My Father just passed away last week suddenly this thread reminded me I traded out my dad for his old Flatgate serial #445xx I can't remember the rest of the serial # been a few years since I looked at it not much bluing on it but no rust he always had it in a leather holster he made back when it was new. Been kind of saddened since his passing but this thread gave me the spark to go dig it out and look it over again. This old flatgate was the one I shot when I was 9 or 10 years old at ground squirrels home in Montana.
That flatgate started my desire to 'Get Me One Like Dads' !
Well several Rugers later I was addicted to Ruger's!
Thanks Dad!