Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Okay, maybe I was getting chewed out — but he’ll think twice before trying that again. I got these out like greased lightning. HinDi DutY Belt SYStem B Are You DutYBob Hindi - poser! Just kidding, Bob’s the real deal. ack in the 1980s when I first got into police work, they said never wear any equipment in the center back of your duty belt — if you fell, you could break your back. They also said handcuffs should be worn in front so they were easily available with either hand. And coming from a concealed carry background, I knew spare magazines should be worn on the off side and available to both hands. These three nuggets were the basis of how I set up my duty belt over the years. I thought I’d done pretty well, especially in comparison to some of the goofy stuff I’ve seen. I still see it today, cuffs worn over the lumbar spine, mags set up so they’re only accessible to one hand, do-dads worn directly behind the gun in a way that’s just begging to foul a draw, cell phones clipped to mag case flaps, etc. It’s a cop version of a geeky guy wearing too-short checkered pants, of a color not found in nature, hiked up to his nipples, black socks, and a short-sleeve shirt with a pocket protector. Assuming you’re one of the ten-percenters, chances are your duty belt is set up intelligently. Mine is. In fact, if someone told me there was one best way to set it up, the F-word, fascism (what word were you thinking?) would come to mind. I know of certain unnamed agencies that required their troopers to set up their gun belts exactly the same. Even left-handed officers had to wear their gun on their right side. How stupid was that? Vegas - Not Just For Hedons Which brings me to Bob Hindi. Bob’s a veteran of the Las Vegas Metro Police with over 19 years serving in patrol, canine, and other assignments. You know his name from the Hindi Baton Cap. Dang, why didn’t I think of that? It’s because I didn’t have the energy to come up with the concept, then do detailed engineering designs to retrofit it to various manufacturers batons, patent it, sell it to the manufacturers, and tirelessly promote it. I’m tired just writing all that. Bob, on the other hand, has a small nuke plant where you and I have an abdominal cavity, some bigger than others. This small invention along with Bob’s baton classes through Calibre WWW.AMERICANCOPMAGAZINE.COM • JULY/AUGUST 2009 40