[idelk101]

I was talking with a friend of mine last night and he asked me a question that I will post to the group.

His grandfather was a Maine State Wardens Service officer in the 1930's and early 40's. He, knowing that I am a accumulator of old colts asked if I know what the issue revolver was for them back then. So I ask you o learned ones any ideas?

He is thinking of trying to locate an nice example once he finds out what to get.

I originally told him if colt probably a NS but I have no idea. I am trying to get some era pictures of the boys in their uniforms to help us out.

Thanks in advance

 

[skilled]

Do you even know that they were issued colts???

 

[Oyeboten]

They may well have used Private Purchase hand Guns, of whatever choice they liked.

And or ditto with Rifles, and the Hand Guns being secondary anyway.

I s'pose you could contact Maine's Fish & Game, and see if they have a Museum who's curator(s) might know? Or maybe if they have no Museum, they may have a Historian for their Department who would know.

 

[bofg]

Reading this article mentions they formed a pistol team in 1939, it also mentions they were issuied .38 revolvers in 1949. I didn't read the entire history but in what I read I didn't see a brand mentioned;
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/warden_service/pdf/History.pdf