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Tulsa show coming up November 12th and 13th. My table buddy and I will be upstairs at B7 table 11. It can be recognized by the black table cover with the ROCS patch in the middle. As some of you have heard me talk about how our son turned 50 this year and he cares little to nothing about my...

Ale8. --- that is what they were talking about. But. As anyone can guess. Easy to "finish" it.

On the letters, I wonder if somebody misunderstood what was said at Tulsa, because I've never heard of somebody giving letters outside of the factory, besides when the RCA was doing them. And if somebody is doing that, it wouldn't take too long for our hobby to disown that person to Ruger...

Also in addition - to further Ruger66's comment above - here is the letter for the RS.

Here is a copy of the letter for this 44X carbine. I sent her an email as she had invited me to do. I copied this letter as a memory jogger. Later that day she called me. She said she went back to 1965, 1966, and 1967 (which is the year this one was made). She found no evidence of any 44XC...

It is a distinct change from my original post but - Hey - why not!! The three cylinder OM 45 is a 3 digit s/n and has a 45 Colt, 45 ACP, and a 45 Win Mag cylinder. And, it shoots fine!!! The grips are factory Ruger but the emblem has been changed out to a NRA emblem. it came in a cheap Doscosil...

I suppose I should add ---- They ended up buying one each. They confirmed mine were legit from Ruger. My point to this whole thread has been the concerned with the counterfeit Ruger letters. I would never have guessed anyone would ever consider a value added in counterfeiting a Ruger...

In my case, I had factory brass framed old model 357's with boxes and a couple of old model 45 convertibles. I wanted letters originally to verify that the factory actually shipped them in that configuration. If it is "just a Ruger", I agree that there is no need for a factory letter. I will...

I am a bit late in getting to this but ----- At the April Tulsa show, I had two fellows checking out some of my brass frame Old Models. I have letters for them. However, they kept looking at their phones. Turned out, they have pictures of the lists in Dougan's book (as do I) and were...

Not the best picture but -- bottom to top: S/N 365. second from bottom is 98956 with factory rear peep, middle is the Manlicher, second from top is a No.3 in 44 Mag, and top is the 99/44. Not shown (for some reason no picture in my files) is a No.1 in 44 mag plus a model 77/44 (blue/wood)...

I now can add - I sent a reply thanking her for all the good information. Plus, I asked if she might positively confirm that the International was checkered by "Ruger" recognizing that it was an outsourced job. She came back and confirmed it. So, I fully plan to send in for the "official"...

I sent message to Ruger asking about verification of three of my 44 Carbines. I will attempt to either attach or copy/paste her response here. BUT, the big point for me is - GEEZ! She told me way more than I expected, and I think that kind of service is wonderful. If you go to their website...