U.S. Military during the 1980's and 90's....

GREAT post. I really enjoy hearing about this stuff. First hand accounts are great. I'll dig out my Model 10 RB that has the stamping to see if anyone recognizes it. Might be tomorrow before I can take a picture.
 
Okay...here it is. A 10-9 from the Fayetteville area. Stamp looks like MP 22 or MP 222.

Also, just for giggles, heres a another Model 10 snub wearing "Lightning Grips." Those grips make the gun very heavy.

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I'd say that could be an old Military Police CID gun...I think the armorer could have been drunk when he attempted to stamp the rack number on the frame...The way the weapon has the tube over the grip & Tyler is precisely what I was talking about when I described 1st Sgt "Jack -in-the-Box" told me to do.

Good old guns!
 
IMG_20171008_125339.jpg OK , go ahead and give me a raft of $#it for this gun! I love it, though!
 
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