Re: Guns of the Southern Pacific Railroad Police
Author: E=MC2
Date: 03-07-2014 - 07:08
Frank Caron Wrote:
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> Rich Hunn, it's a Beretta 92F, not 1911 in
> reference to the first SP gun.
>
> I had a chance at getting my hands on one of those
> SP engraved Berettas, but the seller was in a huge
> rush to buy a deer rifle and wouldn't wait a week
> for me to meet up with him.
>
> Speaking of the US&S 1911A1, I had one, and like a
> dummy sold it, I didn't loose money, I sold it for
> 500 more than I paid, it sold for 6500.
>
> I have an M1917 made at the Edfystone Arsensal,
> the PRR shops, this was during WW1.
>
> Also have an German Banner Mauser (commercial
> grade which were intended for military use to get
> around the Treaty of Versai) which is dated 1933
> and stamped for the German Railway, Dutches
> Reichsban "DR".
>
> Frank
> Carson City, NV.
Eddystone, PA was the location of Baldwin Locomotive Works.