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Hello from Minnesota! I am new to this forum. Highly interested in this site. Have a question, please. I have a .38 chief special model 36. Can anybody tell me what year this was made? Model is 36-1. serial is 22261. Thanks!
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Welcome.
Your number is a mystery. Could it have a digit missing or a J? Are there any letters in the vicinity of the number on the butt? Is it stamped 36-1 in the yoke joint?
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Welcome from Texas angelsc4u. Great forum for all things S&W, have fun, learn lots, share what you know.
Agree that you may be missing a digit orrrrrr you have a pre 36.
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Welcome from Iowa.
A M36-1 of that vintage should have a J in front of the serial number. Assuming that is the case it would have a DOB in about 1969. Did you get that number off the butt? That is where the true serial number is.
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Originally Posted by P&R Fan
Welcome from Iowa.
A M36-1 of that vintage should have a J in front of the serial number. Assuming that is the case it would have a DOB in about 1969. Did you get that number off the butt? That is where the true serial number is.
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Agreed, assuming it has a J prefix it would have to be '69. It has a 3" heavy barrel which was first introduced in 1967, so that coincides.
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Welcome from Tampa. Probably mid to late 1970s.
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