

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 W.M.R., produced and shipped in January 1966'. First known as the Ruger Revolver and Ruger Single Six Model until 1955, they all had a 5 1/2' barrel and black hard rubber grips. Customer service confirmed: 'Single-Six serial number 436392 is a RSS5X, model 00212, blue, 5 1/2' barrel. Those early models known as the old model with 3 screws thru the cylinder frame were made before 1973. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was Its a very early one and with a 4 digit serial it was made the 2nd year of production, 1954 in. 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 1964 to 1972) Caliber: 22 LR

Ruger Super Single Six Serial Number History
