Just got in a load of scarce Rugers and had a bit of a surprise waiting for me in the batch; the first SSM-6X label that I've ever seen.
The .32 H&R x 32/20 "Buckeye Special" was a dual cylinder Blackhawk, catalog number S-32X. The common box label looks like this (except most are not pasted over a red label, but that's another story):
But when these guns were first made, the earliest labels had several differences, two of which were errors. First, these labels called the gun a Single-Six (it is a full size Blackhawk frame). Second, the catalog number was incorrectly stated as SSM-6X. The other difference (which I was unaware of until seeing this one) is that they also actually called out "Buckeye Special" on the labels:
RENE estimates about 200 of these labels escaped on some of the 3 digit guns.
I was planning on re-selling this Buckeye, but now it looks like I'll have to keep it :cry: :cry: :cry: I hate when THAT happens :D 8) :lol:
There was reportedly a third label type used on some 2 and 3 digit guns, but I've never seen that one either. Supposedly it is plain white, but I wonder what that red thing is under the label in the upper photo (that box belongs to a low 2 digit gun).
The .32 H&R x 32/20 "Buckeye Special" was a dual cylinder Blackhawk, catalog number S-32X. The common box label looks like this (except most are not pasted over a red label, but that's another story):
But when these guns were first made, the earliest labels had several differences, two of which were errors. First, these labels called the gun a Single-Six (it is a full size Blackhawk frame). Second, the catalog number was incorrectly stated as SSM-6X. The other difference (which I was unaware of until seeing this one) is that they also actually called out "Buckeye Special" on the labels:
RENE estimates about 200 of these labels escaped on some of the 3 digit guns.
I was planning on re-selling this Buckeye, but now it looks like I'll have to keep it :cry: :cry: :cry: I hate when THAT happens :D 8) :lol:
There was reportedly a third label type used on some 2 and 3 digit guns, but I've never seen that one either. Supposedly it is plain white, but I wonder what that red thing is under the label in the upper photo (that box belongs to a low 2 digit gun).
