REVOLVER

Description: 1. REVOLVER: BLACK BURNISHED REVOLVER WITH BROWN PLASTIC GRIP. GRIP HAS RAISED CRISS-CROSS PATTERN ON IT WITH DIAMOND IN CENTER. REVOLVER IS .22 CAL WITH NINE CHAMBERS IN CYLINDER. CIRCULAR STEEL LOGO WITH SPREAD WINGED EAGLE AND "HI-STANDARD" IN BANNER WITH "SENTINEL" BELOW IS SET INTO FRAME ON LEFT SIDE IN FRONT OF GRIP. STAMPED INTO LEFT SIDE OF BARREL IS "HI-STANDARD .22 CAL." STAMPED INTO RIGHT SIDE OF BARREL IS "HIGH STANDARD MFG. CORP. HAMDEN, CONN. U.S.A." STAMPED INTO RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME IN FRONT OF TRIGGER IS "R-101" AND "610108". 2. HOLSTER :20.3 X 10.1 X 4 CM BLACK LEATHER HOLSTER. HOLSTER IS SINGLE PIECE FOLDED IN HALF WITH PIECE ON FRONT AND BACK STITCHED TO BODY FOR RE-INFORCING. STAMPED INTO LEATHER ON FRONT IS OVAL LOGO WITH "BUCHEIMER MADE SINCE 1884" AND "FREDERICK, MO." BENEATH LOGO. TO RIGHT OF LOGO IS "B842". AT SIDE NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT IS STEEL RIVET. LEATHER IS MOLDED TO SHAPE OF REVOLVER. 3. CASE: 22 X 16 X 0.7CM RECTANGULAR BLACK VINYL CASE WITH FOLD OVER FLAP AT TOP AND BRASS SNAP. CASE IS WORN AT BOTTOM CORNERS AND LINING IS FRAYED.

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.