12/11/2022 0 Comments Ruger single six magnum from the 1960s![]() I didn't want to be that guy so I sold the '58. I had a 1958 but began to realize I was falling down another collector rabbit hole and would end up being that guy that has a Single Six from every year or something. The one on the top is from 1957 and the flatgate below it is from 1956 (both unconverted). I love those old Single Sixes from the 1950s. The great condition was icing on the cake. Has an even better trigger than the 1960, to boot, and that's saying something. The 1958, though, was just prior to the convertible years so it does, indeed, have the smaller. Been an awesome shooter for me, either way. Whether this gun had the extra 22 mag cylinder and it was lost at some time (common with these old SSs) or whether it was shipped without the mag cylinder, but with the mag bore size, I can't say. ![]() To accommodate the magnum, they went to the. ![]() Starting in that 1960 time frame, Ruger introduced the Single Six Convertibles, shipping some guns with the extra magnum cylinder, some not. Second, these guns may look identical, but they are different in one essential feature. First, I am a sucker for Old Model Rugers and I just couldn't let this one slip though my fingers. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.įor details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 33įor serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.Ĭopyright © 2016 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.Now, why would I buy two guns that are identical? Couple of reasons. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but This number should be used as a point of reference ![]() The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for ![]() (Manufactured from 1953 to 1973) Caliber: 22 LR Ruger Single Six Standard Serial Number History ![]()
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