Gabby Hayes:
Gun no.1, your Model 36 Chiefs Special dates to between 1959 & 1962. Serial range for that period was 163000 to 295000, so 1959 or 1960 seems likely.
Gun no.2 was manufactured between 1962 & 1969 (serial range 295000 to 786544). If the cylinder release is flat, then 1962 -1966. If concave then 1966-69.
stormy0920:
You have a .38 Military & Police Postwar manufactured in 1948. In 1957 this gun was designated the Model 10. Value is dependent upon condition, I suggest you post a new thread with pics. As a rough rule of thumb, in excellent condition it may be worth around $350.
thefresh2o:
Your friend has a .455 Mark II Hand Ejector 1st Model manufactured in 1914 or 1915. Check to see if the gun will accept a cylinder full of .45 Colt, if yes then it has been modified as the cylinder face needed machining to accept Colt rims.
If military issue it should have British Broad Arrow markings and British nitro proof marks or, if Canadian, crossed pennants.
If marked as 450 Eley without govt. markings then it may be a privately purchased .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model (Triple Lock). 1226 were manufactured in .450 Eley
14 jaycee:
Your Model 37 Chiefs Special Airweight was manufactured in 1981.
Cody Morgan:
You have a .38 Military & Police Post War transitional model, manufactured in 1947. These guns are called transitional models as they incorporate the now standard internal hammer block safety, but still use the pre-war & wartime 'long action' which was replaced with the current 'short action' in 1948.