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M&p shield ez pistol important safety recall notice for pistols manufactured between march 1st, 2020 and october 31st, 2020 learn more. Please enter the serial number below. Please enter the serial number below. The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson.38 Hand Ejector. Serial numbers for the Military & Police ranged from number 1 in the series to 20,975. Most of the early M&P revolvers chambered in.38. World Guns page Smith & Wesson Model 10 at the Internet Movie Firearms Database.

• Weight: 34.4 oz / 975.2g

• The serial number is on the butt of the grip. 357 Magnum Revolver. smith- wesson- model-28-2- highway. 66-2 (1982): Eliminated pinned and recessed, slightly. Finding your Smith and Wesson serial number depends on the type of firearm. Of database for finding manufacturing dates for their guns using serial numbers.
• During 1969 the Hi-Power pistol Serial Number code was changed to a two digit year and 'C' prefix. Serial Numbers for “T” prefix Hi-Power pistols exceeded T300000 and were shipped into 1970. # PreFiX COde 1969 69C prefix before Ser. 1970 70C prefix before Ser. 1971 196471C prefix before Ser. 1972 72C prefix before Ser.

Overview

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Specifications

The Smith & Wesson Model 36 (also known as the Chief's Special Eureka capture vacuum manual. ) is a revolver chambered for .38 Special. It is one of several models of J-frame revolvers. It was introduced in 1950, and is still in production in the classic blued Model 36 and the stainless steel Model 60.

History[edit]

Download titanic for virtual sailor 7 britannic. The Model 36 was designed in the era just after World War II, when Smith & Wesson stopped producing war materials and resumed normal production. For the Model 36, they sought to design a revolver that could fire the more powerful (compared to the .38 Long Colt or the .38 S&W) .38 Special round in a small, concealable package. Since the older I-frame was not able to handle this load, a new frame was designed, which became the J-frame.

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The new design was introduced at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) convention in 1950, and was favorably received. A vote was held to name the new revolver, and the name 'Chiefs Special' won.^[1][2] A 3-inch (76 mm) barreled version design went into production immediately, due to high demand. It was available in either a blued or nickel-plated finish.^[3] It was produced as the 'Chiefs Special' until 1957, when it then became the Model 36. The 'Chiefs Special' continued to be manufactured as a separate variant.

In 1951, Smith & Wesson introduced the Airweight Model 37, which was basically the Model 36 design with an aluminum frame and cylinder. The aluminum cylinders proved to be problematic and were abandoned in favor of a steel cylinder.^[3]

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In 1989, Smith & Wesson introduced the LadySmith variant of the Model 36. This was available with 2 in (51 mm) or 3 in (76 mm) barrel and blued finish. This model also featured special grips designed specifically for women, and had 'LADYSMITH' engraved on the frame.^[4]

Approximately 615 Model 36-6 Target variations were produced. This variant had a 3-inch full lug barrel with adjustable sights and a blued glass finish.

In 2002, Smith & Wesson reintroduced the Model 36 with gold features (hammer, thumbpiece, extractor, and trigger), calling it the 'Model 36 Gold'. The gold color was actually titanium nitride.

In 2005, Smith & Wesson produced the 'Texas Hold 'Em' variant. This was produced with a blued finish, imitation ivory grips, and 24k gold plate engraving.

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Many Model 37 variants with a lanyard ring attached were made for Japan. Part of this contract was cancelled, resulting in many of these being sold to a wholesaler, who then re-sold them for civilian use. These entered the civilian market in 2001. In 2006, the Model 37 was dropped from Smith & Wesson's catalog.

Serial number 337 was shipped to J. Edgar Hoover and is engraved with his name.

In 1958, Spanish manufacturer Astra developed a high quality revolver line based on this weapon, under the name of Astra Cadix, Astra 250 and Astra NC6.

Design and features[edit]

Designed to be small and compact, the Model 36 has been produced with 2-inch (1.875 inch actual length) or 3-inch barrels with fixed sights. A version with an adjustable rear sight, the Model 50 Chief's Special Target, was also produced in limited numbers with both 2-inch and 3-inch barrels.

Like nearly all other 'J-frame' Smith & Wesson revolvers, it has a 5-round capacity in a swing-out cylinder, and features an exposed hammer. It features a nickel-plated or blued finish and either wood or rubber grips.

Users[edit]

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• Japan: Shipped 5,344 Model 37s in 2003^[5]and additional 5,519 in 2005 for the National Police Agency.^[6]
• Malaysia: From 1970 to 2000, the Model 36 is standard sidearm for plainclothed detective in Royal Malaysian PoliceSpecial Branch or Criminal Investigation Division before Glock 17 adoption. It also used by RELA Corps Medium/Lower Rank Officer (permanent or volunteer) as training or self-defence weapon before the adoption of the Glock 19/26 and HK USP 9mm and is still used until today.
• Malta: It was standard issue for the Mobile Squad in the Malta Police Force until the arrival of the Glock 17 in 2007. They have since then been withdrawn from active carry, but they are still all being kept in the General Police Headquarters in Floriana.
• Norway: Although never a standard service gun in Norway, it is kept in the Norwegian Police Service inventory as a pure self-defensive option, for off-duty officers who meet certain criteria.
• South Korea: In 1974, it was used in the failed attempt to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-hee, killing his wife Yuk Young-soo instead. Five years later, M36 Chief Special was, once again, used to assassinate Park.
• United States: For many years, the Model 36 was the standard police detective and 'plainclothes man' carry weapon for many police agencies including the NYPD. Many police officers still use it or one of its newer Smith & Wesson descendants as a 'back up' weapon to their primary duty pistol or as their 'off-duty' weapon. For several years in the mid-1970s, the Model 36 was issued to and carried as a duty weapon by administrative and command staff of the NC State Highway Patrol, but it was later replaced when all troopers were required to carry the then duty issue weapon, the S&W Model 66 .357, which was in turn later replaced with the last Smith revolver, the Model 686, before the agency switched to semi-automatics in the early 1990s.

References[edit]

1. ^Ayoob, Massad. Greatest Handguns of the World (Krause Publications, Inc., 2010) p. 208
2. ^Jinks, Roy G. History of Smith & Wesson (Beinfeld Publishing,1977), p. 225.
3. ^ ^abArmed for Personal Defense by Jerry Ahern
4. ^'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson' By Jim Supica, Richard Nahas
5. ^'Department of State Letter on May 18, 2003'(PDF). US Department of State. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
6. ^'US Department of State Letter on September 6, 2005'(PDF). US Department of State. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

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The only sure way to determine a manufacture date on S&Ws is to pay for a letter from the factory. However, the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson shows shipping date for Model 39 serial numbers between A565001-A655000 as 1978-1979. A decent guess would be early to mid 1979. What is the age of a smith Wesson model 39 serial number 69344? The smith and Wesson model 39 was introduced to the public in 1955.But in 1949 the U.S. Army used it as a service pistol trials.

BreakyP: The USAF did indeed purchase small numbers of the Model 39 pistol during the 1960s. They are very scarce guns. None that I have observed, including the example I own which letters as having been shipped to Warner Robins AFB in 1969, bear any US or other factory applied military markings. They are completely indistinguishable from the civilian Model 39s produced at the same time. I am operating from memory since I am not in a position to check my source materials right now, but as I recall there were at least 100 or so Model 39-2s which shipped to the US Navy.

Your left hand holster is indeed USGI but was designed for service with the Beretta M9 pistol, not the S&W Model 39. If you will post here or email me the complete serial number on your pistol I may be able to give you more information.

Without a complete serial it is all just guesswork. You can reach me at and remove the NOSPAM. Regards, Charlie Flick S&WCA #729 Colt Collectors Assoc. NRA Life Member. Breakyp: Thanks for providing the complete serial. I have some further checking to do but for now I can report that your pistol was shipped from the S&W factory no earlier than 1971, when the first Model 39-2s went into production.

In checking with some other long time S&W collectors none have, so far, reported observing a US marked 39-2 before. Of course, that may mean nothing if your pistol was part of a small order of US marked guns that has gone undetected to collectors for the past 40 years.

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On the other hand, one would think that such a gun would have likely come to the attention of S&W martial pistol collectors before now if it was indeed a legit US gun. As I said, I have some further checking to do and hope to have more for you in a few days. I hope this information is helpful to you. Regards, Charlie Flick S&WCA #729 Colt Collectors Assoc. I've got a couple of questions about this pistol that I hope are still on topic(don't want to hi-jack the thread). On the Marcas Registradas, which I know is Spanish for brand registered(literal translation) or what we would more probably call registered trademark, why would a US made gun, made for the US military have Spanish writing on it?

I'm just curious about it as it caught my eye. BTW OP, nice looking pistol.

Another question is about when these would have been issued and to who. My dad was an AF pilot who was killed in the VN war in '65. Is this pistol one that he would have been issued or would he have had something else? Breakyp: Thanks for providing the complete serial. I have some further checking to do but for now I can report that your pistol was shipped from the S&W factory no earlier than 1971, when the first Model 39-2s went into production. In checking with some other long time S&W collectors none have, so far, reported observing a US marked 39-2 before. Of course, that may mean nothing if your pistol was part of a small order of US marked guns that has gone undetected to collectors for the past 40 years.

On the other hand, one would think that such a gun would have likely come to the attention of S&W martial pistol collectors before now if it was indeed a legit US gun. As I said, I have some further checking to do and hope to have more for you in a few days. I hope this information is helpful to you. Regards, Charlie Flick S&WCA #729 Colt Collectors Assoc.

Free download cyberlink powerdirector 12. NRA Life Thank you for the comments. I took the chance as I know the dealer and he doesn't play games.

Price was reasonable enough that I didn't pay for a stamp job. I know about hush puppies and I do remember AF in late 60's buying same. It was in an early issue of Gun World if memory serves. I've got a couple of questions about this pistol that I hope are still on topic(don't want to hi-jack the thread). On the Marcas Registradas, which I know is Spanish for brand registered(literal translation) or what we would more probably call registered trademark, why would a US made gun, made for the US military have Spanish writing on it?My dad was an AF pilot who was killed in the VN war in '65. Is this pistol one that he would have been issued or would he have had something else?Great: Your question is one that comes up frequently. A fellow member of the SWCA, DC Wilson, recently answered that question for another inquirer and had the following concise answer which I can't improve upon: 'Marca Registrada' is the term for 'Trademark' in both Spanish and Portuguese, though the spelling 'registada' is also seen in Portuguese-speaking countries.

S&W had experienced problems with Spanish knock-offs of their revolvers in the early 1900s; they had also fulfilled two huge contracts to provide weapons to Brazil, a Portuguese-speaking nation, in 1937 and 1946. Factory Historian Roy Jinks has reported that the company found it necessary following an infringement lawsuit in the 1920s to mark their exports to Spain with a Spanish-language trademark to protect their legal rights there. Before WWII, some exported guns were so marked. Shortly after WWII, with the recent 1946 Brazilian contract still visible in the rear view mirror and with the possibility of new international trade opening up in Spanish-speaking countries, S&W president Carl Hellstrom decided to simplify export labeling by just putting the phrase on all company products. It was easier to mark all guns than to keep track of the ones going to specific countries and labeling only those. The order to make the change to the four line address block containing the phrase ' marcas registradas' was issued in April of 1948. As to what handgun USAF pilots carried in SEA, there were many choices and many stories of individual pilots choosing their own weapons.

However, most often the weapon was the 4 inch S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece in.38 Special. Less frequently seen was the 2 inch S&W Model 56.38 Special revolver. Most of the alloy Aircrewman.38 Special Revolvers (both Colt and S&W) had been withdrawn and destroyed by the time the war really cranked up. Again, many USAF airmen carried weapons of their own choosing (M1911A1 pistols, the Victory, etc.) so there is no absolute answer. If I had to pick the most likely handgun that a USAF pilot carried in SEA I would select the Model 15. Hope that helps you.

Regards, Charlie Flick. I cannot remember where, or how long ago for that matter, I saw this, however. Some of the 39's for the USN (?) had a small sheet metal dust cover for the ejection port. It was very simple, sort of a stamped 'U' shape with two holes near the bottom, the slide stop held it into place. To install the cover, one removed the slide stop. Placed the cover over the slide, and reinstall the slide stop thru the hole on the left side, thru the pistol, and thru the hole on the right side of the cover. The slide moves to the rear, the cover was held stationary by the slide stop.

In regards to the quality of the S&W Model 39, it was the favorite pistol as I recall of Major George Nonte who was a well known gun writer in the late 1960s early 1970s but who unfortunately died fairly young. I had a fair amount of respect for most of Nonte's writings and opinions. I thought Hush Puppies were typically the high capacity Model 59 variants but admit I am not sure. The Model 59 was probably the first 'wonder nine' of all but was largely damned due to its ergonomics or lack thereof. S&W commercialized the Model 59 after military didn't buy it was my understanding.

I had heard some complaints that the Model 39 wasn't so hot on handling hollow points of the day if I remeber correctly, but was widely praised for its ergonomic grip. It was adopted by the Illinois State Police and if I remember correctly, you may see some in 'Blues Brothers' comedy movie. Hello again, BreakyP: I now have the information I was seeking for you. Your M39-2 was shipped from the factory in January, 1971. However, it was not shipped to a US Government or US military destination.

Instead, it was shipped to a commercial distributor. Thus, unless some evidence can be found that in the 1971 time frame the US military or other Government agency bought M39-2s from a commercial distributor rather than the factory and then had US markings applied (a dubious proposition), I would have to conclude that this pistol is not USGI. I am sorry that I don't have better news for you. I was hoping to find that this was the first legitimate, USGI US-marked M39-2 known to collectors. Regards, Charlie Flick. Greatguns, I think your Dad went to his reward before the 39. I was issued one of the Aluminum frame models to carry as survival weapon in late 66 by USN.

It was one of the first we got and did not last long. Don't remember what markings were on it from factory but it was great to shoot (until the frame stress cracked). My Ham Hands did not like the 38 spc so I borrowed a 1911 from my dad to carry. Most of the guys just carried 38's (navy carrier fighters and attack).

Hope that info may be of some help. BTW - 1 put 6 or 700 rounds throught he S&W before it got wacky cause of the cracky. Scopes of all trades! It may have belonged to one of the various federal agencies. Just because it did not go to the military does not mean it didn't end up someplace interesting at some time. I'm not sure why someone would stamp a fake 'U.S.'

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Stamp on a gun never issued to the military in hopes of making a fortune. Before I'd discount the gun completely more research would be in order.

Shipping info is not the end all of information on a gun. It could have been a gun intended to go to the govt originally and then sold off as overstock.

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There are more than a few reasons it could be marked correctly.

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Hi all New to the forum and new to serious shooting and recently earn hunting license. I just purchased a Model 39 (Understand it is 39-2) and see some of you have ability to date these.

Have not even received the gun since California 10 wait. The serial on my paperwork states 61524. No prefix or letters. Was gun of families deceased father and gunsmith at shop says looks as if maybe only fired few times or just the factory firing. Could someone let me know approx.

Year on this. Very excited to shoot after reading all the positive things said on here. Thanks New to forums also.