s&w model 36
I recently bought a model 36 S&W, fully gold plated, fully engraved, with pearl grips. The gun appears to be nearly perfect. How can I learn of this gun's value? I could email numbers and photos to anyone who could help.
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Was it also made with a 4" barrel? 0 -
Very pretty little Model 36. The pluses are box, papers, and what looks to be an excellent condition gun. Cannot speak on the grips, pro or con. Howver, checking over on the auction side, using S&W 36 Nickel, CLOSED in last 90 days, well........... the price on that one is about 100-200 over what they have been selling for. There are about a hundred in that price range- they just did not sell at that price. 0 -
Thanks for the response. I checked there as well prior to posting the topic. To me the selling factor was the box and grips. I really have not seent hat specific grip used very often and thought it may have been a plus.... 0 -
Would make a nice glovebox gun for Mrs. Mooned [:D]
Its impossible to tell the age solely based on those pictures. You'd need the serial # for that.
I strongly doubt the grips are real ivory, though if they were, that would add quite a bit to the value of the gun. Assuming they're synthetic, its not clear to me how much more fake ivory grips would add to the price; probably not all that much.
$575 certainly isn't cheap, but I don't think its unreasonable as a collectors piece *IF* the gun were actually unfired and totally mint. Of course you can always offer less.
If you just want a nice "shooter" there are a zillion model 36s out there, and good condition nickel ones in the range of $400 aren't particularly scarce. (For a real carry gun, I'd go with a model 60 instead; lower maintenance).
For what its worth, Smith has actually reintroduced the nickel model 36, though now in a +P version with that hated lock and MIM parts.0 -
Plusses:
Nice Gun!
Local Pickup (assumption here-do you live in Fla?)
Box/Paperwork
Appears unused
Price is W/I the 'sale' range (although at the absolute upper limit)
Minuses:
My eye was immediately drawn to the grips. In a negative way. All S&W estucheons I have seen are 'canted' about 45deg toward the muzzle on both grips. Sure sign of non-factory installation on those grips. Yes, just a detail. But, hey, that's what this place is all about! Best, and good luck! Joe0 -
Thanks for the info folks. I have a nice little model 36 which I carry daily, but thought this one looked pretty good. There's not much of a collector value on a model 36, but older ones if pinned & recessed don't typically look as good as the one in the pictures.
By the way Beantown, the Mrs. Mooned typically has a semi-auto....0 -
There is a chance that the grips might be original? The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson shows a nickeled Model 40 from a private collection, with grips that appear to be the same. I don't believe that a S & W collector would have put aftermarket grips on a revolver that was going to be photographed for a book. The other collectors would have made him a laughingstock. 0
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