I ran across a.357 Blackhawk today with a serial number BELOW the beginning serial number of first New Model 1974 production number that Ruger shows on its website which is 32-33693. This one was 32-02xxx. Its a 6.5' new model not an old model. Any best guess on why the serial number is lower than Ruger has published? Ruger Blackhawk Serial Number History Blackhawk Revolver (manufactured from 1955 to 1973) Caliber: 357 Magnum Beginning Serial Number: Years of Production: 1 1955 1737 1956 7318 1957 1 30- 30- 30- 31- 31- The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year.
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:38 am
Single-Sixer
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 472 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
I acquired #1748. According to RL Wilson the last one shipped in 1955 was #1736 ( Info used by RENE ) John Dougan lists #1750 as the last one shipped. Well I had mine lettered and it shipped December of 1955. Oh happy days . Trying to complete my First Year .357 display and this is the bookend. Also 13XX is soon coming my way. Sooo, now just need 11XX, 12XX and 16XX. BTW the display will now include consecutive 10XX's. Life is good
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Gonna shoot it?
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Single-Sixer
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 472 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Probably won't shoot it. No need. I have collectors and shooters.
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Kudos Tom!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you happen to know where #1750 is? Does Dougan? Looking forward to seeing your display! pruger45, many of us do as Tom does. We buy guns for collecting & others for shooting. THAT'S why we can preserve the history & knowledge of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
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Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:01 am Posts: 6676 Location: Bowling Green, Oh
Tom, that is a great find..isn't chasing numbers fun RR
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Hunter
Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:57 pm Posts: 2762 Location: Vinton, VA
When it is stated that a certain serial numbered gun such as 1750 or 1736 is the last gun shipped in 1955. It means that that gun is the last gun shipped on the last day of the year. It is possible that there were higher numbered guns shipped before the last day of the year. such as guns with 100 or 200 higher serial numbers. It is also possible that guns with lower serial numbers will be shipped in 1956. You have to realize that Ruger doesn't manufacture guns in order of serial numbers. They only stamp the frames in order of the serial numbers, low to high. Certain guns may have a problem in manufacturing and it may take a day or longer to get it fixed so that a few hundred guns will be shipped and then this lower serial number will be shipped day or days later. Only a letter from Ruger will give you the actual shipping date.
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Single-Sixer
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 472 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
You are all on point. RR chasing numbers is addicting but fun! Tyrone well said and I have contacted JD. Waiting on a response and yes Street we know there are few constants with Ruger. JD's ship dates do say 'approximate.' I am thrilled it lettered as a December, 1955 gun. OK RR and back to the addiction/sickness I had bought a back up 1703 that is shooter grade as a back up just in case 1748 it did not letter
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Long Frame Super
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:01 am Posts: 4083 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. USA
Nice Old Gun! Great find.
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That said, it's not likely that a letter would actually say 'last one shipped in (year)'. All the letter will tell us is WHEN it shipped. We have to look at the collected data of those who actually keep track of such stuff to see what APPEARS to be the last one shipped in any given year. At present, Tommy's #1748 shows up on Bob's List as the 'last one shipped in 1955'. That said, there are LOWER numbered guns that show as shipped in 1956. Street's point is well-made . . . they got shipped in somewhat random order and the serial number alone does not pin down the actual ship date of any gun, or even the ship YEAR. Bob's List includes several guns whose serial numbers would seem to indicate they shipped in December of 1955 or January of 1956, but we don't have ship dates for these and I make no claim for their ship dates. All I'll say is any particular gun falls within a particular range of ship dates and add that a letter is required to pin one down for certain. The List gives a snapshot of what has been observed and noted on a strictly amateur basis and as such is for our consideration and amusement only. Bob was simply trying to make a little sense of what he saw, and I've attempted to keep up with that approach as seen here with my recording of #1748. I am, after all, merely Bob's clerk.
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Single-Sixer
Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:21 am Posts: 140 Location: Indiana
Based on my limited information, and since Ruger did not ship in serial number order, it is likely a lower serial numbered .357 shipped after a higher numbered gun. If Ruger ever provides complete shipping date information (day, month, and year), perhaps the last .357 shipped in 1955 can actually be determined. Bill
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Historically, Ruger letters only include month and year of shipment. There are exceptions to this, of course . . . as with everything Ruger. Point is, we'll never know until someone finds, letters, and reports on a gun so lettered. This is why it's important for folks to share their information with us. For what it's worth, Bob's List does NOT record names of gun owners. This is important to some folks, and we respect that.
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Buckeye
Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:07 pm Posts: 1304 Location: Alabama
I have a question for you 'number guys' and it is actually a serious question. Does anything make the last gun of a certain year or the first gun of a certain year, actually worth any more money than any other gun shipped the same year. Provided there are no changes from year to year, they are identical and only differentiated by when they left the factory, which as pointed out, is NOT in numerical order. So does it matter
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Ruger Guru
Joined: Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 37370 Location: Lake Lure NC USA
I think the idea of collecting has many facets. Such as the consecutive numbered guns, or in this case, the last gun or first gun shipped as a year changes. When a company is young & struggling, record keeping, (especially in that era,) wasn't as big a deal as it becomes once the company is successful. But good, solid records of a desirable item & all the changes or whatever is the actual history of the company. Example, look at Colt. By having good records, they can show where a gun was shipped & many other details such as who ordered it. Historical figures attached to an object can often be valued much higher, due to the provenience. With Ruger, those of us deeply interested in the history, by chasing such stuff, we are the ones gathering the history & knowledge that can be preserved for future generations. But, thanks to the way Bill Ruger ran things, we all know how 'anything can happen.' So, getting the 'last gun shipped,' or the 'first gun shipped' around a year change is but a niche in collecting. I call it 'Rugeritis.' And, as a collector, I do NOT want a cure.
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