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. 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. 22 Long Rifle in a gun like the Ruger Single Six is entirely safe. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire) data: this sequence of tests presented a real challenge. 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 Ruger Blackhawk Serial Number History Blackhawk Revolver manufactured from 1955 to 1973 Caliber 357 Magnum Beginning Serial Number Years of Product1737 1956 7318 1957 1 30 30 30 31 31 The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year.
