LCR serial numbers

Seems there's something whacky in the .38 Special LCR serial numbering. 544-48629 has a B.O.D. of 8/14 and 543-47706 was made only two months earlier???
Not sure what Ruger was doing there.
What is everybody else's 544- prefix LCR in .38 Special??
Chet15

bump.
Still looking for serial numbers on other 544- prefix LCR's

An update on the two tone LCR. They are model number 05450 (same as the standard blued 357) and the two I saw are sr# 546-54960 and 546-54945
Oh 54960 is mine
They tell me that it is stainless steel and not just polished. But I can't prove it one way or another right now.
I hear they were a test model that has been scraped at this time maybe as many as 50 made. But have no proof of that number.

Checked today and 54960 has a test fire date of 2/13

Here is what one looks like

Ruger45 said:

Here is what one looks like

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Great stuff! Thanks for sharing this important piece of Ruger history!!
Really, I can't imagine Ruger not introducing this model sometime in the future.
Chet15

That is sweet looking!! I hope they start producing these!! I would have to have one

I picked up my .327 Federal two weeks ago, 545 prefix.