Ruger Law Enforcement Catalogs

[BlkHawk73]

For those that collect this stuff, I got a question. Having to reorganize my paper, catalogs, brochures, yearly reports, etc and have some questions.

• What year did Ruger first have a Law Enforcement catalog?
• Any years since then, that they did not?

 

[contender]

I'll dig into that later,, when I can get into my books of stuff.

 

[circlergrugers]

I'll try to look and see what I have also!

 

[contender]

Ok,, the earliest LEO catalog/flyer I have is dated 6/78.
As far as I can tell,, this folder is the first LEO catalog I've seen & know of. Since the LEO stuff was limited in products,,, they didn't have much to offer. In 1980,, they went to a thin book type.
They had an annual catalog until about 1988-1989,,, from what I can tell,,, as I don't have a specific 1988 catalog. But I believe they did a 1988 one as my dealer price sheets show a 12/88 one. I don't have a 1990, 1991, but I do have a 1992. I have a 1993 but not a 1994. In 1995 they did a 2 year one dated 1995/1996. From there my collection jumps to 2000. I'm missing a lot between 2000 & 2008. They did a 2009, 2010, & 2011,, but I think they dropped printed catalogs after that.

That's what I have in my stuff.

 

[chet15]

The earliest Mini-14 broschures with dates of 1973/1974 are what eventually turned out to be the LE catalog with more full lineup.
Chet15

 

[tomno.1]

I have a 1982 Law Enforcement Products catalog. Included with it is a Ruger Law Enforcement Sales Newsletter, Vol.4 - No.2 May, 1982. This seems to put volume 1 back to 1978 as noted by Contender.

I also have a 1985 Law Enforcement Products catalog. Both catalogs are 8 page glossy type. These were mailed by Ruger to the Precinct and were usually posted in the training room.

 

[circlergrugers]

BlkHawk73
My Law Enforcement Catalogs include:
1st one is 1978
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987

1989

1992
1993

1995
1996

2003

2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

2014

I may have another, I think, but not with these, yet!
I'll try to locate it and post.
Hank

 

[BlkHawk73]

Wow, thank you guys! Guess I'm on par then. Have here:

1978

1981
1983
1984
1985

1987
1988
1992
1993
2005 (?)
2010
2011 (version IV)
2011 (version III)
2012 (version I)
2012 (version III)
(unknown yr with R logo)
(unknown yr with "Hard R" logo)

Just gotta keep trying to fill the voids.

Thanx again!

 

[Highstandardguy]

I have one that has 2000 printed on the front. It's an 8.5 x 11 (when folded) trifold on heavy slick paper.

 

[circlergrugers]

Highstandardguy
Is a picture possible?

 

[Highstandardguy]

The cover or the whole thing?

 

[BlkHawk73]

Just the cover please. Gives me the image to keep an eye out for.

 

[circlergrugers]

My same thoughts

 

[circlergrugers]

Looks like there are three of us that are collectors of
Law Enforcement Catalogs
Maybe more in the closet

 

[Highstandardguy]

Here's a not so good picture.



I'm not really a collector. This came with some material I received for the PC carbines.

 

[contender]

I may have some spares of some of the ones I have,,, if anybody needs any.

 

[bigbore45colt]

Here are the spares that I have:

1981 (LEP 6-81)
1988 (11/88)
1993 (4/93)
1994 SECOND PRINTING (11/93)
2000

PM me if anyone wants any of them. $15 each plus shipping.

 

[chet15]

There are export versions also.
Chet15

 

[contender]

Yep,,,, I have some of those as well.

 

[Mike Armstrong]

Just for curiosity, were any of the export catalogs in Spanish? Were there ever any specifically military catalogs?

 

[contender]

I've never seen any specifically for the military.
And I'll have to check & see what languages are in my exports. I know some of the stuff I have in manuals etc is French, Spanish & I think German.

 

[chet15]

Just for curiosity, were any of the export catalogs in Spanish? Were there ever any specifically military catalogs?

I don't remember any of the export Law Enforcement catalogs in Spanish. The LE catalogs are just without pricing.
Chet15

 

[contender]

I have a 1978 LEO Catalog in French.
I also have an interesting set from 1982. Both appear identical,, except one is marked "Law Enforcement products" and the other one is marked "Government Service Products." But, the Government one is date stamped "GSP EX 1/82" and it has different printing in it about the Mini-14's than the LEO one which is date stamped "Lep 7/82." The LEO one in the centerfold has the folding stock semi-auto version,,, while the government one shows a wood full stock semi-auto version. The LEO version has more color pictures vs the government one with more b/w pics. The government one doesn't show prices,,, while the LEO one does. I have this government one as an export in my list.