Bkat
Blackhawk
I would appreciate some opinions on a Red Eagle standard auto I saw today at a local gun shop. It comes with suposedly original box, manual and business reply card and is priced at $350. The SN is 339XX. The shop says it's a 1951 gun, but both RENE and the Ruger site say it's 1952. There's a noticeable 1 or 2 millimeter chip out of the red eagle, but other than that I would guess it's a 93--95% gun, although I'm not very good at estimating condition. There's just a small, faint streak of "blueing fade" on one side of the barrel, and that's the only real flaw I can see other than the chipped red eagle.
According to RENE, the SN range (30002--35029) makes it a type 8 Red Eagle. However, RENE also says there were Black Eagles in the SN range of 33041--49664. The trigger is chrome plated but I do not remember the bolt being blued, as RENE describes. The box is in good condition with the right catalog numbers. No serial number is penciled on it.
So a couple questions:
--Is it possible this is a black eagle that has been dressed up with faux red eagle grips?
--Did some Red Eagles ship in 1952?
--If this is a type 8 Red Eagle, is the $350 price a bargain, given the condition of the gun and box as I've described it?
If it's a bargain, I'll probably pick it up. If it's just a so-so price, I'll wait for a better example of a Red Eagle. Thanks in advance for any advice and opinions.
Bkat
According to RENE, the SN range (30002--35029) makes it a type 8 Red Eagle. However, RENE also says there were Black Eagles in the SN range of 33041--49664. The trigger is chrome plated but I do not remember the bolt being blued, as RENE describes. The box is in good condition with the right catalog numbers. No serial number is penciled on it.
So a couple questions:
--Is it possible this is a black eagle that has been dressed up with faux red eagle grips?
--Did some Red Eagles ship in 1952?
--If this is a type 8 Red Eagle, is the $350 price a bargain, given the condition of the gun and box as I've described it?
If it's a bargain, I'll probably pick it up. If it's just a so-so price, I'll wait for a better example of a Red Eagle. Thanks in advance for any advice and opinions.
Bkat