1911 observations

[chet15]

Haven't had too many reports of 1911 sn's being turned in yet, the highest sn I've had reported is nearly 670-04000.

But on comparing pics from a couple different magazines I note that "Shooting Times" June 2011 pictures a gun on the cover with a serial number that was put on in block style letters. That gun is sn 670-02015 which is apparently one of the first 15 or 16 produced since Ruger started at about 670-02000 on this model.
The gun pictured on Ruger's New Products catalog, Version II (handed out at the recent NRA show) is sn 670-02465 and had the serial number applied in line style, not double-line, like 670-02015.
I assume there probably aren't too many Ruger 1911's that look like 670-02015 described above.
Also, the ST gun has black checkered hard rubber diamond grips with integrally molded Ruger eagle logo while all production 1911's are apparently coming with diamond checkered cocobolo grips with black background "sturmless" medallions.

Lastly....what the heck is this? A prototype or a photoshop pic??? I'm betting it is a true prototype, but has anybody else seen a Ruger 1911 that looks like this??? Maybe those that tested them in December 2010 or earlier?

Chet15

 

[gunman42782]

First I have seen. Glad they didn't actually put any out like that. That big Ruger on the slide looks guady. As a matter of fact, that looks as tacky as the way Taurus does their 1911!

 

[JCW64]

Here's another post that shows one with rubber grips.

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=118314

 

[BC Mike]

Haven't had too many reports of 1911 sn's being turned in yet, the highest sn I've had reported is nearly 670-04000.

But on comparing pics from a couple different magazines I note that "Shooting Times" June 2011 pictures a gun on the cover with a serial number that was put on in block style letters. That gun is sn 670-02015 which is apparently one of the first 15 or 16 produced since Ruger started at about 670-02000 on this model.
The gun pictured on Ruger's New Products catalog, Version II (handed out at the recent NRA show) is sn 670-02465 and had the serial number applied in line style, not double-line, like 670-02015.
I assume there probably aren't too many Ruger 1911's that look like 670-02015 described above.
Also, the ST gun has black checkered hard rubber diamond grips with integrally molded Ruger eagle logo while all production 1911's are apparently coming with diamond checkered cocobolo grips with black background "sturmless" medallions.

Lastly....what the heck is this? A prototype or a photoshop pic??? I'm betting it is a true prototype, but has anybody else seen a Ruger 1911 that looks like this??? Maybe those that tested them in December 2010 or earlier?

Chet15

Swat magazine has a youtube video showing the Ruger 1911 with the black rubber grips and Gunblast shows a video with the double diamond type it ships with.

The grips in the one above look similar to the ones on my S&W Pro-Series made by ROCO:

Here is a pic of the version I'm ordering from a Canadian importer. Serial # is 670-02465

Mike

 

[chet15]

Yeah..that last Ruger 1911 pic is a file photo from Rugers 2011 catalog and New Products catalog.
Chet15