Adam12 sidearm

GaryED50 · August 15, 2019, 01:19 PM

Hey guys

This is going to date me like crazy but does anyone know which S&W the two good guys carried in this show? I think they were model 14's

Gary

HighValleyRanch · August 15, 2019, 01:35 PM

google is your friend:
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Adam-12

They state models 14, 15 and 36.

IMGDB is great for finding which firearms are used in various movies, tv shows, etc

UncleEd · August 15, 2019, 02:47 PM

In the beginning, Model 14s.

But then the real LAPD transitioned to Model 15s
or had some 14s chopped to 4-inches.

So Adam 12 reflected the change to Model 15s which
were after a time rendered DAO. And a bit later on
the Model 67 was authorized/issued.

And yes, the Model 36 was the off-duty/backup gun.

Martin Milner's 15 and maybe before that the 14 sported
Fuzzy Farrant stocks; Farrant was with the LAPD and did
custom wood.

Milner's Model 15 with the Farrant stocks was auctioned
off from his estate not too long ago.

BarryLee · August 15, 2019, 03:53 PM

Don't forget those cool clamshell holsters.

gwpercle · August 15, 2019, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighValleyRanch

google is your friend:
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Adam-12

They state models 14, 15 and 36.

IMGDB is great for finding which firearms are used in various movies, tv shows, etc

Thanks for the link to the Cool Site ... I watched a lot of TV in the old days , westerns , cop shows , private eye , army and action shows and had lots of questions about the arms they carried ,
this can answer a lot of those questions...Appreciate it !
Gary

HighValleyRanch · August 15, 2019, 07:19 PM

You can also type in a search for a particular firearm, and the database will list all the shows, movies, series, films that that gun has been used in!

GaryED50 · August 16, 2019, 04:00 PM

Thanks guys that cleared up a lot

Gary

silvermane_1 · August 23, 2019, 01:38 AM

Are we going to have a "Car 54 where are you?" sidearm thread too?

**4V50 Gary** · August 23, 2019, 06:22 AM

Interesting thread. As a child I watched that show and never paid attention to their sidearms.

UncleEd · August 23, 2019, 12:57 PM

Car 54 sidearms?

Since it was the NYPD, one may assume
they were Model 10s or Official Police since
they was carried since before Moses was
born.

jonnyc · August 23, 2019, 07:50 PM

I want to know what the Goobers on "Chips" carried. I don't think their pistols ever cleared leather!

UncleEd · August 23, 2019, 08:07 PM

CHiPs?

Smith 5906

as per the IMFDB

Despite similarities, CHiPs as portrayed in the
TV series were not supposed to be descendants
of the Keystone Kops.

jonnyc · August 25, 2019, 08:32 PM

I seem to recall seeing revolver grips.

MTT TL · August 25, 2019, 08:36 PM

Quote:

CHiPs?

Smith 5906

Not a chance, it didn't even come out till the late 80s. IIRC they carried Colt Pythons.

**JohnKSa** · August 25, 2019, 09:07 PM

The few pictures I could find from CHIPS show revolvers in their holsters.

Here's a link with a clear picture:

http://larrywilcox.net/reflections-c...0-years-later/

Can't vouch for the authenticity, but here's an auction that is supposed to be of the gun Estrada wore in the show. It's a Colt Python.

https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/mov.../a/648-21013.s

agtman · August 25, 2019, 09:12 PM

Quote:

The few pictures I could find from CHIPS show revolvers in their holsters.

Correct ... And shown with the Agency-issue tight gay stretchy-pants.

shurshot · August 25, 2019, 09:31 PM

I wonder whether the Cop from The Village People was carrying a S&W or a Colt???

MTT TL · August 25, 2019, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Can't vouch for the authenticity, but here's an auction that is supposed to be of the gun Estrada wore in the show. It's a Colt Python.

https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/mov.../a/648-21013.s

Ah, fake Japanese Python. Now I know why they never pulled their pistols.

MTT TL · August 25, 2019, 10:22 PM

Quote:

I wonder whether the Cop from The Village People was carrying a S&W or a Colt???

Maybe a .45?

https://www.foxnews.com/story/villag...-for-gun-drugs

**JohnKSa** · August 25, 2019, 10:40 PM

Yup, the barrel is definitely not from Colt. The description mentions that the gun had a "blocked barrel" but that it was a real weapon.

I don't mess around with Colt revolvers to be able to tell if the rest of the gun is genuine Colt or not.

UncleEd · August 25, 2019, 11:24 PM

I was wrong in stating 5906s. Mistakenly took
info for the later CHiPs movie which IMFDB listed.

MTT TL · August 26, 2019, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnKSa

Yup, the barrel is definitely not from Colt. The description mentions that the gun had a "blocked barrel" but that it was a real weapon.

I don't mess around with Colt revolvers to be able to tell if the rest of the gun is genuine Colt or not.

Looked very fake to me. The lines are all wrong, the sight and parts are all poorly fitting and most of all it is missing the Colt inscription just behind the cylinder. If it is a Colt Python it is the worst example I have ever seen.

Mainah · August 26, 2019, 08:04 AM

I've been watching NYPD Blue on Amazon, lots of great revolvers on that show.

GaryED50 · August 26, 2019, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyc

I want to know what the Goobers on "Chips" carried. I don't think their pistols ever cleared leather!

Nope they didn't Chips was the 1st non-violent cop show.

Gary

August 15, 2019, 01:19 PM	#1
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Adam12 sidearm Hey guys This is going to date me like crazy but does anyone know which S&W the two good guys carried in this show? I think they were model 14's Gary

August 15, 2019, 01:35 PM	#2
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	google is your friend: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Adam-12 They state models 14, 15 and 36. IMGDB is great for finding which firearms are used in various movies, tv shows, etc __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

August 15, 2019, 03:53 PM	#4
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Don't forget those cool clamshell holsters. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

August 15, 2019, 07:19 PM	#6
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August 23, 2019, 01:38 AM	#8
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August 15, 2019, 02:47 PM	#3
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	In the beginning, Model 14s. But then the real LAPD transitioned to Model 15s or had some 14s chopped to 4-inches. So Adam 12 reflected the change to Model 15s which were after a time rendered DAO. And a bit later on the Model 67 was authorized/issued. And yes, the Model 36 was the off-duty/backup gun. Martin Milner's 15 and maybe before that the 14 sported Fuzzy Farrant stocks; Farrant was with the LAPD and did custom wood. Milner's Model 15 with the Farrant stocks was auctioned off from his estate not too long ago.

August 16, 2019, 04:00 PM	#7
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Thanks guys that cleared up a lot Gary

August 23, 2019, 06:22 AM	#9
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Interesting thread. As a child I watched that show and never paid attention to their sidearms. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

August 23, 2019, 12:57 PM	#10
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	Car 54 sidearms? Since it was the NYPD, one may assume they were Model 10s or Official Police since they was carried since before Moses was born.

August 23, 2019, 07:50 PM	#11
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	I want to know what the Goobers on "Chips" carried. I don't think their pistols ever cleared leather! __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

August 23, 2019, 08:07 PM	#12
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	CHiPs? Smith 5906 as per the IMFDB Despite similarities, CHiPs as portrayed in the TV series were not supposed to be descendants of the Keystone Kops. Last edited by UncleEd; August 23, 2019 at 08:14 PM.

August 25, 2019, 08:32 PM	#13
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	I seem to recall seeing revolver grips. __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

August 25, 2019, 09:07 PM	#15
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,992	The few pictures I could find from CHIPS show revolvers in their holsters. Here's a link with a clear picture: http://larrywilcox.net/reflections-c...0-years-later/ Can't vouch for the authenticity, but here's an auction that is supposed to be of the gun Estrada wore in the show. It's a Colt Python. https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/mov.../a/648-21013.s __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

August 25, 2019, 09:31 PM	#17
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	I wonder whether the Cop from The Village People was carrying a S&W or a Colt???

August 25, 2019, 10:40 PM	#20
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,992	Yup, the barrel is definitely not from Colt. The description mentions that the gun had a "blocked barrel" but that it was a real weapon. I don't mess around with Colt revolvers to be able to tell if the rest of the gun is genuine Colt or not. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

August 25, 2019, 11:24 PM	#21
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	I was wrong in stating 5906s. Mistakenly took info for the later CHiPs movie which IMFDB listed. Last edited by UncleEd; August 26, 2019 at 07:30 AM.

August 26, 2019, 08:04 AM	#23
Mainah Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2007 Posts: 1,119	I've been watching NYPD Blue on Amazon, lots of great revolvers on that show.