S&W 36 snub?

[.380awsome]

about ten months ago i inherited my step fathers S&W 36 snub nose .38 special(blue) it took me a while, but finally i figured out the sights and learned how to hit my target ,does anyone have any tips about this ,my step father never kept one under the hammer ,if i drop it will it fire with one under the hammer, also can someone tell me when it was made?, there are the numbers J827135 on the bottom of the grip and 65176 in the yoke area across from the model 36 marking

thanks

 

[rcmodel]

Any modern S&W ever made is perfectly safe to keep fully loaded.

The hammer is blocked by the rebound slide under it, and the hammer block safety bar between it and the frame.

The only possible way the hammer can hit a primer is by pulling the trigger.

Your serial number indicates a ship date of 1981.

rcmodel

 

[.380awsome]

also he had a second one for home defense that is in almost mint condition it has a serial number on the grips that is 633088 and one on the yoke area across from the model 36 writing that is 80344 with a "V" wrote/stamped across from it

 

[rcmodel]

That one would have a ship date between 1962 - 1969.

The different numbers inside the frame yoke cut are assembly numbers, and are meaningless to everyone except the guys that built the gun.
They were used to keep the fitted parts together so they could be rejoined after polishing & bluing.

rcmodel

 

[Shade00]

.380, just for future reference, there is a thread at the top of this forum called 'DOB Thread for S&W Revolvers.' We are happy to help anyone and started that thread to kind of keep the main channel free of lots of thread like this. Don't worry, you did nothing wrong. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have two nice Chief's Specials. They are probably my favorite gun; I am a J-frame nut.

 

[.380awsome]

Thanks

alright i was just curious and i got a few question i wanted to know answered

thanks

 

[pharmer]

Oops.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

There's nothing like a nice old M36 unless it's a nice old snub nose M10. I came across an unfired M36 a few months back and I'm glad I bought it. It only remained unfired for less than 24 hours and it shoots very well.

It sounds like you have two really nice revolvers, enjoy them!

Here's a photo of the one I bought:

 

[S&Wfan]

I was always an N-frame kind of guy, but one who also liked K-frames.

It wasn't until last fall that I found a cherry nickel-plated 1964 Model 36 no dash that I bought one . . . and then it was for my wife. She ended up not liking it, but by then I'd fallen in love with how practical and beautiful it was.

So, I removed the original diamond grips (for safekeeping) and installed a set of Patrick Grashorn's stag grips and a Tyler T-grip. Great little revolver!

A few months later, a Model 37 Airweight with a 3" barrel begged me to take it home . . . and this time my wife found her dream gun!

I liked the weight reduction so much of her Airweight that I got my own snubbie Model 37 a couple of months ago. It is a 1971-made revolver . . . sold by an old lady. It was her second husband's nightstand gun and didn't look to have been fired! That didn't last long!

Yep . . . those J's can be addicting! Here are my two J-frame snubbies, next to a chopped barrel Model 25-2 in .45ACP . . . all with Tyler T-grips that make shooting 'em so fun and easy:

T.

 

[Shade00]

Are those real stag grips? Those look incredible.

 

[Drgong]

have to agree...those are some NICE grips...

 

[Haywood]

You better hang on to your 36s. I work at a Gun Shop and priced new for a friend. Our price was in the $5oo range, I couldn't beleve it.