2 vintage ruger's at CT Cabelas not outrageous prices eith

They have a SBH 44 mag in a wood case SN 8831 $1000

Bearcat in the box sn 18883 S300

Interesting. Methinks a s/n 88XX gun would have been a White Box gun...

Thanks for posting.

flatgate

I think flatgate is correct on this.

It's in a correctly labeled wood box now and fits perfect. Might not have come that way but still a nice package, Chet's reference ID's the case to 8650 so it wouldn't surprise me if it is legit.

Histories say that box was not always bought with gun, but was left with the dealer so gun was $10 less at initial purchase. Lots can happen in 50 years.........
At that price, who cares? 8)

about as "transition" as one can get, and I totally agree with
Splitz' ..." at that price who cares..." too bad I didn't collect them... :roll:

I corresponded with Chad who said the sn in the guide is a known correct as it came from the original owner so it's not like SN 8650 is cast in stone as the last one. My impression is nobody really knows what SN is the last one. Regardless, fortuitously in yesterday's mail I got a coupon for 100 bucks off for any purchase over 500. I have a Cabela's Visa card. Needless to say, though I really didn't need it, The SBH has a new home. It looks good next to the other SBH in the mahogany box SN 299. I asked Cabela's to contact the person they got it from to see if there was any pertinent history or if they were the original owner and if the box and gun came together

I wish you good luck with the Provenance. I've s/n 5684. High Polish, nickled hinges.



How do I "letter" this gun?



flatgate

Latest info from Cabellas in NE says this gun along with 6 or 7 just like it with the boxes came into them from the Rex Dunlap estate. This was several years ago. The Cabella's guy in CT says the State of origin was Wyoming. Flatgate you should have known about these

I've had good luck there sometimes.