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You have a Type VI Red Eagle and it should have the red eagle grips. The site looks like a homemade affair. Also, I believe they were still using bolts that were not blued yet. Here's a pic of mine to show you the correct type grips, site, and bolt.
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Hi , do your grips have numbers on the back like mine do? ThanksWelcome to the board!
You have a Type VI Red Eagle and it should have the red eagle grips. The site looks like a homemade affair. Also, I believe they were still using bolts that were not blued yet. Here's a pic of mine to show you the correct type grips, site, and bolt.
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Can anyone recommend the best reference book on these ?
They do not. Original red eagle grips will not have them.Hi , do your grips have numbers on the back like mine do? Thanks
Thanks !They do not. Original red eagle grips will not have them.
ThanksThey do not. Original red eagle grips will not have them.
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These were my first two books, and my favorites. Chad's book has a LOT of info on the Standard, Mark I and Mark II pistols, the early pistol bible if you will. Don's book is just one of the best pictorial representations for the early pistols I've come across, and there's good history on Ruger in there too. Both of these are a must have for your library. Chad's book is out of print so you have to find one on the secondary market. They pop up on eBay frequently. Don's book can be had HERE for $45, but if join the Ruger Owners Collectors Society (ROCS) you can save $10, and get it for $35.
Another good one is Ruger Pistols and Revolvers. While it mostly caters to the early revolvers, the begining of the book has some great info for collectors of the auto pistol. If you even think about starting up with the single six or Blackhawks you definitely want this book.
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What is a "recoil spring support" ?
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That bolt is AWESOME!!! I've always hated the design with the "support" cutout that doesn't lock the support down. It (the support) tends to lift up a bit during firing and then allows the firing pin tip to lift up. That results in some strikes missing the primer pocket and an FTF......and NO "support" cut into the front top of the bolt.........
Love that pic!!! Note the bottom gun also has an address that includes the abbreviation "INC."!!! So that is a special gun indeed because the "INC." receiver address didn't come out until 1964. Serial numbers were changed to the large size in about November 1963. GO FIGURE!!! Somebody made that one special at the factory!! Always figured because somebody wanted a replacement for the early original 2720 and knew somebody in the hierarchy at Ruger. Dan found the proverbial needle in a haystack by getting them matched up again!!