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Several months back I picked up a beautiful, near mint Model 36 at a local pawn shop. This morning I got a call from them. Seems the guy who pawned the piece finally came in the shop to redeem it. They wouldn't give him any info on me but they did give me his name & number. Called the guy &, according to him, it was his father's gun. Said his father carried it when he was a LEO. Based on the condition of the revolver (no worn blue anywhere), I have my doubts that it was carried on a daily basis. Yet, even if that part of the story ain't exacly the truth, I know if it had been my old man's gun I'd sure want it back. It's breakin my heart but I'm meeting him tomorrow. I'm selling it to him for what I have in it plus $25 to ease my pain & because I've got about 10 hours in refinishing the stocks. Hope this don't ruin my street cred. I ain't supposed to be a nice guy.
 
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Returning a 36

You never know friend. Would most likely do the same myself. I remember my days dealing with pawn shops, some of them were sad, lost some of my sentimental value guns.

That being said, be careful, take someone with you to the meet!

After, if it is, what is being said to be, enjoy that warm feeling inside of doing a total stranger an act of kindness.

Let us know how it turns out.
 
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Good on you, can't say I wouldn't have considered keeping the thing but it is more then neighborly to return and heirloom to the previous owner.
 
Your secret's safe with me;)

Wish i could've recovered the pair of model 48's (old ones), GM M1 Carbine, and pre 64 Winchester mdl 70 I sold ( they were my late fathers)back in '78 to help pay for chemotherapy. I sold them to a local gun shop and got a blank stare a year later when I was back up and running with $ to spend.
Your kindness shall be rewarded, I rekon.
 
Thanx all for the kind words. Here's couple pix I took when I first got it.
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I done the same. I traded a guy a model 27 8 3/8" for a original sharps carbine, civil war vintage. Later he told me it had been in the family forever and his family was giveing him a bad time. Of course the sharps was worth far more than the smith. I said I would trade him back. He couldnt as he had sold the smith. I said well give me the price of a new one. He almost ran over me getting to a atm. Honer trumps greed with me.
 
FWG said:
You never know friend. Would most likely do the same myself. I remember my days dealing with pawn shops, some of them were sad, lost some of my sentimental value guns.

That being said, be careful, take someone with you to the meet!

After, if it is, what is being said to be, enjoy that warm feeling inside of doing a total stranger an act of kindness.

Let us know how it turns out.
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I would personally meet him at the shop, and probably do an FFL transfer through the dealer just for CYA... I am MUCH less trusting in this day and age.
 
This just proves what great people we have as members of the forum. Thank you for what you are doing...........

ps: ask for his ID and write down all the info. to go along with his phone number you already have. You might want to take a friend along? (CYA)
 
That's very nice of you PR. I would meet at the pawn shop to do the deal as well. It makes me wonder when people pawn heirlooms, though I do understand being tight on cash. Let us know how it turns out.
 
Got to be some Karma in there someplace. I probably would have done the same thing...
 
There are many out there just like it for you, but only one for him...
 
Very cool of you, PR.
Your "street cred" is that you are a good guy. :cool:

Now reward yourself with another 36!
 
You know I was going to give you props for what you did here but then saw the link to the Cracked Model 38 thread you posted previously. Anyone who would do that, warrants my suspicion with anything they say afterwards. I hope this thread is true as someone making amends but quite frankly I'm not sure it is.
 
DUDE!

I feel I'm not hijacking the thread because the cracked 38 issue was already raised. And this is all IMHO, just sayin', etc...

We as forum members, gun owners, citizens, etc are and should be what I call 'self policing'. Nobody has to tell us the right thing to do. We just know it and do it.

A gun with a cracked frame is a dangerous thing. We know that.

My 2 cents; take the cash you got from this deal and go undo the cracked frame deal. You'll feel better about yourself.

If karma is going your way, you may be able to send it back to S&W and get some kind of resolution.
 
Good thread.
What goes 'round comes 'round.
Pay it forward.
I'm pleased to see that there are others who recognize intrinsic value in excess of the simple commodity value.
Ya done good, and fellows can learn from your experience.
These are the things that restore faith in the nature of the beast.
I ain't a 36 fan, but there are plenty in circulation so you won't have any trouble finding one you like.
 
I did read the linked thread to the end. Without again getting into the ethics of knowingly selling a revolver with an undisclosed defect (which is maybe why that other thread was closed), has anyone ever heard of or had a revolver catastrophically fail due to an "airweight crack"? I have heard that these cracks are not too uncommon, and the usual cause is having the steel barrel unscrewed from/screwed into the aluminum frame. I can see that it's a serious deduct to the value, but (kinda like shooting plus-P 38's in a 1980's steel j-frame) is it really a safety issue?
 
hotrod150 said:
I did read the linked thread to the end. Without again getting into the ethics of knowingly selling a revolver with an undisclosed defect (which is maybe why that other thread was closed), has anyone ever heard of or had a revolver catastrophically fail due to an "airweight crack"? I have heard that these cracks are not too uncommon, and the usual cause is having the steel barrel unscrewed from/screwed into the aluminum frame. I can see that it's a serious deduct to the value, but (kinda like shooting plus-P 38's in a 1980's steel j-frame) is it really a safety issue?
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Not only heard of them, I had one. M642 :(

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hotrod150 said:
I did read the linked thread to the end. Without again getting into the ethics of knowingly selling a revolver with an undisclosed defect (which is maybe why that other thread was closed), has anyone ever heard of or had a revolver catastrophically fail due to an "airweight crack"? I have heard that these cracks are not too uncommon, and the usual cause is having the steel barrel unscrewed from/screwed into the aluminum frame. I can see that it's a serious deduct to the value, but (kinda like shooting plus-P 38's in a 1980's steel j-frame) is it really a safety issue?
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Hotrod, while the cracks are fairly common, I've been unable to find anything that shows a catastrophic failure of these revolvers. And while I'm here & addressing this subject - let me add that, for those of you who have commented negatively on this thread, yes it went down exaclty like I said. I've just returned from putting that revolver in the hands of the man who was looking for it.

I didn't post this originally looking for "atta boy"s. Just thought it would be of interest. Whatever y'all think of me is what it is. I'm not gonna waste band width trying to change anybody's mind, one way or the other. Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn. That being said, I have have had more than one transaction with members here. Both buying & selling. I'm more than certain that none of them will tell you that those transactions were conducted in any fashion short of straight up & honest. It is what it is. The gentleman I just met is happy that he got the revolver back. As for me , it don't really matter one way or the other. I know its a given that I'll never find another like it. So what. I put myself in his place & did what I thought what right. Whether y'all think highly of me behind that is immaterial. I come here for the knowledge I can glean not for anyone's approval.
 
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