What's wrong with this gun? Pic inside.

[pj150]

Took this picture just a few minutes ago.

 

[RichM]

Lefty!

 

[dsm]

I don't see anything wrong with the gun, but from the look of the numbers on the target behind it and the S&W logo on it, I'd say the picture's been flipped.

 

[pj150]

LOL..

Yup. I just uploaded a few pics and somehow I fat fingered something. Surprised the hell out of me and I had to do a double take on the gun.

 

[dsm]

I have to say the backwards numbers caught my attention before I even noticed the gun. Maybe because they are fluorescent orange!

 

[pj150]

Here's some normal pics.

Flat latch S&W model 36 with square butt and diamond grips.
Serial number dates it somewhere between 1964-1966

This was someone's backup weapon for sure. Lots of holster wear on the cylinder and the trigger guard area. Everything else is pristine. Ridges on the trigger and the traction cuts on the hammer are super sharp. I don't think anyone thumbed the hammer much and the trigger hasn't been pulled much as well. I doubt if there was more than a couple of boxes of ammo thru this one.
This one is truely been carried alot and shot little.

Sorry for the bad lighting again.

 

[RKG]

Isn't a square-butt 2" J-Frame rather unusual?

 

[TomH]

Very nice!

 

[Zappa]

Isn't a square-butt 2" J-Frame rather unusual?

Not unusual for the vintage.
That's a real oldie, notice the serrated thumb latch.

 

[Pilgrim]

Nice : I like the diamond magnas!

Flat latches are cool !

I'd have to check the book but I think they were avail in either round or square. Here's my minty pre36 of 1955...before the magnas. Seems I remember that they started numering them as Mod36 in 1958.

 

[Chris]

Only problem I see is a nice little snubbie being used as a fashion model instead of being loaded up and used for defense of life and liberty.

 

[FPrice]

According to the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, the Chief's Special was introduced in 1950 and the SB version was introduced in 1952. But I have never seen any breakdown of how many SBs were produced or how rare/common they are.

 

[pj150]

When I saw this gun, it was like watching a slot machine-

Pinned Barrel - Ca Ching!
Square butt - Ca Ching!
Flat Latch - Ca Ching!

DING DING DING!! We Have a Winnah! The Trifecta!

The Diamond grips were a bonus.

Only problem I see is a nice little snubbie being used as a fashion model instead of being loaded up and used for defense of life and liberty.

This little dude will be sharing the sentinel duty with a 40 year younger "Special of the Chief"...

 

[MARINE96]

It took me a minute to realize the picture was backwards. hell i thought i was going nuts looking at a smith with the cylinder latch on the right side.

nice gun by the way.

 

[doobie]

Other than the picture being backward...is there something wrong with the gun itself or just the picture?

 

[45collector]

I love my old model 36 nickel plated 2" square butt. I bought an extra hammer so I could cut the spur off to make it more slick for carry.

Quick funny story: A few summers ago I had it in a backpack with a bunch of other stuff, one being a full bottle of SPF-30 sunblock. Somehow the bottle popped open and completely caked my snubby. I didn't open that part of the backpack until later that night, and when I saw the mess I freaked out. I completely diassembled the gun and cleaned the hell out of it, but the wood grips were done for. They were stripped down to bare wood by the sunblock.
Luckily I found the exact same pair of grips with the S&W logo.

 

[Ray-500]

Took this picture just a few minutes ago.

What in the world is the thumb latch doing on the right-hand side. Is this a photoshop composite?

 

[Pilgrim]

you need to read the whole thread, Ray.

 

[Ray-500]

you need to read the whole thread, Ray.

Grin....I guess !