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by Doc4429
Thu Sep 03, 2026 7:01 am
Forum: Rugers in General
Topic: SAD NEWS - LAURA TANKO PASSED AWAY
Replies: 15
Views: 15574

Re: SAD NEWS - LAURA TANKO PASSED AWAY

Dan...So sorry for your loss of Laura. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Bill
by Doc4429
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
by Doc4429
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 :) .

Bill
by Doc4429
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
by Doc4429
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
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by Doc4429
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 ...
by Doc4429
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 ...
by Doc4429
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 ...
by Doc4429
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
by Doc4429
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