Kinda a Queer Duck Here...maybe...

[CajunBass]

I got this ugly thing yesterday. It's marked as a Model 36 with no dash in the crane, but has a no pin barrel. S/N is J891702





It has 0 finish, unless you count "patina" which is a fancy name for rust in this case, but mechanically it's in great shape. Someone has bobbed the hammer, but left the S/A notch. The stocks are from a more recent time, I THINK, but I got no real idea when it was made. I would think a "no dash" would be older than the "no pin" period, so I guess the lack of a dash is a mis-stamp.

I cleaned it up a lot with Flitz and even a Scotch Brite pad on the really rusty parts. I figured I couldn't make it much worse. It actually looks halfway decent now. A good flush with Gunscrubber, and a couple of drops of Break Free smoothed up the action. Now to get time to get to the range and see if/how it shoots.

 

[murphydog]

It is probably from late 1981 to early 1982. The barrel pin went away before the end of the model 36 and the J prefix. The stocks are new-ish wood laminates. The old ones probably got eaten by termites when the gun was buried .

Looking forward to the range report.

 

[Tyrod]

Looks like a candidate for ceracoat.

 

[CajunBass]

Looks like a candidate for ceracoat.

Several people have said that.

I kinda like the "rat rod" look.

I'm just gonna leave it the way it is, at least for now.

 

[OLDSTER]

I'd leave it just as it is. A great shooter with "character" that ya don't worry about. IMO it's in that "if only this gun could talk" category

 

[Tyrod]

Several people have said that.

I kinda like the "rat rod" look.

I'm just gonna leave it the way it is, at least for now.

In 2 dimensions it does have a certain urban camo effect. I'm guessing it has some deep pits. I just couldn't leave it alone. I'm a tinkerer by nature and with my j-frame experience, I'd have to fix it.

 

[steamloco76]

Give it a good coating of wax and leave as is. Great conversation starter.

 

[Lou_the_welder]

Was it in a fire?

I like it! Has a nice patina

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[galena]

Something tells me that M-36 could tell a few good stories. That one has been down the road a few times, probably on dirt roads. I would keep it just as it is.

 

[jframejoey]

Cajan, have you cracked it open? If it looks like that on the outside the inside could use some breakfree Q-tips and maybe some mothers mag polish.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Cajun Bass:

Personally, I think this would be a great project gun. I'd hand sand the piece and cold blue it. Heck, you don't have much to lose here.

Good luck,

Dave

 

[CQB27]

I like it!
Leave it the way it is and carry it without a care.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

I like it. My kind of gun. Mechanically excellent, finish not so much.
Enjoy....shoot, carry, don't worry. Lot's of character!

 

[Ranger514]

That snubby quacks me up Bet she's a good shooter.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

Rat Rod Chief........I like that.

 

[GF]

Don't change the finish.
Find a beater holster & put it in.

Tell everyone that sees it that you bought it new and carried it everyday.

" Yeah, I remember the day I was pinned down behind the bar. All I had was my ol' J frame. Shot all six of 'em - no reload. But I don't wanna talk about it."

GF

 

[CajunBass]

Was it in a fire?

I like it! Has a nice patina

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No, I don't think so. It looks like someone stripped the blue off with sandpaper or something like that. There is one place on the right side frame that looks like where a finger rested on it. Maybe there was blood on it, maybe sweat. Maybe it was just rust.

Cajan, have you cracked it open? If it looks like that on the outside the inside could use some breakfree Q-tips and maybe some mothers mag polish.

No, I didn't open it up. I fiushed the heck out of it with Gunscrubber, then put a few drops of break-free here and there. Trigger is smooth as silk.

Oddly enough, the cylinder and the bore were as clean as a whistle. A Hoppes patch bought out nothing but dust.

I suspect if it could talk it would say it has spent years under a pickup seat, or in a sock drawer, got some rust on it and someone tried to "fix it."

 

[Gripgrabber]

Hay, let me guess, it was HELEN KELLERs night stand gun!!! LOL
The rat rod idea is very cool
SEMPER PARATUS

 

[Ghost Magnum]

I got this ugly thing yesterday. It's marked as a Model 36 with no dash in the crane, but has a no pin barrel. S/N is J891702





It has 0 finish, unless you count "patina" which is a fancy name for rust in this case, but mechanically it's in great shape. Someone has bobbed the hammer, but left the S/A notch. The stocks are from a more recent time, I THINK, but I got no real idea when it was made. I would think a "no dash" would be older than the "no pin" period, so I guess the lack of a dash is a mis-stamp.

I cleaned it up a lot with Flitz and even a Scotch Brite pad on the really rusty parts. I figured I couldn't make it much worse. It actually looks halfway decent now. A good flush with Gunscrubber, and a couple of drops of Break Free smoothed up the action. Now to get time to get to the range and see if/how it shoots.

Looks awesome.

 

[lowercase]

I would keep t just the way it is.

Looks interesting.