Holster

Object number2007.178.30
Date1974-1986
OriginPhoenix, AZ
MediumLeather; metal
Credit LineGift of Joe Davis
DescriptionBrown leather holster. Unfinished inside; snap fastener on inside. Pressed circular maker stamp on outside.Dimensions3.625 x 1.25 in. (9.2 x 3.2 cm)
MarksPressed circular stamp on outside: inside circle: "GALCO / [image of triquetra outline] / PHOENIX, ARIZONA" ; below circle, "A1006".
Historical NotesArnold Herbert Smith was a Pittsburgh police officer before spending twelve years with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Police Force. Arnold Herbert Smith, Sr., was born on October 11, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1942, and quickly enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. Three years later he married Mattie Lesesne; four children were born to this marriage. Years after his divorce to Mattie, he married Estella Pennington, with whom he had one son. Smith worked as a steelworker before joining the Pittsburgh Police Force in 1974; he eventually worked for the Housing Authority before retiring in 1986. Smith was also active in organizations, being a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of both the Veterans of Foreign Affairs and the Fraternal Order of Police. He died September 19, 1999.
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