Over the past couple of years, I have been perfecting the LAPD uniform that a close group of friends and I use at Halloween. Originally this started as an idea for a pistol team to attend Xtreme Tactics (XT) here in the city, and compete in their CQB league. Well, long story short, that never happened as we focused on the creation of our team and ultimately larger-scale Halloween plans. The result, however, is this..........
Here's what all went into it:
5.11 Tactical A-Class uniform shirt (Poly-Rayon)
5.11 Tactical A-Class uniform pant (Poly-Rayon)
Magnum Stealth II duty boots
Gould & Goodrich leather duty belt
Gould & Goodrich leather belt keepers
Gould & Goodrich leather key ring
Safariland Model 070 holster (SIG Sauer P226)
Boston Leather handcuff carriers (x2, knock-off hinged cuffs in them)
Motorola leather radio carrier (with Motorola HT-750 FleetNet radio)
Uncle Mike's Mirage-plain flashlight carrier (Surefire 6P)
Custom PR-24 carrier (mod between a leather belt keeper and D-Cell MagLite ring)
Safariland Model 77 magazine carrier
LAPD Series 6 badge (featured on shirt)
LAPD buttons (featured on shirt)
LAPD Expert Shooter award (featured on shirt)
All told, this project ran approximately $600 - $700....but the response from five years of Halloween with the costume made it all worth it.