The model 36 is a carbon steel offered in either blue or nickel finish. The model 60 is a stainless steel that originally sold in a polished finish the first year, then kind of a matte finish, then a brushed finish (today). Strangely, the model 60 was upgraded to 357 magnum I believe some time in the 90s but the 36 has always lived as a 38 special despite being a stronger metal.
