1955 Ruger Blackhawk SN 55
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Can you get a picture?
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show off!!! Nice one to have
Gosh, and I thought the 44 mag flatop came out in 1956.........
....and welcome to the Forum.......
....and welcome to the Forum.......
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We can not ask value on here can we?
belong to good friend, just sold it. Thought everybody would like seeing they are still out there.
no not converted. Hammer never cocked. My friend had a 357 Magnum, 357 / 9mm Convertible, 30 Carbine, 41 Magnum all NIB 3 scew Blachawks never converted.
RENE,- 2 digit .44 Mag Flattop...$4,600.00 to the right collector.
Great 1st post,,,,,
Terry
Great 1st post,,,,,
Terry
That is very cool
Yes, you can ask what it is worth on this forum. But in your title and your post you made a statement only. You never asked what is was worth, at least not that I could see.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!
No they are not very tight!
BF never done/offered on the OM 30 carbine, other than promo photo.
Was originally a Brownell gun. Frank Brownell had SN 55 and 56 in low SN pgm.........perhaps this was one of Red Duke's firearms in current time frame.........According to the numerical list of low SN assignees from Flatgate and RENE(Yrs ago........)
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That is really something to see. Thanks for sharing.
Sgt Duncan
Bearcat
I agree !Gosh, and I thought the 44 mag flatop came out in 1956.........
just some small 'details' but all in all, some very, very NICE guns.......... 
If you'd share the SN of the brass frame .30, we can tell you if it is the ONE known.
Or, I guess, we could just tell you that the one known is 50-18400 and you can check yourself and report back please.
Ruger sold many of the brass grip frames as a $20 part that folks would buy to customize their guns, so a lot of brass frame guns you run across today were modified that way and don't fetch the values that the factory-shipped brassies do.
Or, I guess, we could just tell you that the one known is 50-18400 and you can check yourself and report back please.
Ruger sold many of the brass grip frames as a $20 part that folks would buy to customize their guns, so a lot of brass frame guns you run across today were modified that way and don't fetch the values that the factory-shipped brassies do.
Then I'd suggest spending the ten bucks for a factory letter to attempt to confirm it. Unconfirmed, it is a $700 or so gun. If it confirmed, you might be looking at $10K.
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As you can see,, the .30 Carbine can be either a very rare one,, or just a screwdriver modification. As noted above,, you could buy the brass g/f & trigger easily, and swap them out. Dealers did it,, and private parties did it. A FEW unsavory types,, would CLAIM it to be "factory" when in fact it wasn't,, trying to get more money out of one.
But if it's an OM .30 Carbine,, and the brass g/f is a Ruger one,, I'd put the value closer to $900. A factory brass g/f & trigger is worth about $300 alone. You can check the g/f by removing the grips,, and if it has casting markings of "MR3-DB" it's factory. That was the factory designation for their brass g/f's.
But if it's an OM .30 Carbine,, and the brass g/f is a Ruger one,, I'd put the value closer to $900. A factory brass g/f & trigger is worth about $300 alone. You can check the g/f by removing the grips,, and if it has casting markings of "MR3-DB" it's factory. That was the factory designation for their brass g/f's.
Well, my valuation, while off the cuff, factored in (or out) the missing XR3-RED grip frame, grips, and narrower trigger needed to restore a modified gun to original configuration. But sure, it could be $800+. The larger point being that since there are exactly zero confirmed brass frame .30 Carbine Blackhawks at this time, if one were to confirm as a BKH-31B, collectors would bid it to the moon in a well-publicized auction. Even the one "known" example 50-18400 will not letter as aBKH-31B.
It is known that many brass frame Super Blackhawks left the factory without being noted as having brass frames. That happened when there was a shortage of steel grip frames, so brass ones were substituted but not noted. That could very well have happened to a few .30's as well, but the chances are less likely since the standard .30 grip frame was the alloy XR3-RED that was not in short supply. And if Dougan found no evidence of that when he was allowed in to plow through Ruger records while researching his P&R book (which lists all known brass frame revolvers by serial number in tables in the back), the chances of getting one confirmed are slim. There are however still occasional S47B guns that come up as probably legit that didn't make it into the book.
It is known that many brass frame Super Blackhawks left the factory without being noted as having brass frames. That happened when there was a shortage of steel grip frames, so brass ones were substituted but not noted. That could very well have happened to a few .30's as well, but the chances are less likely since the standard .30 grip frame was the alloy XR3-RED that was not in short supply. And if Dougan found no evidence of that when he was allowed in to plow through Ruger records while researching his P&R book (which lists all known brass frame revolvers by serial number in tables in the back), the chances of getting one confirmed are slim. There are however still occasional S47B guns that come up as probably legit that didn't make it into the book.
thank you. I will do that.
as we all know, anything is possible. I was wondering if the Ruger letter would confirm the Brass frame?
It will list the catalog number they recorded back in the day. It will likely be BKH-31 but if they recorded it as having the brass frame, it will be BKH-31B. The trailing B denotes Brass. You should explain the situation in hopes that they will dig a little deeper to see if they can find evidence of the brass frame.
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