Gold Plated Model 36---Thoughts? Value?

[Texas Star]

The grips are Jay Scott black pearls. About 30 bucks on eBay.

I like the gun, though.

That's what I was thinking, too.
I think ivory is the right answer here.

Who wants a gun like this? I can't make my guesses public on this board. But Ian Fleming had two Bond villains who liked gold, Auric Goldfinger and Scaramanga. The latter was, The Man With the Golden Gun. In the book, they were .45 Colt SAA's. Made sense, given his origins and his having worked in a circus.

 

[Abbynormal]

The only gold plated guns I've ever encountered were owned by pimps and scam artists!

 

[Mike4849]

I assure you---I am neither! Thanks for your concern.

 

[Texas Star]

The only gold plated guns I've ever encountered were owned by pimps and scam artists!

You forgot dictatorss. Saddam Hussein had some gold guns.

 

[Jim NNN]

Gold isn't really my thing either, but I think the OP has something very special there. And valuable. And I love 36's. Congrats on owning such a cool S&W, but I'm afraid I can't give any idea of value.

 

[ShivasIrons]

A gold gun is like a Pink shirt. You need CONFIDENCE to pull it off.

I like it!

 

[Mike4849]

More Pictures

It's an interesting "variant".

According to the letter, there are nine others like it floating around out there somewhere. Wonder where they are.

I have no idea of value, but I will say this. It's obviously a niche gun, and in my opinion, those stocks are detracting from whatever value it does have. They look like buffalo horn, or a grip company's imitation of buffalo horn. And I mean no offense by that...but to me, they clash badly with the gold plating. I seriously doubt S&W shipped the gun to Rex with those stocks on it. Some stags might look better? Or do you have the original stocks for it?

I can't tell from your photo...are the hammer and trigger plated as well?

Could we see some more photos? Are you going to shoot it? Carry it?

Sorry for the photo quality!

 

[Jessie]

Wow, if you ever did carry and have to use it, I wonder how it would fare in an evidence locker?

 

[Protocall_Design]

Come on guys! With some pearl grips it's the ultimate BarBQ gun! I'm sure anyone in the Bronx, Queens, or the South side of Chicago would pay big counterfeit money for it!

 

[bigwheelzip]

No one has thought of 'Miss Fishers Murder Mysterys'?

First thing that came to mind.

Be the start of a cute Barbecue Rig. I like it.

 

[Dreslan]

Call me crazy, but I actually think it looks cool. The fact that it letters as a special plating job makes it even cooler. Find some nice unique wooden or stag grips and frame that sucker, or make it a barbecue BUG!

 

[Texas Star]

I favor ivory, with gold S&W medallions. The gun has been fired; look at the cylinder face.

No idea if the plating would show normal scratching via hammer-trigger abrasion or a cylinder turn line

Holster wear?

 

[Flattop5]

A gold gun is like a Pink shirt. You need CONFIDENCE to pull it off.

I like it!

[hand on hip, other wrist bent] Hey, are you making funth of my pink shirts?? I only wearth them with my Elton John glasses and my Village People jeans. You knowth? I'th thinkth you understandth...



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[Buford57]

And most of us would agree with what he said.

My first response to the question "where are the other 9?" was "There is a house in New Orleans..."

 

[rich5674]

I have a gold plated pre 27

I have a pre 27 that was gold plated. Story is the piece was a inheritance from a second cousin. From his pictures and records the gun was gold plated from the factory, with a wooden presentation box. From the picture the gun was pristeen condition. He traded a nickel m19 and cash for the gun. By the time maybe 10 or more years later when the gun got to me it had been holster worn and probably 50% of the finish worn. In the days before a fee was charged I wrote to Roy Jinks to research the gun and there was no responce. I did not follow up because of the wear on the gun. I chose to polish off most of the gold.
BTW "cousin Richie"was not a "pimp in a bordello" he was NYC Correction Officer. The gun can be seen in one of my first posts on this forum

 

[Buford57]

Tastes differ. I have never been able to hang onto a nickeled gun simply because they strike me as gaudy. On the other hand, I seem to recall either Jelly Bryce or Jerry Campbell (or both) having a gold-plated and pawn-shop engraved N-frame. I'm not skittish, but I don't think I'd have impugned either man's taste in firearms.

If you like it, wear it with pride to your next BBQ.

 

[rich5674]

Agreed on different tastes

My father was NYPD. I found a letter from his commanding officer granting him permission to own a nickel plated M36 for off duty use. Back in the day "the bad guys had nickel plated guns"