Welcome to the Forum . . . nice to have you join us.

I agree with redsfan2 that pictures and serial number would help us give you more information. Some of the things we'll want to consider are barrel length (2" or 3") and whether it's a plain model 36 or a 36-1 with heavy barrel. The configurations we see most often are the 2" standard barrel with round butt and the 3" heavy barrel with square butt.

The earlier ones also have subtle differences such as the cylinder release latch type and whether the grips have the diamond around the screw escutcheon . . . not to mention things like whether it's a 5, 4 or 3 screw frame and whether it has a half-moon, flat or serrated ramp front sight.

There are many knowledgeable folks here who willingly share their insights. Collectively it's even possible for us to tell folks more than they wanted to know . . . but we enjoy learning from each other.

Russ