manufacture date for S&W 36

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tomjimmy00
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manufacture date for S&W 36

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Hello. I'm trying to determine the year of manufacture for a Smith & Wesson Model 36 that I just bought. It's a straight Model 36, no dash, regular latch (not flat) and serial nunber starts J198. Thank you very much, Tom
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According to Jim Supica's book, your gun dates to 1971-72 era.
Hope this helps.
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thank you very much Marlinman

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Thanks so much for the prompt reply.
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