Square Butt J Frames

[Cal44]

I like square butt J frames.

My question is, were there ever any square butt centennials or hump back bodyguards (like the 49, 38, 649) made with square butts?

Here are few of mine:

36-1 3"
37-0 3"
31-1 2"

I also have a 37-0 2" but no picture of it.

Please post pictures of yours.

 

[EldoEsq]

Only have one...36

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[MetalMan]

Need to get a better photo of this one....

Model 36ND ca. 1983....

 

[Absalom]

Also only one: A 1959 Model 36, ex-NYPD.

 

[hittman77]

36 w/period correct Tyler T ..... this is just how I bought it from the original owner. He added the T when new.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

No, S&W didn't make square butt Centennials or Bodyguards.

Here are a few of my favorite square butt Chiefs:

October 1953 Airweight, 29522, 1 of 923 square butts with an aluminum cylinder, according to Dr. Jinks

May 1956, 55693, Bright blue finish

October 1959, Model 36

December 1962, Model 36, nickel

 

[NavySCPO]

J-Frame Square

My two favorites...Probably because they are the only two I own.

Model 36 no dash from 1971.

Model 60 John Jovino from 1984.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I had a square butt nickel M36. Bought it from a former Oklahoma LEO in the early 80s for 125 bucks. Carried it a lot in a specially built briefcase, way before the concealed carry law was passed. I never really liked it so I gave it to a friend when he told me he wanted a J frame for his wife. Actually, that was fun, because I mailed it to his house out of state and I think he fainted when he opened the box. Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

He's long gone now, and more's the pity, he was one of the best friends I ever had. We swapped a lot of of guns through the mail over the years. Bad boys! Vietnam vet, LA Sheriff's Office retiree, gun dealer at some point in time, super gun knowledgeable, and all around great man. I still miss him.

But thanks for the memories!

 

[JP@AK]

I like square butt J frames.

Please post pictures of yours.

I, too, prefer my J frame revolvers with square butts. I frames too. I find I'm able to shoot them better than the round butts, since they fit my hand better and put my trigger finger in the right place with less effort.

I carried this Model 36 of 1964 vintage for several years:

I no longer carry it because I was able to purchase old ivory stocks for it from a fellow SWCA member. If I ever had to use it for defense, I didn't want those ivories to end up in a PD property room. I don't have a photo of it wearing ivory.

 

[VaTom]

Great revolvers all. Don't forget the J frame square butt 22lr. The only J frame I have. A 1981 Model 63. Took me some time to find the square butt J frame target grips but found them (NOS) on Ebay a few years back.

 

[Kurusu]

Only have one J frame.

A 31-1 3 "

 

[saemetric]

A model 63.

 

[reccpd101]

There are several grip manufactories who make round butt to square butt conversion grips that feel and look like stock J frame square butts. I've had several on J frame Centennial & Bodyguard models over the past 50 years. For me they feel better with a T grip. One manufacturer is Altamount. Herretts custom makes their detective stocks to achieve round to square or at least they used to.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Pardon my ignorance but is there such a thing as a lightweight J frame with a square butt? I have a 342-1 and several pre model 10 square butt snubnose rebolvers. All the nice revolvers posted here look like steel frame guns.

 

[gnystrom]

Mod 36, (1961)

 

[Cal44]

Pardon my ignorance but is there such a thing as a lightweight J frame with a square butt? I have a 342-1 and several pre model 10 square butt snubnose rebolvers. All the nice revolvers posted here look like steel frame guns.

In my initial post I posted a picture of a Model 37.

Model 37s are Aluminum frame AirWeights. I have two of them with square butts.

Below is a 2" 37. Weighs a little over 14 oz.

 

[reccpd101]

The model 37 is the only one I am aware of

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Thanks, another Quest begins. Where did I put my coconuts? Clop-clop.

 

[Chop]

Model 60-1 square butt.

 

[GerSan69]

I'm about to have two: a Model 34-2 and a 36 that I won last week on GB.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I had a nickel Model 36 square butt. Very pretty gun. I bought it from a former OK LEO for $125.00. Long ago and far away as we say. I gave it to a friend a long time ago, too. Never really warmed up to it although I carried it a lot in a secret compartment of a briefcase that was modified for the purpose.

 

[PeteC]

...I carried it a lot in a secret compartment of a briefcase that was modified for the purpose.

Wow, that must have been fun at the airport metal detector! And I always thought they gave me a hard time over my "hidden" Swiss Army knife with the lethal 2.5" blade...

 

[Sistema1927]

Pardon my ignorance but is there such a thing as a lightweight J frame with a square butt? I have a 342-1 and several pre model 10 square butt snubnose rebolvers. All the nice revolvers posted here look like steel frame guns.

Yes, the Model 37 came in square butt. Here is mine (at 2 o'clock) with a few buddies.

 

[cmansguns]

3 in hand plus an "imposter"

I also like the SB J frames. Like others...fits my hand a tad better and gives better control for me.

The Model 31-1 (1975), the Model 36-1 blue (1976) and the Model 36-1, nickel (1982), are all SB.

The "imposter" is the Model 34-1 (1972)....22LR...looks, and acts like a SB but is a RB wearing some factory wood "conversion" grips.

Like em all....nice clean shooters, can be easily carried in OWB leather for comfortable day hiking the blue ridge, local woods, plinking...or paper punching.

 

[PeteC]

Model 36, 1971~72
Model 60, 1984

 

[LPD256]

These conversion grips from a Model 60 Pro are favorites of mine. Instant square butt 638-3.

 

[GT_80]

I had a 3" 36-1 pinned barrel, from about 1981, sold it last year... Wish I kept it.

i was not in the same place financially at that time, and thought it was a good idea to sell, as I rarely shot it...

I am always looking out for good J-frames- looking at a snubby pre-lock blued model hopefully tomorrow, gonna try to trade in a couple Marlin rifles I rarely shoot towards it... Even though one of the marlins, I know I will miss... A really nice laminate stocked 883SS in 22 magnum.

My wife keeps saying I don't need more guns, so to keep getting new ones, I have to trade some in even though I have the money to buy them. Gotta keep the wife happy though.

 

[LostintheOzone]

I've discovered that sq butt J frames are much easier to shoot than rd. butts. Actually neither fit my hand that well but the sq butt is a good candidate for a pachmayr grip. I just put some on a 31-1 and the improvement was amazing.

Of course I'll keep the original stocks which are numbered to the gun but I also want to shoot the gun a bunch.

 

[PeteC]

...I also want to shoot the gun a bunch.

Same here.

Have you tried any of the various J-Frame target stocks that fit one or the other butt, or both?

Personally I like shooting mine with almost any stocks even a little bigger than the original S&W ones (although those are hard to beat for elegance ).

 

[Kurusu]

Thanks, another Quest begins. Where did I put my coconuts? Clop-clop.

Maybe a swallow took them.