? regards S&W stainlss 38's...

[Mike Sr.]

I have been under the impression S&W 38 special revolvers in model 36 were Blue Carbon steel and the stainless version model 60 was introduced in 1965 and a few of these stainless 60's saw action [my era] in VietNam.

Now I am seeing on the auction sites model 36's -not model 60's- that are stainless...is seeing believing ?


What's the real fact on 36 in stainless vs 60 in stainless...

Why the heck would smith make BOTH?

 

[winchester62]

The model 36 that looks like stainless is nickel plated. Sometimes they are advertised wrongly by the seller. Great little guns BTW..

 

[Starter52]

W62 is correct. Some folks don't know nickel from stainless.

If a S&W is stainless, the model number will start with a "6". 60, 66, 629, etc.