The name Kit Gun comes from a handgun compact enough to fit in the little bag made famous by the song from World War I, “Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag…” Today it is applied to any small-framed, small-caliber revolver or semi-automatic. These little revolvers carry easily in pocket, holster, tackle box, or even a kit bag, if such a thing still exists. 32s that could easily be called Single Action Kit Guns or Trail Guns. We will look at some of these shortly, however we first checkout the more pleasant shooting sixguns, the. 44 Magnum-sized New Models have been used for building truly powerful, five-shot single actions chambered in such cartridges as Heavy Duty. 44 Specials are built on New Model frames as they would be the same size as the. Three Screw Rugers were built on three frames, the smallish.22 Single-Six, the standard sized.
With the coming of the New Models in 1973, Ruger not only made the single action simpler and safer for beginning shooters, they also removed the standard sized single action. 357 Blackhawk, the original Flat-Top (1955-1962) and the Old Model (1963-1972) are excellent platforms for building Colt Single Action size custom revolvers. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.įor details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 33įor serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.Ĭopyright © 2016 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.Ruger Three Screw. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but This number should be used as a point of reference The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for
Ruger New Model Single Six Serial Number History
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