Still on a lucky streak finding nice guns. Found this beauty today at a Gun Show. Model 36 No Dash with Nickel Finish. Looks to have only been factory fired. Came with box, tool and paperwork.
I'm guessing you are asking how much? I wound up giving $500 for it. Not the steal of the century but I think it was more than fair. I see a lot not as nice and with no box or anything with an asking price of $600 at most shows. Doubt they sell for that, but the guys are selling them somewhere because the model 36 and 37's seem to disappear.
I noticed that at the show and the pictures do make it worse than actual but it is heavier than you would expect from a factory fired only. One thing was different though, it had a set of snap caps in the box which tells me somebody did some dry firing. Was it enough to put a turn line? Looking at the cylinders, it appears only 3 have any carbon around the end. So who really knows? Easier on 6 shot as every other cylinder will have residue if factory fired. 5 shot I think were still fired 3 times so it is harder to tell. But really doesn't matter as I bought it to keep and I'm sure if I do it will get fired some more at some point and time. If I was to sell or trade, I would never advertise as for sure only factory fired. Even though my main interest is 3" K frames, the little J frames especially in nickel are just so pretty. For some reason, I think they are much more appealing than larger nickel guns.
I bought a 1975 M36 back in 2009 that was shot with only 5 rounds. Going price then was $450-$500, I paid the shop only $300. Before that I heard about those buys, I finally got one.
Shop owner knew the previous owner and sold him that gun with a box of ammo. His wife brought back the box of ammo with the gun missing only 5 rounds. The gun sat in the drawer for 20+ years.
I’d give $300 for a nickel 36 in a minute if in good shape. I have several and none were bought that cheap. You can’t have too many! There is no rule. I’ve checked with the authorities.
