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.
JAYDAWG wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:10 pm
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
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."