Earthquake, the SCSW just says 1962 295000 and 1969 786544-- your s/n falls pretty close to the low end of that spectrum, so 1963-ish is probably about right. I just bought a similar vintage RB M36 myself, s/n 2126xx-- SCSW indicates 1958-1962, I'm guessing probably 1960 or so.
There's a couple different versions of the flat latch cylinder release thunbpiece, but yours looks similar to mine so I'm guessing it's the correct one. Did you get the original grips with yours? Check the inside of the RH one to see if it has the s/n stamped into it. You got a great deal for two hundred bucks-- I paid quite a bit more for mine & it's a bit of a beater.
Last edited by hotrod150; 11-28-2012 at 02:36 PM.
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