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Smith & Wesson Model 36

RevolversUnited StatesIn service since 1950
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Overall length 158 mm
Photo: Self Loader · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Caliber
.38 Special
Action
Revolver (double/single action)
Magazine
5 rounds
Weight (empty)
0.55 kg
Length
158 mm
Barrel length
51 mm
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson
Production start
1950

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Famous events

  1. Seoul, South Korea

    Assassination of Park Chung-hee

    At a dinner in a KCIA safe house near the Blue House, intelligence chief Kim Jae-gyu shot the South Korean president twice in the chest with a Walther PPK; when the pistol jammed he took a subordinate's Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver and fired the fatal shot.

    Also used: Walther PPK

    Sources: Assassination of Park Chung Hee (Wikipedia)

Videos

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Ammunition

.38 SpecialPistol · United States · 1898

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Variants

Smith & Wesson Model 361950Smith & Wesson Model 601965

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 36, Wikipedia