PISTOL

Description: DARK BURNISHED PISTOL HAS UNIQUE SHAPE WITH ROUNDED SLIDE WHICH EXTENDS PAST HANDLE. SLIDE HAS RAISED FLUTED GRIP NEAR BACK AND HALF-CIRCLE POST AT TIP OF MUZZLE. PISTOL HAS BLACK BAKELITE GRIPS WITH RAISED DIAMOND PATTERN AND OVAL LOGO AT TOP. LOGO HAS ORNATE "FN" INSIDE IT. STAMPED ON LEFT SIDE OF BARREL SLIDE AND FRAME IS "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE" AND "BROWNING-PATENT BREVETE S.G.D.G.". ALSO IS STAMPED WITH OVAL LOGO WITH PISTOL AND ORNATE "FN". IN THREE PLACES ARE STAMPED WITH A RAMPANT LION WITH "PV" BELOW, A STAR WITH "AR" BELOW AND AN ARROW WITH WIDE TIP. ON TRIGGER GUARD IS SMALL SQUARE WITH "V" INSIDE. STAMPED ON RIGHT SIDE THREE TIMES IS "584300" AND ON TRIGGER GUARD IS "K" AND A CIRCLE WITH A "G" INSIDE. 2. MAGAZINE: 9.0 X 3.2 X 1.0CM STEEL MAGAZINE IS RECTANGULAR WITH TAPERED BASE AND SPRING LOADED PLATFORM INSIDE. SIDES HAVE SIX HOLES AND BASE HAS EXTENDED CIRCULAR FOOT. STAMPED ON SIDE IS OVAL LOGO WITH ORNATE "FN".

History: FRANK JAMES BATHGATE WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE AND GREW UP IN THE PARK LAKE AREA. HE APPLIED TO THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE IN 1951 AND WAS APPOINTED CONSTABLE ON JANUARY 14, 1953. HE WAS THEN PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ACTING SERGEANT IN 1960, AND IN 1967 PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE IN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH, WHERE HE WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUG SECTION OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE. IN 1971 FRANK WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT AND WAS THE HEAD OF THE NEWLY CREATED CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT, IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES IN THE DRUG UNIT. ACCORDING TO ONE DOCUMENT (PERM RECORD), HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE FORMATION OF THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE OF CANADA, WHICH DEALS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND OTHER AREAS OF NATIONAL INTEREST. IN JUNE OF 1978 HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF INSPECTOR, AND TOOK OVER COMMAND OF THE UNIFORMED PATROL DIVISION. IN AUGUST OF 1979 BATHGATE WAS PROMOTED TO SUPERINTENDENT AND FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE. HE HELD THIS APPOINTMENT UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1988. FRANK BATHGATE PASSED AWAY IN 1996. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN MR. BATHGATE'S NAME CAN BE FOUND IN PERMANENT FILE.