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Little_stinker · 05-08-2023, 07:43 PM

Is it as striking to anyone else when watching cop shows from the '60s and '70s how unadorned the cops are? There is a noticeable lack of tactical equipment, at least that is the way it seems to me. I can't help noticing when watching Adam-12 just how spartan Malloy and Reed are attired and equipped.
When did cops start becoming heavily armed? Did it start with the Steve Forrest series SWAT?

MichaelKeith · 05-10-2023, 12:31 PM

I think times were safer back then. The police kept most of their equipment on their belts back then, known as a John Brown.

05-08-2023, 07:43 PM	#1
Little_stinker Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 315	Cop equipment Is it as striking to anyone else when watching cop shows from the '60s and '70s how unadorned the cops are? There is a noticeable lack of tactical equipment, at least that is the way it seems to me. I can't help noticing when watching Adam-12 just how spartan Malloy and Reed are attired and equipped. When did cops start becoming heavily armed? Did it start with the Steve Forrest series SWAT?

05-10-2023, 12:31 PM	#2
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I think times were safer back then. The police kept most of their equipment on their belts back then, known as a John Brown.