City of St Louis Metropolitan Police Department
City of Saint Louis Missouri
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
Firearms Training Center
2118 Gasconade
City of Saint Louis Missouri
The Saint Louis Police Department's
Lt. Col. William E. Brown
Firearms Training Center
2118 Gasconade
The St Louis Police Department Firearms Training Center opens in 1983 .
The Firearms Training Center was built by the Fred Weber Construction Company .
The Firearms Training Center was built over part of the city dump and part of the city workhouse .
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
Firearms Training Center
2118 Gasconade
City of Saint Louis Missouri
Photo circa 1983
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
Hogan's Alley on the River
Firearms Training Center
2118 Gasconade
City of Saint Louis Missouri
Hogan's Alley on the River on the Mississippi River
Radio remote control targets are used in a variety of settings requiring the officers
to make numerous judgments on whether or not to shoot .
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
Firearms Training Center of Staff
2118 Gasconade
City of Saint Louis Missouri
In 1983 the Firearms Training Center's staff was left to right was
P.O. Charles Smith, P.O. John Ehrengart, Sgt. Bill Conreux,
Lt. Paul Herman and P.O. Robert Griner .
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
Firearms Training Center of Shotgun Training in 1983
2118 Gasconade
City of Saint Louis Missouri
In 1983 the Firearms Training Center's Shotgun Training .
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City of Saint Louis Police Department
38 Police Revolver
The Saint Louis Police Department
38 Police Revolver
was manafactured by
Smith and Wesson .
The 38 Police Revolver was the standard service cartridge of most police departments
in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1990s .
The Smith & Wesson Police Revolver is the most successful handgun of all time .
It is not the most powerful or the most accurate revolver .
In fact it may not be the best gun for most uses but the genius of it is in its versatility .
The Saint Louis Police Department phased out the 38 Police Revolver in the 1990s .
In 1990 the first use of the 9mm semi-automatic pistols were issued as weapons for
Saint Louis Police Officers .
On June 22, 1886 the .38 caliber double action Colt revolver was selected as the regulation weapon .
On September 19, 1899 the .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver was selected as the regulation weapon .
On October 31, 1899 Saint Louis Police Officers were allowed to wear their outside of the uniform in a holster .
photos circa 2008
The St Louis Police Department Firearms Training Center with the " Wall " .
There is another story behind why the " Wall " was built .
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