Saw this at gunshop,looks brand new,guy wants 750.00,what year produced and is it a crazy price?

A J frame .38 stamped model 36 would have a serial number higher than 38605. Please let us know the full SN from the bottom of the grip frame (with any letters), but $750 for just about any model 36 is high.

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

Thanks,thats whats on the crane,it has target wood grips and the mint original grips.Cant see ser. no. yet.Got him down to 650.00 out the door.

It depends on its age, your local market conditions, barrel length, etc., but to me $650 is still high for the gun and stocks but no box or contents. Depends also how badly you want it .

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

Thanks this has the original crisp box,the story I got it was a gift to a police captain,thats why the fancy presentation grips were put on.For some reason this was never presented to him,dont know if he died or was fired but it remained in the PD vault until now.Brand new gun.I told they dealer on the phone He would have to let me remove the grips and would have to to get the true ser. no.for transfer.I want to see if any corrosion under grip anyway.He thought the crane number was the ser no!.he dosent deal in these.Actually my brother is the one found it and relaying the info,he lives in a town 50 miles away,its on hold,will post pics when and if I buy it.What year was the first mod 36 made?

The ser no is on the box of course,but he may think it is no right will have my brother look at it tommoro and take grips off and see if the ser no matches box,am sure it does.

The instruction manual and papers are still in plastic .

The first stamped model 36s were from 1957, perhaps early 1958.

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

Thanks, this is J104xxx so made early seventies,73?.650.00 out the door is like 600.00 plus tax.For what I am seeing these sell for its a good deal.And have yet to see one this nice,this is an as new gun with an as new box,not even a turn ring.

The one on the auction like this but not quite as nice just went for 805.00 plus 30.00 shipping.I passed on the one I was looking at for 650.00,boy did I screw up.Should have bought it.Live and learn!