A friend just picked up a very clean 357 maximum with a 10.5" bbl. It had a serial number of 600-036??ish. The blue on the gun was fantastic but had a drag line on the cylinder. It had adj. sights. According to the Ruger website, it looks like this one was made sometime during 1983. It had only a hint of a mark on the top strap where some get cut from use. The only other one I have seen was at Jaquas Fine guns and it was rough at $500. I would love to hear some facts, values, and info on this unique Ruger handgun. I have heard that about 9,000 to 11,000 were made.
Doug
Doug