I just got back from the property room. I got the gun back, plus one of the magazines, fully loaded with ball ammo.
The gun is not in great shape. There is a whole lot of surface rust on both the slide and barrel. I haven't had a chance to examine it too closely yet, but I didn't see any major pitting. I'm hoping with a little TLC it will at least be functional, even if it's not very pretty.
It wasn't exactly running like a sewing machine before it was stolen, so it had already been removed from the carry rotation. Hopefully it will at least continue to function as a range toy.
The entire process of picking it up took less than 45 minutes, which I thought was OK considering it's a government office. It could have gone much quicker, but I was worried it was going to take several hours.
I dont recall - was this stolen, so the police recovered it from a thief? If so, I guess we cant help them responsible for the condition as the thief probably did not take care of it. If the cops got it directly from you, a different story...