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The ones in my notes are as follows... 101-00350 101-00803 101-00853 101-02200 The first three I believe were listed in an RCA Journal from the late 1980's(?) as appearing on a list of used guns that were shipped from the factory, so these three may be "U" or even "S" marked. A 1...

I saw this question on Rugerforum also. I'll probably be working on an article for boxes for a future issue of RENE and/or ROCS. It probably won't be in the August RENE though...not sure how much room I'll have with the annual RENE price guide scheduled for that issue.
Chet15

There should be a reason for the hole. Are you able to determine if it is for gas relief?
Chet15

Oooooh! Sounds like a great rifle!
Chet15

It is pretty unusual for something like that to be discovered fifty-some years after they were made. Are you sure that was done by the factory?
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Does anyone have a breakdown on the numbers for caliber and barrel length for the old model vaquero? With nearly 400,000 made, the scarcest regular production was in .44-40 with well under 10% production. The .45 Colt was most common and the .44 Mag. next. For barrel lengths, the 5-1/2" is mos...

Hmmm...didn't know the first three in this thread existed. Two additional guns are pictured on page 212 of "Ruger & His Guns", now for a total of five Lantuch P85's known. Had Walt Berger passed away by the time his #300-00004 was made? The gun probably came off the assembly line in 19...

fishhuntnut wrote:Anyone know of a list of known Ross serial numbers? I know Bob Cambell had collected a list of known early BKH3x serial numbers... Want to know if 15165 exists in someone's collection...

The closest in my notes is 15167. It was in California...might still be.
Chet15

Ruger Distributor Davidson's had Ruger build them 500 of each in the barrel lengths 4-5/8", 5-1/2" and 6-1/2" in 1989. They look just like an Old Model fixed sight gun except they have two pins. I always wondered if Ruger didn't use up the leftovers of their fixed sight Single-Six Bis...

Just wish they'd have saved those single-digit autos that I'd heard they scrapped.
Those could have been put on Ruger auctions and done well for a great charity....and made a few happy collectors as well.
Chet15