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A Few weeks ago I attended a very small Gun show in Middle Tennessee. I had about seen it all with nothing Gaining my Interest when I came upon this Tennessee Highway Patrol Commemorative Revolver. In 1989 G.T. Distributors of Rossville, Georgia designed and distributed this special revolver. It is one of 350 made and to get one you had to be a sworn Tennessee Highway Patrolman. The special Cherry fitted case is embellished with an original Tennessee Highway Patrol Badge in each corner showing One to Three Fifty in the number part of the badge. The revolver was based on the Original Tennessee Highway patrol revolver being in .45 Colt Caliber with a 4" Barrel, Smooth Book Grain matched magna Grips and a Lanyard ring. It also follows the original revolver serial numbers from back in 1929 by starting with the letter Prefix T.P.H. 001-T.P.H. 350 This gun came to me only Factory fired with Three dirty charge holes in the cylinder from Testing. It will remain unfired and is the only one in my collection I have not nor will not fire. I later Met the Original designer of this gun, and he gave me the Original order form shown below. I have an official Tennessee Highway Patrol Uniform Patch on the way and am trying to locate an Original highway Patrolman's Badge for Presentation Purposes of it.. Hammer It
A Few weeks ago I attended a very small Gun show in Middle Tennessee. I had about seen it all with nothing Gaining my Interest when I came upon this Tennessee Highway Patrol Commemorative Revolver. In 1989 G.T. Distributors of Rossville, Georgia designed and distributed this special revolver. It is one of 350 made and to get one you had to be a sworn Tennessee Highway Patrolman. The special Cherry fitted case is embellished with an original Tennessee Highway Patrol Badge in each corner showing One to Three Fifty in the number part of the badge. The revolver was based on the Original Tennessee Highway patrol revolver being in .45 Colt Caliber with a 4" Barrel, Smooth Book Grain matched magna Grips and a Lanyard ring. It also follows the original revolver serial numbers from back in 1929 by starting with the letter Prefix T.P.H. 001-T.P.H. 350 This gun came to me only Factory fired with Three dirty charge holes in the cylinder from Testing. It will remain unfired and is the only one in my collection I have not nor will not fire. I later Met the Original designer of this gun, and he gave me the Original order form shown below. I have an official Tennessee Highway Patrol Uniform Patch on the way and am trying to locate an Original highway Patrolman's Badge for Presentation Purposes of it.. Hammer It
This gun is almost to the end of the run of production of them only being 350 of them ever made. You had to be a Sworn Tennessee State Trooper to buy one, so that narrows down the exposure only being State Troopers as buyers. Good luck in your search I feel this was a once in a Lifetime find..
