Written for primarily for serious memorabilia collectors and for the movie and TV industry producers, the publication is great reference reading for anyone interested in the state trooper. There are details, details, details in both word and picture. Every chapter shows the current badge, uniform shoulder patch, hat badge, hat, uniforms, marked patrol cars, and license plates of today's state police and highway patrol departments. Older badges, uniforms, hats and hat badges, shoulder patches, marked patrol cars, and license plates are also shown in high resolution black and white photographs.
The deceptive hobby of badge collecting is also covered, as are the reproduction badges and fake badges of today. Just the size of the book, 414 pages, makes this one of the largest books ever written on the state trooper and the departments. The author took nearly two years to research and complete this outstanding state police and highway patrol reference guide. Detailed information was provided by the departments, the badge and patch manufacturers, serious collectors, and the state troopers of today. Mauldin was the author and publisher of the old State Police & State Highway Patrol Badge Guide, now out of print after serving serious collectors and the movie producers all over the world with FIVE editions.
