Model 36 3"

[linde]

I don't think the heavy barrel appeared for civilian sale until about 1975.

The 36-1 w/3" heavy barrel was introduced in late 1966. I purchased one new in October 1966 and learned it shipped in September. They are fabulous guns . . . as are the light barrel versions.

Russ

 

[catsfan20]

If you have to ask this fiancee for permission to do things, your marriage is already going to be off to a bad start. Ask me how I know. My ex-wife had that attitude, and turned out to have a fragile temper, too.

Good luck with the gun and with the woman.

T-Star

It's not as much asking permission as buying a house will hold me back a little but. She understands the gun thing pretty well and bought me a model 29 for our wedding present as well as a DW Valor 1911 for our engagement present so I do alright. I'm going to look at the gun on my lunch break so we will see what happens. If I get you all will for sure hear about it .

 

[catsfan20]

As I expected, I bought the gun. Got it for 425 out the door. It has the standard tapered barrel which I like. It has a few blemishes, but I wanted a shooter and not a collector, so I think I did pretty well. They had it marked for 450 plus tax, so I think I did decent enough price wise. It was just too cool of a little gun to pass up.

 

[Stu1205]

You are a true and loyal "gun nut" with all the right attitude and philosophy! Welcome to the forum.

Hondo, I'm glad you like the quote. Thanks for the welcome.
Stu

 

[Hondo44]

As I expected, I bought the gun. Got it for 425 out the door. It has the standard tapered barrel which I like. It has a few blemishes, but I wanted a shooter and not a collector, so I think I did pretty well. They had it marked for 450 plus tax, so I think I did decent enough price wise. It was just too cool of a little gun to pass up.

catsfan,
Bravo! Easy for me to say, but I think you did the right thing. That's one gun you won't regret not getting when you had the chance. We all have too many of those memories.

Thanks to Texas Star I checked the book and stand corrected, the 3" barrel is mentioned all the way back to earliest production, although it's listed has produced with sq butt. So the rd butt guns may even be less prevalent than originally thought and the better the deal looks, at least around here.

 

[catsfan20]

catsfan,
Bravo! Easy for me to say, but I think you did the right thing. That's one gun you won't regret not getting when you had the chance. We all have too many of those memories.

Thanks to Texas Star I checked the book and stand corrected, the 3" barrel is mentioned all the way back to earliest production, although it's listed has produced with sq butt. So the rd butt guns may even be less prevalent than originally thought and the better the deal looks, at least around here.

The lack of regret was a big reason I bough the gun as an older friend of mine at work let one slide 15 years ago and called it his greatest gun mistake. I will have plenty of years to enjoy shooting both this 3" and the 2" I inherited from my grandpa. They will look awfully good sitting side by side.

 

[BlackAgnes]

Here's a Chief's Special 3" shipped in 1956...Nickel, no less!

Tim