Fantastic. Here's my no-36 no-dash one.UPDATE: Decided to go with it. It's in remarkable condition, no scratches except for a few slight ones on the grips, barely noticable.
Got it for $550 cash out the door tax included. No shipping, no CC or transfer fees and a beautiful morning drive.
I don't think the cylinder assembly had ever been removed and cleaned so I hosed everything down with Hoppes, scrubbed the gunk away with an assortment of nylon brushes, lubed it up well and ran 50 rounds without a hiccup.
Didn't remove the grips or side plates to clean the internals but that's next on the agenda this afternoon.
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*I'd give right arm to be ambidextrous*
Question: is the firing pin in the hammer supposed to be loose? Mine's pinned so it doesn't appear it's going anywhere but it freely moves up and down.Fantastic. Here's my no-36 no-dash one.
Yes, free floating.Question: is the firing pin in the hammer supposed to be loose? Mine's pinned so it doesn't appear it's going anywhere but it freely moves up and down.
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*I'd give right arm to be ambidextrous*
That's actually a very good price these days, especially for one in that condition.
My Model 36 is a 3" round butt. I decided to go with that one because, when it presented itself, I already had a newer production 36 2" (which I later sold), an 042 Centennial Airweight, which is my regular carry revolver, and a Model 38 Humpback (which unfortunately needs some gunsmithing love that I've just not gotten around to taking care of).
The J frame Smiths are just so handy.
I sent the pic to a friend before I decided to make the purchase, that I wanted to see it rather than purchase sight unseen online. His reply was, "It's pretty in the photo, but a lot of girls are like that, too."Looks nice. I think you got a splendid deal.
Yikes! It's probably still there if you change your mind.A couple of years ago I came across either an early 42 (Airweight) or 40 (steel frame) with the backstrap safety at a gunshop here in Virginia.
It wasn't in particularly good condition, the finish was pretty thin and the metal had a bunch of abrasions. It was tight, so I was figuring a price around $600.
Nope.
$1,900.
Yeah. No.
And my Centennial even still has the pin in the frame designed to lock the grip safety in the "Fire" mode. 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of them got lost the first time an owner took the grip panels off.A couple of years ago I came across either an early 42 (Airweight) or 40 (steel frame) with the backstrap safety at a gunshop here in Virginia.
It wasn't in particularly good condition, the finish was pretty thin and the metal had a bunch of abrasions. It was tight, so I was figuring a price around $600.
Nope.
$1,900.
Yeah. No.
In addition to the comments on the firing pin, there should be a tiny spring. If the firing pin flops up and down loosely, then the tiny spring is broken or missing.