A little Single Six identification help if you would

[Marlin Buckhorn]

I recently bought this SS Magnum at auction. The revolver has a large amount of engraving on the gun. I bought the gun at auction and they sold it with engraver "unknown".
From the serial number the gun left the factory in 1963 and it has both the magnum and long rifle cylinder. The gun has been fitted with Micro Sights and it looks like the loading gate might b

e an after market item. I have posted several pictures, I hope. Any thing you can tell me about this gun would be deeply appreciated.

 

[hittman]

https://ruger.com/pdf/letterOfAuthenticity.pdf

This.

 

[Marlin Buckhorn]

Had already printed and filled out the form. In the mail with a check tomorrow.

 

[hittman]

Attach a nice cover letter with specifics of your question. Maybe even print one of those pics.

 

[rugerguy]

Nice gun and all "era" correct from that time period, very nice pictures and do not see anything that may divulge who did it ,,,,,anything under the grip panels?? or even under the ejector housing, marked on the barrel and covered by the housing, our late friend FLoyd Warren here in OHio used to sign his name and date under the housings, and as "Many" Ruger collectors know by now Jarreds engravings were a pattern of his initials on the underside..... I see the coiled snake below the hammer, may have some meaning or connotation, or maybe from the area the gun came from ( work was done) again nice looking piece, just primitive enough for my liking....I do recall seeing some like this that were done over seas back at that time era, in the Asian area, guys traded the work done for smokes......
Thanks for sharing......

 

[contender]

Can't add much to Dan's assessment, except that the loading gate not being engraved is a bit odd. It looks like a factory one. The only real aftermarket loading gate was an earlier "Premier" brand,, and it's not one of those. Maybe it was replaced after the engraving was done????

 

[peachhead]

I was unaware that any of the magnum marked guns left the factory with a LR cylinder. Maybe it was special ordered that way?

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Mag-marked guns were only single cylinder at first (1959) but after Ruger started offering convertibles in the other barrel lengths (1961), they offered the 6.5" in a convertible as well (model RSSMX), but without changing the frame legend until 1962. The LR cylinder is considered the second cylinder for a RSSMX.

 

[Marlin Buckhorn]

With the information provided by Weaselmeatgravy my gun would be like the one described in the first paragraph in his post. As far as engraving info there is nothing under the grips and I haven't taken the ejector housing off as I haven't found a proper screw driver yet. The base of the grip has
"M. D. Figueroa" engraved on it. I had assumed those were the initials/name of a past owner.
Thanks for all of the info from everybody, hoping to learn even more

No markings under the ejector housing either.

 

[Marlin Buckhorn]

The nice ladies at Ruger Records called me yesterday. They say the gun was made in April of 62 and shipped in Aug 62. The gun was part of a 60 gun order shipped to Army-Air Force Exchange. Original shipped to Oakland I believe but from there they went to Okinawa. The gun was originally shipped with both cylinders but no engraving by Ruger. The Okinawa connection could be the connection to engraving that rugerguy referred to in his post.
If I forgot or got anything wrong they said on the phone I will correct this post when I get the letter.