Grandpa's old Police stuff

stevestrat · 6th November 2018, 21:36

I was looking for something in the garage earlier and came across my Grandpa's old Police stuff, didn't realise it was down there and brought it back up into the house. He was a Constable in the Scottish Borders (old Roxburghshire Constabulary then Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk Constabulary) all his working life.

From the top left: Service Medal, "Leading" Handcuff - the open end went round the prisoner's wrist, clipped it shut and you held the other end. If the prisoner wasn't doing what he was told just twist the cuff and just about break their wrist!
Centre: Handcuffs - they must have had smaller wrists in those days either that or they were meant to be painfully tight!
Bottom: Detective's truncheon - smaller than a standard truncheon but still wouldn't fancy a smack on the head with it!

planenut · 7th November 2018, 10:41

A pretty arresting set of items!

Lancpudn · 7th November 2018, 12:34

Very cool..........Pervert!

rustymotor · 7th November 2018, 13:42

They look quite valuable worth a bobby or two

KLM · 7th November 2018, 16:10

Ah! those were the days of..." it's a fair cop guv"
Now it's all Tasers and sub-machine guns.
All those young Tommies of 14/18 sacrificed to end up with a society as of now.

Kev.

roverbarmy · 8th November 2018, 08:10

My nephew is a Bradford Traffic Cop. He has my full sympathy. Watching them on the telly recently, I have no idea why anyone would want to stay there, or do that job!

stevestrat · 8th November 2018, 08:48

My father was in the Police as well, he ended up on the Traffic cars out of Berwick. He and several of his colleagues left in the '70s, they all said the Police had become over officious and the fun had gone out of the job, having to contend with clueless college graduates being planted into senior positions! My father never got above constable, mainly because he wasn't afraid to speak his mind which didn't go down well. In one instance an inspector said to him " I am your superior" to which my father replied "you might be senior but you are in no way superior!"

The Police ran in my family, my father, grandfather, one uncle worked in the Police radio room and another uncle was a Chief Inspector. I did consider the Police but didn't fancy the cr@p they had to put up with, different in my father's day and earlier when the Police were respected.

planenut · 8th November 2018, 09:47

It is still a very good job and organization to be part of; one has to accept the changes and put "their" rules into practice.

Love that line " My father never got above constable, mainly because he wasn't afraid to speak his mind which didn't go down well." know that too well.

The handcuffs were not always issued and before the advent of the radio all they had was a truncheon and whistle, no anti-stab vests and no "personal safety equipment". Times have changed and though the lack of respect exists, it's still a very worthwhile occupation.

stevestrat · 8th November 2018, 11:31

My father never mentioned it but going through his stuff after he passed away I found a commendation for tackling someone holding up a shop with a handgun. Turned out to be a replica but there's no way he would have known that at the time.

6th November 2018, 21:36	#1
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,484 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Grandpa's old Police stuff I was looking for something in the garage earlier and came across my Grandpa's old Police stuff, didn't realise it was down there and brought it back up into the house. He was a Constable in the Scottish Borders (old Roxburghshire Constabulary then Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk Constabulary) all his working life. From the top left: Service Medal, "Leading" Handcuff - the open end went round the prisoner's wrist, clipped it shut and you held the other end. If the prisoner wasn't doing what he was told just twist the cuff and just about break their wrist! Centre: Handcuffs - they must have had smaller wrists in those days either that or they were meant to be painfully tight! Bottom: Detective's truncheon - smaller than a standard truncheon but still wouldn't fancy a smack on the head with it! __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,587 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Very cool..........Pervert! __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	My nephew is a Bradford Traffic Cop. He has my full sympathy. Watching them on the telly recently, I have no idea why anyone would want to stay there, or do that job! __________________ Oil in my veins!

8th November 2018, 08:48	#7
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,484 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	My father was in the Police as well, he ended up on the Traffic cars out of Berwick. He and several of his colleagues left in the '70s, they all said the Police had become over officious and the fun had gone out of the job, having to contend with clueless college graduates being planted into senior positions! My father never got above constable, mainly because he wasn't afraid to speak his mind which didn't go down well. In one instance an inspector said to him " I am your superior" to which my father replied "you might be senior but you are in no way superior!" The Police ran in my family, my father, grandfather, one uncle worked in the Police radio room and another uncle was a Chief Inspector. I did consider the Police but didn't fancy the cr@p they had to put up with, different in my father's day and earlier when the Police were respected. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

8th November 2018, 11:31	#9
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,484 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	My father never mentioned it but going through his stuff after he passed away I found a commendation for tackling someone holding up a shop with a handgun. Turned out to be a replica but there's no way he would have known that at the time. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

7th November 2018, 10:41	#2
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	A pretty arresting set of items!

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rustymotor Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hull Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 216 Thanked 432 Times in 340 Posts	They look quite valuable worth a bobby or two

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KLM Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Club CDT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North West Posts: 1,289 Thanks: 691 Thanked 394 Times in 240 Posts	Ah! those were the days of..." it's a fair cop guv" Now it's all Tasers and sub-machine guns. All those young Tommies of 14/18 sacrificed to end up with a society as of now. Kev.

8th November 2018, 09:47	#8
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	It is still a very good job and organization to be part of; one has to accept the changes and put "their" rules into practice. Love that line " My father never got above constable, mainly because he wasn't afraid to speak his mind which didn't go down well." know that too well. The handcuffs were not always issued and before the advent of the radio all they had was a truncheon and whistle, no anti-stab vests and no "personal safety equipment". Times have changed and though the lack of respect exists, it's still a very worthwhile occupation.