Type 1 Red Eagle

[JAYDAWG]

Jay that is one nice RED EAGLE.....I was kinda hoppin you would pass on it

I'm sure it could be part of a package deal.

[Fox Mike]

That is really nice.
As to build vs ship dates. I have a RSS9X produced in June of 1960 and shipped in November of 1962.

[contender]

VERY nice!

No clue as to why it sat for 5 years. Often,, there are Rugers that were made,, then not shipped for several years. I'd say there can be several reasons it didn't ship right away.

[chet15]

Curious to know whether it has a 5-groove or 6-groove barrel.
Chet15

[JAYDAWG]

Curious to know whether it has a 5-groove or 6-groove barrel.
Chet15

Chad,
I suppose I should have included in my original post that
thanks to RENE, I found it to be a type 1A with a 5 groove barrel.

Jay

[bruce]

Even as ignorant as I am, not hard to see that you now have in hand a beautiful Type 1 Red Eagle! Sincerely. bruce.

[chet15]

Thanks to all. Loved Tulsa!

No theories on why it sat around 5 years before being shipped?????

Since it has all Type 1 parts on it, it wasn't a case of finishing the receiver up at a later date.
Maybe it was finished and somebody set it aside.
Chet15

[outta_ammo]

The ship delay is odd, but, also belonging to the S&W camp, that wasn't terribly unusual at Smith. The S&W Historical Foundation letters indicate when the SN was shipped as there is no record of when it was built.

Very nice grab, and my Nov. '50 Type II says "Hi."