Smith & Wesson Model 36
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The Smith & Wesson Model 36 is a revolver chambered for.38 Special. It is one of several models of J-frame revolvers. It was introduced in 1950, and is still in production in the classic blued Model 3
Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver
A page of the 1976 S&W catalog, detailing the Models 36, 37, 38, 48 and 49.
Model 36-10 with nickel finish and Smith & Wesson ergonomic rosewood grips
On 26 October 1979, Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency safe house near the Blue House presidential compound
Smith & Wesson Model 36
…for WXLT-TV, used the Smith & Wesson Model 36 to commit suicide live on air, a first in TV history. On October 26, 1979, a Model 36 was used in the assassination of South Korean leader Park Chung Hee. A Walther PPK was also used. On September 10, 2025, a mass shooting occurred at Evergreen High School in Evergreen…
Park Chung Hee Presidential Portrait
Park with future President Kim Young-sam in 1975
The Blue House in 2007
Walther PPK