Ruger Old Army SN ?

[jack black]

I have a Old Army blue with fixed sights. The question I have is there is a stamping in front of the Serial Number it looks like a asterisk Any Ideas. I have no pics.

Thank you

 

[Kandy Kisses]

I have a couple pistols with that marking , i am under impression that they were sent back to be resold. gun show display or salesman example or who knows what else they goy sent back. Hope that helps. Ken

 

[rugerguy]

fixed sights it was a later model and an "*" stamped in the serial , before the number may denote it was a sample/sales/show gun , and they used to be stamped with a "U" and maybe even an "s",though on some of the older models depending on where the "s" was stamped designated a 'second', again, also maybe 'used' or a show sample.....so a picture may help tell us more....... 8) :roll: :wink:

 

[jack black]

I can not do pics The asterisk is just before the serial number the gun has fixed sights blue 71/2 looks almost new maybe shot a few times. made in 94

 

[RSIno1]

I have a couple pistols with that marking , i am under impression that they were sent back to be resold. gun show display or salesman example or who knows what else they goy sent back. Hope that helps. Ken

Would a letter show what they were used for?

 

[jack black]

Do these guns command a premium ?

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Do these guns command a premium ?

Some collectors might assign a certain premium to their value, as does anything out of the norm. How much? Depends on the collector. :)

 

[jack black]

Thank you all This has been sitting in my safe for years It also has the Ruger flap holster .

Best Wishes

 

[chet15]

There probably weren't too many "asterisk" Old Army's produced. Would go great in somebody's Old Army collection!
Chet15