Type III .22 Auto, Box, Shipper

Serial number 7535, box and shipper numbered to the pistol. I have thought about adding a fairly early .22 Auto to my collection and this one seemed perfect since it had the box, shipper, instruction sheet, brush, and some additional documentation.

Bill

I reposted the photos using another hosting site. Are they showing now?

Bill

Doc4429 said:

I reposted the photos using another hosting site. Are they showing now?

Bill

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Yes they are and what a nice clean package.

as good as it gets

Very, very nice! Kudos!

That is an exceptionally nice Standard. 8)

Congratulation's on a fine pistol, the pictures say it all.

Terry

Very Nice Complete Package!

Never seen a shipper for a Red Eagle. Except for the Salt Cod one. Could you show some pictures for the shipper. I would love to see what is written on it's outside. Thanks and that is one nice package for sure.

street...The only writing on the shipper is the serial number. The R599 (meaning unknown) was written at some point after the auto was shipped.

Bill

WOW I like that.....I wonder why you never see these with the shipper.....Congrats Doc.

That is, indeed, a nice package! I am green with envy, to say the least. In the era of the aforementioned Ruger, seldom were boxes preserved; simply tossed. It is rare to find a box let alone a shipper, that I have never seen before, has survived the ages. I have collected Rugers before it was the going rage and I still come across new things, Ruger, which keeps the hunt going. Thanks for sharing your good fortune.

Regards

I would guess the R599 number would be dealer inventory number.

Wow!!!
The absolute earliest brown cardboard shipper known!!! And not long after the last of the salt cod boxes were used.
So, no additional sleeve marking on the outside of the brown cardboard is obviously what they did at that time, since they had no other products at the time... just the Ruger Standard model.
I am surprised it doesn't have a shipping label on the outside to at least the distributor... or, by that time their distributor system was set up and multiple sleeved guns were shipped in larger boxes.
The gun is a dandy too!! Does the magazine have the short slot or longer slot below the round hole on the side of the magazine?
Chet15

I hope this photo answers your question about the magazine. If not, I can take more photos.

Bill

Yes that works. long slot below.
The slot went from the shorter slot below the hole to long slot at about sn 7000.
Chet15

Anybody have a photo of a "long slot" magazine alongside a "short slot" magazine?

wish I could scan Pg 23 of Hiddlesons "Encyclopedia of Ruger1949-1991"
they are pictured there and noted 3 earlier mags from Docs, all white , two tone, etc.,,,,,,,,yes indeed a very NICE "package" Doc, thanks for sharing...........

Received the letter from Ruger on Monday. The .22 Auto was shipped in August 1950 to Klein's Sporting Goods in Chicago, IL.

Bill

I just sold an early Red Eagle box and it shows the "famous" utility knife line on the top of the box where a split shipping sleeve was opened. Looks like your shipper is opened on the end. It's rare to find a split shipper opened on the end. Very nice stuff.
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=290791&p=2901774#p2901774