I saw this on another forum

[contender]

There was this WTB ad;

"Looking for a truck gun grade Ruger Blackhawk in .357. Bust, Rusted, so long as it works I'm happy."

To paraphrase "Dirty Harry" a little; "Nobody, but Nobody should let a Ruger get like that!"

 

[the_leper_colony]

Yeah, honest wear &/or 'patina' is one thing, but real-deal rust is like cancer.

As always, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[hittman]

To put that ad in plain English ….
”I don’t wanna spend any money”

 

[eveled]

A few years ago there was a guy here that was buying the ugliest most neglected Rugers off an Indian Reservation. Someone finally said “Aren’t there any oily rags on the reservation?”

 

[Hawk-in-Wi]

this one fits

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/971434802

 

[KIR]

Hawk-in Wi...
I thought that Ruger just had some kind of a camo coating...