Chief Special Target Research & Survivors List Redux

Looks like I have the latest addition to the database.
I just picked up 149995 today.
I'm guesstimating it at about 80%, maybe 85% finish.
All original except the grips. Need to find a set of period correct square butt diamond magnas to make it right.
No box, or other goodies, just the gun.
I'll get some decent pictures to post once it clears BGC jail and comes home with me.
 
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Haw anyone seen a 60-1 3" Target? Tim Mullin was looking for one when he was doing his book on J-frame revolvers (in limbo now since Blake Stevens died). I have seen quite a few 60-1 2" Target models but never a 3" one.
 
Haw anyone seen a 60-1 3" Target? Tim Mullin was looking for one when he was doing his book on J-frame revolvers (in limbo now since Blake Stevens died). I have seen quite a few 60-1 2" Target models but never a 3" one.

Leroy, pass the word ... if he needs pix ... I have one, in the box. Best Regards, Sal Raimondi
 
Looks like I have the latest addition to the database.
I just picked up 149995 today.
I'm guesstimating it at about 80%, maybe 85% finish.
All original except the grips. Need to find a set of period correct square butt diamond magnas to make it right.
No box, or other goodies, just the gun.
I'll get some decent pictures to post once it clears BGC jail and comes home with me.

IT's on the list now. If you have trouble finding the correct grips, contact me. Congrats !! Sal Raimondi
 
Took the butt ugly rubber off - no signs of rust or other marks under them.
So I gave it a quick rub down and wipe off. Then I put the wood off my M36 3" on it for a couple of quick photos.
Not the greatest pictures in the world - I'm not much of a photographer. Fact is about half the pics I took turned out blurry and unusable. I hate how you can't really tell how they'll turn out looking at the camera's screen. I'll have to take some more later, but here are 4 of the best ones I got this go around.
 

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Mod 36-6, matte finish, original box & tools, S/N BEA7771. Ship date July 1989. 95%. Original Hogue finger groove rubber grips. SCSW4 states one of 615, but Roy tells me there were 2000 made.



FYI, will be listed on a near future sale by David Carroll.
 
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Sorry for the confusion the target model I just bought has non Smith & Wesson grips on it look like Maple, and look homemade but a very good job. I will be looking for period correct ones soon.

Gotcha, so you're looking for the same thing I found for mine. A set of un-numbered black-washer diamond magnas.
Hope you find them. Shouldn't be too terribly difficult.
 
I just noticed the label dosen't say target was this the standard box label for these target models in this time frame?

Far and away, the majority of boxes for targets I recall, have a 'T' or 'Tar' or 'Target' written on the label with black grease pencil. Volume was so low, I don't know if there was a specific label for targets, and likely I'm just remembering labels from other target models that are actually stamped "TARGET".
 
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SN 55096 added 9/22/20.

Let's update the list as best possible. Joe Cebull and I need your help.

Sal Raimondi, Sr. S&WCA LM#1300
 
Model 36-6, purchased in 2017. Model 60-4, KB Mini Cokes. Purchased in 1995. Never fired.
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Model 36-6, purchased in 2017. Model 60-4, KB Mini Cokes. Purchased in 1995. Never fired.
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I will list these for you in our REDUX however I need you to include the serial number of each, boxes, papers, tools, conditions etc >

You can IM or EM me the data if you'd like.

Thank you, Sal Raimondi, SR.
 

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