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A
gold-filled 8 point star for the police department's "Chief Deputy
Auditor". Circa 1890's. Now in the collection of Ron Samson. |
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At one
time, Denver had both a regular force and a Park Police. This sunburst
shield is similar to the regular force's, but clearly marked "Park
Police". Circa 1896-1915. |
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A latter
day Park Police badge, circa 1930's-1950's. The letterin on this badge
is what is commonly known as "Carnival" style. The enameling
is black but a rarer style is in green enamel (1950's). These officers
were also responsible for parks deep in the Rocky Mountains, well
outside the city limits but still owned by the City... an unusual
circumstance in the U.S. |
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Denver's
5th issue badge, worn 1915-1926, featured a large brass colored seal at
the top, brass colored rank panel and brass colored badge number. |
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Another 5th
issue, this one for the "Inspection" rank. No one seems to
know what this rank was. LA also wore a badge style like this, made by
Sachs-Lawlor of Denver. |
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Special
Officers in Denver wore this large 6 point star with a small City Seal
in the 1960's. |
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The current
issue style for the Denver PD, but this badge was issued in 1966. The
badge number, 66-21, indicates that this officer was the 21st hire in
the year 1966. This badge is hallmarked Sachs-Lawlor. |
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The current
issue Sergeant's badge. In the late 80's, the department changed over
all ranking officers to the patrolman style badge seen above. The
current Chief, however, has allowed the ranking officers to gravitate
back to this style. Now you can find Sgts and above wearing either this
style or the patrolman style. |
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Same story
for the Lieutenant rank. Also, dependant on when issued, Sgt. and Lt.
may be numbered or may not be... the ones in my collection are not. |
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Denver's now-demolished Stapleton Airport had their own department back in the 1950's
and 60's. The officer's wore their own insignia, like this patrolman's
shield.
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A different
style from Stapleton, this one with the word "Police" instead
of "Patrolman". The Denver PD eventually assumed all duties at
the airport.
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Denver's
auxiliary police wore this shield probably in the 40's or 50's. This
rank is for a Sergeant and is a nice old find, although cruder than most
of Denver's badges. |
