Police history buffs! What kind of arms would a 1940/50 era officer have at his...

[annabellleigh3]

...disposal? I'm back....and still writing.
What sort of arms did an officer of this era have at his disposal?
Caliber and maker, if you please! Pistols, shot guns, revolvers?

Thanks!

[raviet31]

typically a .38 caliber revolver with 5 shots. However, some agencies had access to thompson sub machine guns, aka the tommy gun, but that was limited to large departments or federal agencies and was probably a few years earlier than what you are looking for.

As for a semi-automatic pistol you would probably be looking at the colt 1911 .45 acp.

[Randy B]

Which department are you referring to? It's different everywhere.

[psudolus33]

.38 caliber revolver. four or five in barrel, most likely a colt.