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[choirboy]

Found this in an old silhouette book, Shooting Steel from 1986 in case it provides information anyone needs. I can make better copies if necessary. Enjoy. CB

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

 

[flatgate]

Smarty Pants!

IIRC, the original issue was a 7-1/2 inch Super in a cardboard box. The later guns were the fine single gun Mahogany Cased examples. The cased pairs are kinda scarce although I knew a guy that had three or four sets.....

flatgate

PS WMG, your case is sure warped!!!!! :roll:

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I can't see my pic from work so I was posting "blind". But yeah, I think I remember there being some fisheye effect on that one. I have learned to back off and use a little zoom to correct that. Corrects the "bent barrel" effect too.

Let's see, I think the story on these S410N IHMSA 500 guns is that they are consecutively serial numbered from 83-80001 through 83-80500 and the number stamped in the butt corresponds to the last 3 digits of the SN. Guns 401-500 were reserved for the RCA. Of the 500 guns, 100 were paired up to make 50 pairs, including 20 guns (10 pairs) in the RCA series. Mine are RCA guns #1 and #2, IHMSA #401 and #402. They have cardboard boxes and shippers as well, and the wood case has a cardboard shipper.

I had a single but sold it when I was chasing some other prize and needed funds. As I recall, that single gun was a Ruger employee's gun and had all the address labels going out & back.

EDIT: After posting, I see that the above document states the serial number range. Interesting that it says the wood case was made to duplicate the original "flattop" case! Oh well.

EDIT 2: Wow, if I keep reading, it also defines the RCA range 401-500. I guess I was a little quick on the draw to post all that stuff :roll:

 

[1gunsnotenough]

WMA how long have you been collecting Rugers. Everytime a thread comes up you post a picture of one you have. My question is there any Ruger that is super rare that you are questing for. Just curious.
Thanks

 

[radicalrod]

Weaselmeat has every RARE OLD MODEL available.......that is why he has started on all the RARE NEW MODELS soon he will need to start on the RARE NEW NEW MODELS or is that the really New Rare New Models.......man that's why I stay away from them.....I can't keep them all strait :lol: :lol: :lol: see ya RR.

 

[Sonnytoo]

those darned guns are pretty.
sonnytoo

 

[BowenBuilt]

Anytime you want to get rid of that warped case and those old bent barrels let me know.
BB

 

[LAH]

The Gun Digest Book of Single Action Revolvers by Jack Lewis on Page 190 & 191 has three pictures of these IHMSA Rugers..............Creeker

 

[SBH4628]

I have #315,,,But no case