|
|
02-02-2012, 11:02 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 1 Post
|
|
Model 37 parts compatibility with Model 36
I have a S&W Model 37 Airweight. Can anyone tell me which parts in the M-37 are the same as the M-36? My 37 was manufactured between 1979 - 1980. The serial number is J6959xx.
Thanks for your help.
John
|
02-02-2012, 11:32 AM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Northern Calif
Posts: 259
Likes: 1
Liked 46 Times in 23 Posts
|
|
I believe all parts from the trigger line, trigger, rebound sping and block, cylinder stop, and main spring are all the same for common frame sized revolvers. So any J frame model will have parts that can fit any model from the trigger line and down..all5x
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
11-18-2013, 12:59 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Puerto Rico
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
|
Need to restore the bluing on a model 37. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
11-18-2013, 04:33 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Demon-class planet
Posts: 7,403
Likes: 29,169
Liked 8,461 Times in 3,772 Posts
|
|
Hola, kurios. Welcome to the Forum. Que' fue? The airweight 'blue' gun does not have a blued finish frame like the steel models, but an anodized 'aluminum black'. I don't know how far your finish is gone; 'blued' 37 models normally show finish wear/thinning on the frame edges and corners.
Birchwood Casey used to offer an 'aluminum black' touch-up solution in a 4oz bottle, don't know if that will suit your needs. The cylinder, crane, barrel are steel and regular bluing will work on them.
Hope this helps. Co'lo suave!
Kaaskop49
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
11-18-2013, 03:50 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: western Washington
Posts: 2,647
Likes: 1
Liked 763 Times in 454 Posts
|
|
I don';t think anyone recommends removing the barrel from the frame so that the aluminum frame can be re-anodized, due to the possibility of the frame cracking when the barrel is reinstalled. The odds may be against t, but I wouldn't want to take that chance. Ditto for reblueing the barrel. All the easily removed parts can easily be reblued though.
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
11-18-2013, 11:20 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 1,686
Likes: 1,946
Liked 2,239 Times in 880 Posts
|
|
Everything except the frame of a M37 is the same as an M36
|
11-19-2013, 09:50 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: western Washington
Posts: 2,647
Likes: 1
Liked 763 Times in 454 Posts
|
|
The M37 barrel is stamped "airweight" but otherwise I would say the parts are all the same.
|
10-02-2020, 02:05 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Palmetto Upstate
Posts: 686
Likes: 100
Liked 90 Times in 42 Posts
|
|
Resurrecting this thread from the depths.
Can a Model 37 3" barrel be installed on a Model 36?
Assuming the 37 barrel has already been removed.
Thanks!
WFR
|
10-02-2020, 04:51 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 26,918
Likes: 997
Liked 19,061 Times in 9,319 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WFR
Resurrecting this thread from the depths.
Can a Model 37 3" barrel be installed on a Model 36?
Assuming the 37 barrel has already been removed.
Thanks!
WFR
|
Yes, with the possible exception of an Airweight stamping the 3” barrels on a model 36 and 37 should be exactly the same.
__________________
Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
10-02-2020, 11:42 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Gig Harbor, Wa.
Posts: 35
Likes: 855
Liked 79 Times in 22 Posts
|
|
I have a 37 with a crack in the frame under the barrel. Is this fixable. I am assuming it is unsafe to shoot. The gun has never had +p or hand loads and probably not even 50 rounds through it. I think it was due to over torque at the factory.
|
10-02-2020, 11:51 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 365
Likes: 3,062
Liked 779 Times in 238 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by geokeg
I have a 37 with a crack in the frame under the barrel. Is this fixable. I am assuming it is unsafe to shoot. The gun has never had +p or hand loads and probably not even 50 rounds through it. I think it was due to over torque at the factory.
|
It's not safe to shoot w/ a cracked frame, nor can it be repaired. There are a lot of valuable parts that can be used in other guns.
|
10-02-2020, 11:52 PM
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The SW Va Blue Ridge
Posts: 17,550
Likes: 89,912
Liked 24,958 Times in 8,542 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by geokeg
I have a 37 with a crack in the frame under the barrel. Is this fixable. I am assuming it is unsafe to shoot. The gun has never had +p or hand loads and probably not even 50 rounds through it. I think it was due to over torque at the factory.
|
The short answer is: NO. Sorry.
Depending on the age of the revolver, contact S&W. They MIGHT give you credit towards the purchase of another handgun. And, they might not.
__________________
John 3:16
WAR EAGLE!
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
10-03-2020, 12:42 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Gig Harbor, Wa.
Posts: 35
Likes: 855
Liked 79 Times in 22 Posts
|
|
Thanks for the responses on the cracked frame. I will probably keep it around as a parts donor, if needed. I have heard that Smith will not return it if they don't cover it under warranty. I have asked them and they will not answer the question so I assume it is true.
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|