Info on S&W Mod 36

[Guest Plainsman]

I see on S&W website that they charge $50 for a formal letter regarding the history of your firearm. Will they provide basic information over the phone? I don't believe I have the need to have a formal letter regarding my firearms history. I inherited a 36 from my grandfather rather recently. I don't know a lot about the gun, nor the engraving. I can only assume that it was a job done by S&W. The gun itself is in pretty good shape. The pictures are terrible, but would anybody have any info on a gun such as this??

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[Will]

Sign up at www.smith-wessonforum.com it is free. Go to Forums General And Roy

Jinks ,he is S&W Historian. With this photo someone should be able to tell you if it

is factory. If factory get letter it will be must have,makeing gun worth a lot more.

Save you fifty bucks if it is not.

[Garufa]

^^^ Excellent advice.

[Guest Plainsman]

Thank you for the advise gentlemen, I will do just that.

[DaveTN]

The pictures are terrible, but would anybody have any info on a gun such as this??

Post the dash number (36-?) and the first part of the serial number, and we can give you some info.

A lot of people do engraving. I would bet if you emailed some detailed pics of the engraving to S&W they would tell you if it is a factory job.

[Guest Plainsman]

I don't see any dash number ...

The SN on the butt of the firearm is 3180xx. There is no letter before or after this number.

[VERO1]

As near as I can tell, your gun falls in the 1962-1966 time period. I'm not sure on the engraving. If it was mine I would spend the $50 for the factory letter as this would greatly increase the value if it could be documented as Smith engraving.