White Collar Police Frisk [1910s - 1940s] - N, HO, S and O Scales

Create a complete early 20th-century law enforcement scene with this highly detailed suspect figure from the 1910-1940s era. Posed leaning forward with both hands extended, the figure is designed to pair naturally with an officer conducting a frisk or search. Dressed as a white-collar civilian in a period suit, tie, and fedora-style hat, he works especially well in scenes involving arrests, investigations, robberies, Prohibition-era crime, downtown streets, railroad depots, and commercial districts. His pose allows the hands to be placed realistically against a vehicle, loading dock, crate stack, fence, retaining wall, or other waist- to chest-height scenery element, giving modelers plenty of flexibility when building the scene. 

History
The posture shown here, hands placed forward while an officer conducts a search, has long been used as a way to help control movement during a frisk or arrest and is still recognizable in law enforcement today. During the 1910s through the 1940s, suspects from every social background could be searched when officers believed weapons, stolen property, or other concealed items might be present. The figure’s suit and hat reflect common menswear of the period, making the scene especially appropriate for urban crime, business-district, and Prohibition-era settings.