Lightweight Serial Numbers

[XR3]

OK I have been out of collcting Rugers for several years and only a couple months ago started buying again, might need advise on prices, the pair I bought was on Gunsinternational, pretty nice with usual little chip marks by lead in notch, all I remember because didn't write the numbers down was that they were out of the gun shops accountant's safe and were 201??? and 500 numbers apart, Tri Color Lightweights, supposed to be here by USPS tomorrow, $1400 for the pair, the LWSC is at Cabelas, nice, with the 208822 serial for $500, then last week at a little shop in North Liberty Ia. I found a 99% L148 for $300, then at last local show got a RSS4 #173614, 99% for $450. Looking at on GB a nice 44FT for $875 and a nice BKH34 from lolosportinggoods for $650. Not sure what to pay for 44FT's and short barrel 357FT in this day and age. Thanks to all, all the Ruger collectors are still a great bunch.

 

[XR3]

Just looked, I forgot to add the L148 was a 1959 Bearcat but you all knew that, the FT 357 and 44 are both 1957, 11000 range on the 357 and 4 digit on the 44, hard to make out exact serial numbers in photos, they are available, is it still like at a gun show, as soon as I set it down its free to pick up. Thanks again,

 

[XR3]

Hi to all you die hard Ruger collectors, just got my two Tri Colors, the serial numbers are 201027 and 201546, in case there is a consecutive out there.

 

[slowpoke]

205928 is now mine! Thanks nrobe50!!

 

[Jon R]

Tri-Color 204621
Blue w/steel cylinder 206906

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Hank, you asked me for my numbers while I was in Texas and I'm just getting around to it:

200115 : Tri
200942 : Tri w/green wreath box
201820 : Tri (same SN is on Ruger1441's list, so we need to sort that out)
201972 : Tri
202523 : Tri
203061S : duo-tone XR3-RED Second
203752 : Tri
205216 : Tri (one of the last handful)
205269 : Blue alloy
205973 : Blue alloy flatgate in black eagle box w/1956 (flatgate) manual
207434 : Steel cyl
209104 : Steel cyl

 

[circlergrugers]

weaselmeatgravey, Thanks for the numbers and I have a message into Ruger1441 to double check his same numbered gun. Thanks, Hank and again all posted and up to date. Current count at about 113 serial numbers collected so far.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Thanks, I had already contacted John on that dup #, waiting for him to dig out his gun to confirm.

The main list on pg 1 shows most of the S guns listed as Tri-color which is generally not correct as the S guns mostly all have steel cylinders.

 

[flatgate]

Yup, the above "S" gun has a steel cylinder. Perhaps the "tri-color" nomenclature, despite being inaccurate, is used to indicate the "natural" colored aluminum cylinder frame.

flatgate

 

[circlergrugers]

Noted, and all "S" guns are now marked "Duo-Tone". Putting them into there own category. Thanks for the note on that.

 

[Ruger1441]

Correctrion of previous post

I have # 200069 not 200097 (hey I said it was from memory) :?

206638 is blued with an alloy clylinder

201820 is Weaselmeats Seems the person reading off the numbers (me) screwed up and the scribe (me) didn't double check or I owned the gun at one time. :roll:

 

[CJS57]

201620 Tricolor blue barrel, dark gold aluminum Cylinder, silver aluminum frame, Flatgate, near mint

 

[Hondo44]

Yup, the above "S" gun has a steel cylinder. Perhaps the "tri-color" nomenclature, despite being inaccurate, is used to indicate the "natural" colored aluminum cylinder frame.

flatgate

Then would that make a standard tri color actually a quadra color... :?: :?
Sorry, couldn't resist :wink:

I have:

200424 tri flatgate/#1 button
204372 tri flatgate/#2 button
206737 blue/steel

Recently auctioned on GB:

204278 tri flatgate/#2 button
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=256135428

204 279 tri flatgate/#2 button
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=256369641

 

[circlergrugers]

More numbers via e-mail:
200837
201475
205416
207380

 

[circlergrugers]

another added:
204290

 

[Shamrock]

Wonavich collection:

Tri-color dimpled ER button #204919
Blue alloy cylinder #205955
Blue steel cylinder #212401

 

[circlergrugers]

Mikes 205738 Steel Cylinder added to list

 

[limpimpg]

only one here
205002

 

[deerman3]

#202045 tri
#206343 blue

 

[circlergrugers]

All up to date again,
limpimpg, would that be a tri-Color or Blue Alloy Cylinder, its right on the line????