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. For more than 70 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. With products made in America, Ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of more than 40 product lines. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. is one of the nations leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but Now Im shown a field to enter the serial number and the web site comes back. This number should be used as a point of reference Whalerman said: Until this week, every time I looked up a serial number, Rugers web site presented me with a table (list) of a models numbers and approximate date of manufacture. For Letters of Authenticity, please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form. For specific questions or additional information, please contact Customer Service. Note: This service is provided as reference only, and accuracy is not guaranteed. The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for Enter your Ruger serial number above to view its model number, product line, caliber, production status, ship date and instruction manual. (Manufactured from 1953 to 1973) Caliber: 22 LR
Ruger Single Six Standard Serial Number History