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[BillBro]

Can anyone tell me what this is





Model 36 maybe. I dont see a model number stamped inside. Serial is 66321

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

5 screw pre-model 32 also called the .38/32 Terrier. Chambered in 38 s&w NOT 38 special. Improved I-frame made between 1950-55. Has coil mainspring introduced in 1950 with Chief's Special as evidenced by lack of strain screw on the front strap. Upper side plate screw deleted by the factory in 1955. Nice find!!

 

[hkcavalier]

Neat gun in great shape. Buffalo Bore makes a good LFN load should you ever decide to put it into your carry rotation. The old 146gr LRN is fine for target practice but is an obsolete design for defense.

 

[BillBro]

It is indeed in fantastic condition and yes 38s&w. It shoots fine but not my firearm. Was asking for an RSO ehere I shoot.
Any thoughts on values?

 

[Hondo44]

In the $500 ballpark.

Since it's a 1st Version Improved I frame (1/2 round front sight and no barrel rib), it's likely from 1952 at the latest.

 

[BillBro]

So are the Terriers all 5 screw? This has only 3.
Well, now he says he didnt actually see the gun with the grips off.
Regardless, he sold it for $350. Personally I think hr could have done better. It was in exceedingly nice condition.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

The I-frame Terrier in your photo has a five-screw frame.
There's one in front of the trigger guard and one hiding beneath
the right stock.

The first small frame revolvers to lose the fifth screw (the one in
front of the trigger guard) were the alloy J-frame Chiefs Special
Airweights in October 1952. The carbon steel Chiefs lost the
fifth screw in June 1954.

The Chiefs Special Airweights were also the first to lose the fourth
screw -- the upper side plate screw -- in February 1955. S&W
issued change order # 168 on December 13, 1955 to eliminate
the upper side plate screw on all I-frame and J-frame revolvers.
It took some time before the change was seen.

If it's mechanically sound, $350 was a great deal for the buyer.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

So are the Terriers all 5 screw? This has only 3.
Well, now he says he didnt actually see the gun with the grips off.
Regardless, he sold it for $350. Personally I think hr could have done better. It was in exceedingly nice condition.

$350 is fair especially for a nightstand revolver. The exterior looks great because people wipe down their revolver occasionally but I am sure it is not lubed or oiled as it should be. So it will feel like a 20# DA trigger pull. It is also an oddball caliber so there is that. Us gun enthusiasts know how to get the proper ammo but a noob will buy the wrong ammo and leave it in the nightstand.

 

[DWalt]

The .38 S&W cartridge can be handloaded to duplicate .38 Special performance so long as it is not fired in the old top break revolvers.