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Flat latch Model 36
The gun I am fixing to ask about is, I think, post 1961. I did a little flat latch research to make this determination,
My friend lost the screw that holds the latch in place. He brought it to a mutual friend for a fix and our mutual friend ordered a screw from S&W (which surprised me completely that they still had any!!)
Simple question - does the replacement screw cause the value of this firearm to drop much, if at all?
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06-29-2017, 05:42 PM
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Doubt it, especially if the screw head finish matches the rest of the gun. Would feel the same way about a stock screw swap .
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06-29-2017, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ISCS Yoda
The gun I am fixing to ask about is, I think, post 1961. I did a little flat latch research to make this determination,
My friend lost the screw that holds the latch in place. He brought it to a mutual friend for a fix and our mutual friend ordered a screw from S&W (which surprised me completely that they still had any!!)
Simple question - does the replacement screw cause the value of this firearm to drop much, if at all?
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FYI, it's a nut, not a screw.
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06-29-2017, 06:22 PM
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This is ~ 1963. Looks like a screw to me.
Best of luck to your friend.
Bob
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06-29-2017, 06:24 PM
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I think it looks like this gun in an old thread - it looks like a screw to me.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...0s362in001.jpg
Now, I know it probably is hollow and screws onto the post that holds the latch in place - does that change it into a nut?
I ain't handy enough to be clear on such nomenclature.
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06-29-2017, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by two-bit cowboy
This is ~ 1963. Looks like a screw to me.
Best of luck to your friend.
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Thanks for your splendid pics. It was very kind of you to assist to that degree, and that competently.
FYI, if anyone here or lurking doesn't know, the flat cylinder releases were phased out beginning in 1966. I got that from their sales mgr. at the time, not from an Internet post.
The PI's and cops who used Chief Specials on TV in the old classics like, Peter Gunn and, Bourbon St. Beat mostly had those older flat latch guns. But the newer style release is easier to operate and looks like the releases on larger S&W's, so the change was made.
I think anyone who obsesses over whether a part is a screw or a nut may be a certifiable cashew, himself, or a bit obsessive, ha!
I guess it matters if you have to order the part, though.
Nice guns, folks! I'm always pleasantly surprised at how well those M-36 snubs shoot, even to 25 yards and beyond.
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Originally Posted by two-bit cowboy
This is ~ 1963. Looks like a screw to me.
Best of luck to your friend.
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Those assemblies vary a little over the years, I guess. Or is that a nut in place, while the screw and latch/release are below the gun?
I don't know if that's a separate nut or was made as part of the slide in the mechanism. ?? My guns are much more recent M-60's, so won't guess from them.
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06-30-2017, 12:54 AM
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Well i own a model 38 and replaced mine do to damage...as long ad the parts match..it is a non issue...and it is a screw....the later ones it is a nut...the flat latch it is a screw
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06-30-2017, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Pisgah
FYI, it's a nut, not a screw.
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The older Flat Latch versions did have SCREWS.
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06-30-2017, 10:52 AM
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Flat latch's did have a "screw", newer latch's have nuts (with a screw slot).
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... is that a nut in place, while the screw and latch/release are below the gun?
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Yes, sort of.
Looks like a nut, doesn't it? I believe the assembly inside the frame is one piece of metal that's been milled on the left and right sides so it appears to be a nut.
Did you call me crazy and obsessive in your earlier post?
I guess I am.
Crazy 'bout Smiths, and obsessed with clear communication supported by imagery.
Cheers,
Bob
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