I noticed that the Ruger letter only gave the date as Dec 1953. Maybe that was to cover both the assembly and shipping dates? It would have been better to have both dates, since this was a 1st day manufactured gun.@victorio1sw, I suspect that if you wrote back to Ruger with the info from the Dougan book showing it was assembled on Dec 15, they would be willing to re-do your letter with that first-day date. They are aware that John was given unprecedented access to the factory records, so they trust the data in his book.
I noticed that the Ruger letter only gave the date as Dec 1953. Maybe that was to cover both the assembly and shipping dates? It would have been better to have both dates, since this was a 1st day manufactured gun.
I agree, it would have nice to have BOTH dates down, as that what makes that gun special in my opinion, as everything was done in Dec. '53, but again both dates listed would have been sweet!I noticed that the Ruger letter only gave the date as Dec 1953. Maybe that was to cover both the assembly and shipping dates? It would have been better to have both dates, since this was a 1st day manufactured gun.
I see that. Maybe that was to cover both the assembly and shipping dates? It would have been better to have both dates, since this was a 1st day manufactured gun.Hey there,
Take a look at your letter, it shows production and shipping date, both listed as Dec 1953.
Cheers,
JAYDAWG
no, Colt charges per gun with no discounts for multiple letters! I can't wait that long so usually do expedited (which speeds it up to 3 weeks) two Colts, week before last, expedited 400 bucks!Wow! A Ruger letter only costs 10 BUCKS! ONLY TAKES FEW WEEKS? OMG! I got a flood of Smith's, and number of Colts..I wish a letter from Them was 10$ and few weeks..They turned it into a RACQUET! 100+BUCKS PER GUN! AND LONGER THEN 2 WEEKS! Been tempted to see if i cud get discount if i did a number at one time?
Anybody ever tried that? Just 10 letters,andbyou cud have gotten a Gun for that @ 100 bucks a clip Is the info in this thread on Ruger? 10$ SO REASONABLE! THANX GUYS!
I agree…. Ruger Letters are definitely a bargain!Old Colts have been so altered & such,, that having a true factory letter for one to verify it's an "as shipped" instead of a modified gun can add a LOT of value to a gun. I agree that their expense of a letter is a bit much,, but I also feel that a Ruger letter is a bargain!
Not long ago, if you were a CCA member, the Colt Archives would give a 10% discount. That in addition to a quantity discount.no, Colt charges per gun with no discounts for multiple letters! I can't wait that long so usually do expedited (which speeds it up to 3 weeks) two Colts, week before last, expedited 400 bucks!