Model 36 Classics
Rydel 1988 Officer Michael Wong 1989 Luk's mother 1989 Hong Kong policemen 1989 Det. Méloutis 1968 Detective Daniel Madigan 1968 Detective Rocco Bonaro 1968 Barney Benesch 1968 Det. This was available with a 2 inch or 3 inch barrel and blued finish. This gun is a model 36 - no dash.
This was available with a 2 inch or 3 inch barrel and blued finish. It's a nickel, 3 screw, never been refinished from what I can tell but, it says Mod.
s&w model 36 date of manufacture - Belfius 1969 Commissioner Le Guff 1969 Pete Zacari 1969 Dan Rover 1970 Viletti 1970 Inspector Favenin 1970 Simon 1970 Commissioner Bonavia 1971 Klute 1971 Paul Sherman 1971 Det.
It was introduced in 1950, and is still in production. For the Model 36, they sought to design a weapon that could fire smitu more powerful round in a small, concealable package. A three inch barreled version of this design went into production immediately, due to high demand. It was available in either a blued or nickel plated finish. The aluminum cylinders proved to be problematic and were abandoned in favor of a steel cylinder. This was available with a 2 inch or 3 inch barrel and blued finish. Approximately 615 Model 36-6 Target variations were produced. This variant had a 3 inch full lug barrel with adjustable sights and a blued glass finish. The gold color was actually titanium nitride. This was produced with a blued finish, imitation ivory grips, and 24k gold plate engraving. A large number of Model 37 variants with a lanyard ring attached were made for Japan. Part of this contract was cancelled, resulting in a large number of smitu being sold to a wholesaler, who then re-sold them for civilian use. These entered the civilian market in 2001. Serial number 337 was shipped to J. Edgar Hoover and is engraved with his name.