what year?

[21skeetshooter]

hello to all. im new to this great websight and i hope i can learn a bit more about my firearms so i can pass it down to my sons.
i need your help. i have a model 36,nickel,j frame and was wondering what year it was made? ser.# is j3245xx. i tryed to email s&w to see but they have not responded.
thanks,bill

[Boba Fett]

Well, from personal experience, if the j-frame grips from Crimson Trace don't fit it, then you have yourself a square butt j-frame which hasn't been made for around 13+ years.

Link to Crimson Trace concerning Square Butt j-frames (http://forums.crimsontrace.com/index.php?topic=33211.0;prev_next=next)

Other than that, I couldn't tell you specifically. If you have a range/store that deals with antique firearms, you could always try them. In Houston there's a place called Collector's Firearms (http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/)...you could always give them a call and see what they can tell you.

[KarenTOC]

There's an S&W dob thread in the Handguns: Revolvers section. That might help.

DOB thread for S&W Revolvers

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This going to be a thread for those who are looking for a date of manufacture for their S&W revolvers.

We'd need to know :

a) caliber
b) bbl length (from cylinder to muzzle)
c) grips shape (round or square)
d) number of shots/cylinder bores
e) type of sights.
f) serial number, and if there is a letter in front of or anywhere near the s/n on the bottom of the grip
g) Model number if it is under the crane.
That number, if it is the s/n, should come from the butt of the grip (or under the barrel or face of the cylinder).

A picture or two is worth A LOT of words in this case...