1959 10" Flattop .44 & 1960 7.5" Flattop .44

I had another thread on these but my Photobucket account has changed and dumped my previous pics. I thought I would post the recent pics I took. You may have see these before as I bought them from a Rugerforum member. The 10" is near perfect and the 7.5" is excellent.

First the 10" Serial # 18980

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And the 7.5" Serial # 22778

They look wonderful! Way to go!! 8)

Outstanding pair of Flattops!



flatgate

You are the envy of many,,,,, :wink: :wink:

Great looking pair of Rugers!!
Terry

very nice!!

Doesn't get much better. thanks for sharing 8)

Very nice, Mike. Congratulations on a nice pair of flattops! If you decide you might want a box for that 7.5", let me know. I have a spare that I would part with.

BB45C

Gotta feel good getting those two scarce Rugers FINE examples :!:

americal said:

Gotta feel good getting those two scarce Rugers FINE examples :!:

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Thanks, it does feel good. I mistakenly thought that here in Canada there wouldn't be near the level of choicer finds as there are stateside. However I have come to realise there are many collectors in this country who appreciate the old model Rugers. Far from finding an occasional beater there are lots of very nice examples if a person is patient and aware. They aren't cheap but I guess in the end it isn't about that. I thank those here for being so helpful in sharing the knowledge that leads to making good choices.

Mike in Vancouver

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:shock: wow.

just for your info number 22780 is a 10 inch gun. so where is 22779

nrobe50 said:

just for your info number 22780 is a 10 inch gun. so where is 22779

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Hmmm...do you have a letter on 22780? Just curious. It does fall out of the normal block of 10" guns and for the most part the 10" are all in their own blocks. There are exceptions though, like 22801 which is also a 10", but I don't know if that one is lettered either.
Nothing in my notes for 22779, but there are a bunch of 7-1/2" right there, from 22661 through 23138 with only a handful of 6-1/2" noted in that block.
Chet15

22780 letters as a 10 inch gun

Love those Long Tom single actions!

With a 10" .44 revolver who needs a rifle?

I had always wished Ruger would come out with a 16" .44 Mag SBH and fit a stock to it.

BC Mike, absolutely stunning!

Excellent flat tops and good pics too. Those would make any Ruger accumulator envious.

Just noticed that my letter says my BKH47 #22778 shipped Dec. '59 but Ruger serial #'s on website and RENE say 1960 began with#22232. Goes to show you can never tell for sure............

Mike

I'm not surprised Ruger flood damage covers a lot of things---like maybe--whatever don't fit the mold of Ruger collecting

Nice Photos! One of these days I am going to start doing photos..... J/S