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She is better than the pics on the site I bought it on showed…wow, probable a 98-99% gun in my opinion… and correct mag. Has the slotted bolt, which makes sense as per RENE, last Type 1 ended at sn 3281 and mine is 3282…. She needs a good cleaning…. Hmmm... I'll have to see who had 3281 back in the...

I just bought a Ruger Blackhawk in 357 . It has a 10" barrel on it. The barrel do not have Ruger stamping. I would suppose that the barrel has been changed out. Gun serial number date is 1959. Can someone please inform me. Or do I really want to know. It is possible that Ruger forgot to put th...

DavidLix wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2025 10:48 pm What if Ruger decided to completely redesign their classic models to incorporate modern technology while maintaining the iconic look and feel?

Ruger never made enough profit on the Red Label to continue production.

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Definitely homemade. I think the King sights have KING stamped right on them.
I'm curious if your barrel was cut, which made it necessary to put another front sight on.
Chet15

You can delete 5 through 8 on your list. And add the .44 Deerstalker #13 can stay as just RSSM (that was Mag. only). But then there are also the RSS4X, RSS5X, RSSMX and RSS9X... all introduced 1961 And if you really want to get crazy, yes the original Single-Six models were RSS4, RSS5, RSSM and RSS9...

That's neat! Right before they went to the red hinged box... trying to use up all the Old model two-piece boxes.
Chet15

You will also need a 10" .357 flattop with 8-groove barrel.
And a white box Super.
Those two will probably be the most pricey.
A challenge will be the RSS4X and RSS9X XR3 convertibles.
Chet15

zebra55 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:46 pm I know these were only made one year, does anyone know how many were made???

474
Chet15

It looks like somebody didn't like the bark that was on the grips originally, so filed it off.... Then decided they needed some kind of non slip surface afterall.
Chet15