Milestone serial number 10/22

[chet15]

Here's a nice milestone serial number 10/22 coming up at Rock Island in a few days...

Two Semi-Automatic Rimfire Rifles

Two Semi-Automatic Rifles -A) Savage Stevens Model 87D Rifle with ScopeWith a Bushnell 3x-7x Custom .22 scope.

www.rockislandauction.com

Chet15

 

[rugnelli]

Very cool, thanks for posting.

 

[chet15]

The lot sold for $529 and came with a plinker Savage .22 rifle with scope.
The 10/22 was serial number 231-00000.
Chet15

 

[hittman]

Seems a premium on special numbers is pretty hit and miss.

 

[Delbert]

Didn't realize a gun of any kind could come out with just a year made (231), but not having at least serial #00001 designating that it's #1 for that model year.

Even 1964 10/22's that first came out, with actual manufactured serial #1 going to Bill Ruger. Lowest privately sold serial# I know that is now outside of Ruger employees is #4 that was sold to a Ruger collector on Rimfire Central.

 

[hittman]

231-00000 was made in 1988. This ones only significance is being the first serial number of the 231- prefix. Nothing else.

 

[KIR]

Just like currency collectors who accumulate unusual serial numbers, I am sure someone would pay a premium for this serial numbered 10-22. I lucked out with a Henry Lever octagon barreled color case hardened serial #500

 

[TINCANBANDIT is back]

Didn't realize a gun of any kind could come out with just a year made (231), but not having at least serial #00001 designating that it's #1 for that model year.

Even 1964 10/22's that first came out, with actual manufactured serial #1 going to Bill Ruger. Lowest privately sold serial# I know that is now outside of Ruger employees is #4 that was sold to a Ruger collector on Rimfire Central.

according to R.L. Wilson's book, all #4 serial numbered guns were sold to a Ruger employee.....whose name was not listed.