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I have a mod36 in 9mm. A couple guys said the 2 boxes of ammo that I have is worth more than the gun. Is this true?
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Just guessing here. Was the Mod36 briefly chambered in the 9mm Federal? If so I'd think the ammo was collectable (no idea of value). Probably the gun too. If not , wouldn't difficult to put a 38 Special cylinder in it.
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The model 36 was made 1920-1927 and was termed a garden gun. It could shoot a rimfire long, about 1.8" long with a 1/4 ounce shot load. It could also shoot a 9mm rimfire short or rimfire ball. If your 2 boxes of ammo are original Winchester manufacture from the 1920's and in good shape with original boxes they could have a high value from an ammo collector. The rimfire short and ball may be a bit more scarce than the rimfire long. Whether this ammo value is greater than the gun itself, I doubt, but condition affects the value of a collector gun alot. I believe Fiocchi still makes the little 9mm shotshells. There were a few other foreign gun makers who chambered their guns for the 9mm also. The model 36 is seldom seen, they only made just over 20,000. I have shot a model 36 and it did a number on English sparrows with the #9 shot rimfire long.
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Obviously we are speaking of two different guns. I assumed the Mod36 referred to was the S&W Mod36 introduced in 1950 and still in production. Was the Mod36 you refer to also made by S&W?
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Ahhh. Should have known. Was going through Active topics without looking at the forum name.
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Condition tells all, on the gun and shells, I would not be shooting them. They would be iffy going off. The shells come up for sale usually at some outrageous price, that only a collector might pay. Those guys are real picky. The best value is in keeping them w/ the gun.
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