May 20, 2010. 3' barrel, blue. The serial number is 48J3XX. Production date of a S&W Model 36. Models in the 'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3th. Apr 08, 2012 Model 36 date of manufacture? Discussion in 'Smith & Wesson' started by frontseat767, Apr 8, 2012. Jan 21, 2017 Does anyone know what the approximate year of manufacture is? Smith And Wesson Forums. Smith and wesson model 36 serial number date.

I am a new member to this forum and would appreciate any help. I just purchased what I believe to be an older model 36. After doing a little research online to date it I am more confused than when I started. The serial # in between the grips is 2J7924. The yoke says Mod 36 and below that it is stamped 58992.

I always thought the numbers should match so I'm not sure if I have a parts matching revolver or not? Not sure about the grips either? I am sorry that the pic is so small. I'm not the smartest computer guy.

I am a new member to this forum and would appreciate any help. I just purchased what I believe to be an older model 36. After doing a little research online to date it I am more confused than when I started.

The serial # in between the grips is 2J7924. The yoke says Mod 36 and below that it is stamped 58992.

I always thought the numbers should match so I'm not sure if I have a parts matching revolver or not? Not sure about the grips either?

I am sorry that the pic is so small. I'm not the smartest computer guy. The serial number of your gun uses what is commonly referred to as the floating 'J', wherein the serial numbers utilized the J & then numbers and when they reached J99999 it went to 1J then numbered again to 1J9999 and so on. This numbering sequence ran from late in 1969 til about May 1973 when they began again with J1, only this time there were up to 6 numbers included in the serial number, such as J999999, then went to 1J99999, 2J99999 and so on.

Download The Leadership Of Muhammad Pdf Editor. This numbering sequence continued til, I believe, about 1981/82 when they changed to three letters & four numbers, or the alpha numeric serial numbers, like AAA0001 and so on. It's a little confusing at first, but once you are able to look at a multi-year database of numbers, it all makes sense.

If I had to guess, based on my database, I'd say your gun probably shipped in May/June of 1970. The serial number of your gun uses what is commonly referred to as the floating 'J', wherein the serial numbers utilized the J & then numbers and when they reached J99999 it went to 1J then numbered again to 1J9999 and so on. This numbering sequence ran from late in 1969 til about May 1973 when they began again with J1, only this time there were up to 6 numbers included in the serial number, such as J999999, then went to 1J99999, 2J99999 and so on. This numbering sequence continued til, I believe, about 1981/82 when they changed to three letters & four numbers, or the alpha numeric serial numbers, like AAA0001 and so on.

It's a little confusing at first, but once you are able to look at a multi-year database of numbers, it all makes sense. If I had to guess, based on my database, I'd say your gun probably shipped in May/June of 1970. I really appreciate the information. What do the numbers on the yoke mean and do you think the grips are original for 1970? Thanks again.