On a trip to the US in 1957 Rex Applegate purchased components from Ruger, High Standard, Marlin, and Whitney to "find" their way to his Mexican arms company inside Mexico. These components were assembled into working guns and marketed in Mexico.
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Made in Mexico
Made in Mexico
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- Rex Applegate
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- Presentation piece.
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- High Standard
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Re: Made in Mexico
Wouldn't it be nice if Ruger sold rifle actions these days, would be great for custom builds, without having to discard the barrel.
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Letter from Rex Applegate to Bill Ruger.
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That is really neat! To have all the paper work and correspondence!! WOW 
Vince
Vince
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Don, This stuff you are posting is amazing!
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What is a "Berlin No."?
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Hittman, Not sure but probably the address.
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Re: Made in Mexico
It is the address; fairly typical of the way addresses in Mexico were/are written.
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I sure like the green insert case that the silver gripped gun is resting in!!
Chet15
Chet15