This is a Hopkins & Allen 5-shot, 32 cal I bought from a friend, who's father had bought it at an auction or estate sale. I know very little about these guns, and I have not attempted to shoot it. The hammer folds down to allow single action firing, which I find interesting.
The pistol came with a card, which is in one of the pictures, that says that it belonged to Grace Thornton Luesing, supposedly the first policewoman. The research I was able to do with the help of others actually shows that Grace started working as a telephone operator at the Portland Police Department in 1922. The true first policewoman was probably Lola Baldwin, and her biographer and Grandchildren don't think she ever carried a gun, and accounts from the times show no record of her carrying a weapon either.
Even though it may not be the first policewomans gun, it still has an interesting history around it.
Price: Offer
Trades: Handguns
Also, if anyone finds anything else out about this gun, I'd love to hear/read it. I've tried to look for Grace Luesing's relatives, but I haven't really found any leads yet. I think it would be cool to reunite the gun with some of its original owners family.
The pistol came with a card, which is in one of the pictures, that says that it belonged to Grace Thornton Luesing, supposedly the first policewoman. The research I was able to do with the help of others actually shows that Grace started working as a telephone operator at the Portland Police Department in 1922. The true first policewoman was probably Lola Baldwin, and her biographer and Grandchildren don't think she ever carried a gun, and accounts from the times show no record of her carrying a weapon either.
Even though it may not be the first policewomans gun, it still has an interesting history around it.
Price: Offer
Trades: Handguns
Also, if anyone finds anything else out about this gun, I'd love to hear/read it. I've tried to look for Grace Luesing's relatives, but I haven't really found any leads yet. I think it would be cool to reunite the gun with some of its original owners family.
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