In the 40s I carried a 45lc,in the 50s in the military I carried a 1911. In the 60s as a deputy I carried a S&W model 19 and in my brief case was a 1911 and my off duty was a 41 mag. We had Winchester shotguns ( exposed Hammer) no handheld radios,no vest. Patrol cars were Dodges with the monster...