Michigan State Police Choose M1A1

Found this posted on another forum by a fellow resident here in the "Murder Mitten".
I live about 8 miles from the old Police Training Bureau that was located in East Lansing, MI.

This article was published in 1957 in a Michigan State Police monthly publication entitled, "POST-ER".
The MSP adopted the rifle after a bank robbery in Jackson, MI and a long interstate pursuit of the felons. The end result being One MSP Trooper killed and another wounded in a gunfight. The felons fled to the State of Indiana where an Indiana State Trooper was killed in another gunfight and a second Trooper was wounded before the felons were apprehended. At the time, the MSP had nothing to penetrate the skin of a vehicle except for a 30.06 bolt action which wasn't practical for the confined space in a vehicle.

Note in the article, "It is the first semi automatic weapon the Department has ever used"

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Carbines-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...arbines2-1.jpg

Wonder were they are now?....Frank

Probably bought by Marcus and/or Roger......... :rofl:

It looks like the one on the left is sans bayonet lug. The antenna may have already gotten shot off of the '57 Ford!

- Bob

Murder Mitten? Another reason those of us north of Saginaw wish those south of Saginaw would let us northerners form our own state.

tom

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Originally Posted by shop tom

Murder Mitten? Another reason those of us north of Saginaw wish those south of Saginaw would let us northerners form our own state.

tom

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First I'd heard of it when my Daughter returned home here in Michigan from Naval training in San Antonio 2 days ago. She said most all her ship mates called us the Murder Mitten.
I must say.... Daddy's little girl has learned to swear so creatively. :nono:

Cheers,
Charlie-painter777

It looks like an antenna, but it isn't. That is the rear leg of the "Stop-State Police" sign that Michigan puts on the hoods of their cruisers.

Rick