Dan...So sorry for your loss of Laura. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
Bill
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- Thu Sep 03, 2026 7:01 am
- Forum: Rugers in General
- Topic: SAD NEWS - LAURA TANKO PASSED AWAY
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15574
- Sat Jul 04, 2026 6:23 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: Two more for the Radical One
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11058
Re: Two more for the Radical One
Bill...You are correct. Thanks for refreshing my memory.
Bill
Bill
- Fri Jul 03, 2026 10:20 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: Two more for the Radical One
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11058
Re: Two more for the Radical One
Jay...I think I had Ray Brazille sell the guns for me, so I don't know who purchased them. I am glad the pair is in a good home
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Bill
Bill
- Fri Jul 03, 2026 7:06 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: Two more for the Radical One
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11058
Re: Two more for the Radical One
I believe I owned .357 Blackhawk #59 and RSS #59 for a few years beginning in the late 1990s when I purchased them from Lynn Laudise.
Bill Cross
Bill Cross
- Tue May 19, 2026 6:50 am
- Forum: ROCS Questions
- Topic: Ivory Grips
- Replies: 16
- Views: 43289
Re: Ivory Grips
These ivory grips were on an engraved Blackhawk 44 Magnum I acquired some years ago. They have the early satin medallions and are set back on the grip panel.
Bill
Bill
- Wed May 06, 2026 8:07 am
- Forum: Rugers in General
- Topic: Ruger Factory Letters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3644
Ruger Factory Letters
I am a little out of my element, but years ago the RCA issued certificates verifying the configuration of a Ruger firearm and its shipping information. At that time, someone in the RCA had access to Ruger's invoices, etc. in order to provide the information. Could something like that be implemented ...
- Mon May 04, 2026 6:29 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: 1956 RSSE?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3171
Re: 1956 RSSE?
The Single-Six shown below was shipped in 1956 as a plain revolver but sent to Charles Jerred for engraving. Not a factory engraved revolver, but a nice one, nonetheless. Jerred's "signature" is on top of the barrel in the usual location. Read more about this revolver in ROCS Digest, Fall ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2026 6:17 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: Engraved Single Six Information Request
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2815
Re: Engraved Single Six Information Request
Robert T. Runge is featured on pages 89-90 in Gun Engraving Review (circa 1961) by E. C. Prudhomme. He was a staff engraver for Remington Arms and did custom work on a free-lance basis. Pages 89-90 show two engraved Colts and two engraved S&Ws. The Colt Single Action Army is engraved and inlaid ...
- Sat Apr 18, 2026 7:04 am
- Forum: Rugers in General
- Topic: 2026 NRA Convention RCA booth
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4892
Re: 2026 NRA Convention RCA booth
Very well done! As others have said, the best Ruger display ever.
Bill
Bill
- Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:53 am
- Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
- Topic: Ivories with a Story
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7358
Re: Ivories with a Story
Great gun, grips, and story!
Bill
Bill
