Ruger 22 cal pistol

[Anonymous]

I inherited a Ruger 22 cal pistol from my father. I'm trying to figure out when it was manufactured and value. The serial number is 459741. I believe he has had it since the 40's or 50's. Would anyone be able to help me? Would appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[flatgate]

Welcome to Ruger Forum. Hmm, well, this IS the Revolver section, however your saying Pistol.

I'll assume you mean Revolver and that s/n was most likely shipped in 1966.

If it's indeed a semi auto Pistol then more like '67.

There's an old saying used by Real Estate folks that states the value of a piece of property is directly related to it's LOCATION. Well, with guns it's the exact CONDITION, along with the presence of interesting/rare features, that dictates the value. In addition, if your Father was "famous" then the value could be enhanced.

JMHO,

flatgate

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

No disrespect to our respected administrator, but a revolver is a pistol. The term predates autos. Even Webster agrees. I have a feeling the pistol the OP is talking about is a revolver.

 

[rugerguy]

Hey 'Mccomb' welcome to the Forum, now just gotta figure out just "which" HANDGUN you may be refferring to...........


a 1966 Single Six OR a 1967 RST (standard auto)............. :wink:

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Pictures are welcomed here (hint, hint).

 

[Jimbo357mag]

No disrespect to our respected administrator, but a revolver is a pistol. The term predates autos. Even Webster agrees. I have a feeling the pistol the OP is talking about is a revolver.

,,,aaaah Webster's online does not agree unless you want to use the broad definition. Modern gun-talk has defined the difference. :shock:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol

Main Entry: pis·tol
Pronunciation: \ˈpis-təl\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech píšt'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pištět to squeak
Date: circa 1570
1 : a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly : handgun
2 : a notably sharp, spirited, or energetic person

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver

Main Entry: re·volv·er
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈväl-vər, -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-vər or -ˈvȯ-vər\
Function: noun
Date: circa 1835
1 : one that revolves
2 : a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer

...Jimbo

 

[maxpress]

and a gun dosnt have rifling if we are going to split hairs 8)

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Oh yeah? Well I've got a revolving PISTOL in 45 LONG Colt!

Webster's II New Riverside defines a pistol as: "A firearm designed to be held and fired with onehand"

 

[rugerguy]

hey, and they are ALL "handguns"......
( I still wanna see a picture.......) 8)

 

[maxpress]

I inherited a Ruger 22 cal pistol from my father. I'm trying to figure out when it was manufactured and value. The serial number is 459741. I believe he has had it since the 40's or 50's. Would anyone be able to help me? Would appreciate it. Thanks.

o.k. since we totalyy jacked this thread from mccomb the least we could do since we been clucking like a bunch of hens over a worm is give him a hand.
theres a sticky on the top of this section that has a bunch of refferences.

welcome to the forum Mccomb.

 

[s4s4u]

No disrespect to our respected administrator, but a revolver is a pistol. The term predates autos. Even Webster agrees. I have a feeling the pistol the OP is talking about is a revolver.

No disrespect to you, but the industry has differentiated the two for a few decades now.

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

s4s4u: Who are you going to listen to? The industry? Or a guy that owns a computer and has access to the internet? :?: Where I come from, any handgun is a pistol. Then again, where I come from, we fish in the "crick" and "warsh" our clothes.

The OP can have his thread back, as soon as he posts a PICTURE!

 

[CraigC]

Jayhawhuntclub is right, pistol predates automatics by a loooooong stretch. Sam Colt dubbed his 1836 Paterson belt revolver a "revolving pistol". Regardless of what the industry (the same industry that perpetuates .45 "Long" Colt and "clips" instead of magazines) does these days, "pistol" is perfectly correct for reference to a revolver. And "sixgun" is perfectly suitable for reference to a 5-shot, 7-shot, 12-shot or anything else that is not six.

All that nonsense said, the OP is very confusing and incomplete. We need more information.

 

[G2]

Sorry Guys, Flatgate is correct 100% no if's, and's or Butt's.

This is the Ruger Forum. and if you ever go to the "RUGER" website and look for info regarding a REVOLVER in the PISTOL section. You are going to have one hell of a time and I wish you luck.

Ruger makes Pistols.
Ruger makes Revolvers.
Ruger has never referred to a Ruger Revolver as a Pistol.
This is the RUGER Forum.
Where a Pistol is a Pistol,
Revolver a Revolver,
OM a OM,
Flattop a Flattop,
Vaquero a . . . . ohhhhh K . . . . . I won't go there. :roll:
IN America we speak English and at the Ruger Forum we speak RUGER!!!

Cross your T's, Dot your I's, and take those colt revolvers that were called pistols to the Colt forum where they know what your talking about.

Rant off, whew that was fun.
Please don't get your panties in a wad I'm just havin a little fun.

 

[jpickar]

A pistol in NOT a revolver and being gay in NOT being a homosexual.

NO PC definitions in this house.

JOhn

 

[Hugh]

Just received a PM from the OP. The firearm in question is a Single Six with two cylinders.