Rugers from Tulsa

[Doc4429]

These three guns were bought at auction over the last few weeks, and I acquired them from the person that bought them. The first is a Blackhawk 44 Magnum, s/n 1948, with factory stag grips, box, original grips, instruction sheet (9/56) and waranty card. The gun is virtually new. The second two are Super Blackhawks, s/n 6128/6129, white boxes, and were part of the Robert E. Petersen collection (they were not shipped as a pair, but both are virtually new).

Bill

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

Sweet!! Excellent Picture as usual,
Terry

 

[flattop44]

Wow, those are beauties Bill, looks like you had a great Tulsa show!!

FT44

 

[radicalrod]

Doc, those certainly are nice....I wish I had chased the Supers a little harder at that auction now that I see your pics :lol: :lol: :lol: what Doc has not shown is that the two consecutive Supers came in WHITE BOXES :shock: :shock: :shock: I will have to wait till the end of the week to show my TULSA goods thanks DOC.....see ya RR.

 

[SteveRuger]

Very Nice Short Guns! Got to love White Box Supers! Thanks for sharing.

 

[contender]

"Super" Nice!! Gotta get me a white box Super one of these days,,!

 

[BRASS FRAME]

Bill. I enjoyed our brief discussion at Tulsa. Great guns you just acquired in fine-fine condition. Tulsa was great as usual, I took home a couple of nice No. 1 rifles.
Keep providing all of us with your wonderful photography and please keep my card with that 10" Ruger! Brass Frame/Lee

 

[rugerguy]

Nice ones 'Doc', once again you hit 'paydirt'....great pictures, as usual........ :wink:
sorry we missed you, and the others "
up on the top level...." 8)

 

[Doc4429]

I received the letter on 1948 on Friday. The letter stated the 44 was shipped in March 1957 and was fitted with black butaprene-rubber checkered grips. I knew the stag grips were replacements, but I was surprised about the rubber grips since a pair of correct walnut grips was is the box with the papers. Seems strange the owner(s) would have changed the grips twice since the gun looks to be unfired after being sold.

Bill

 

[radicalrod]

Doc, I never knew they could tell you what grips came on a gun....pretty sweet that they did mention it....seems kinda late for black grips as the ads all said WALNUT was standard.....that is the tough part about collecting RUGERS...anything can happen....RR

 

[chet15]

I received the letter on 1948 on Friday. The letter stated the 44 was shipped in March 1957 and was fitted with black butaprene-rubber checkered grips. I knew the stag grips were replacements, but I was surprised about the rubber grips since a pair of correct walnut grips was is the box with the papers. Seems strange the owner(s) would have changed the grips twice since the gun looks to be unfired after being sold.

Bill

I'd beware though of Ruger's note on the black rubber grips. Unless you specifically asked what grips came on this, there is no reason for the factory to know whether these had walnut or rubber grips on them (no room in the daybook ledger lines to note much of anything extra...and why would they since the individual doing the testfiring is the one who notes the manufacture date and the guy noting the ship date only sees a boxed Ruger with a model number and serial number on the end of the sleeve). Walnut panels however were made standard factory equipment on the .44 Blackhawk because there must have beena lot of complaints on the sharp checkering of the rubber panels with the .44 recoil.
Sometimes when the girls at the factory get an extra question posed to them for the factory letter, they've been known to go out on a limb with some of their unverified personal knowledge. It is what it is and I thank them that we are able to get any information from the records, but I would hope they leave their personal knowledge out of the letters....but that's just not been the case with some past letters, so is tough to know what they are really seeing in print besides model and ship date. A case in point would be the .357/9mm flattop convertible that lettered a couple decades back.
Chet15

 

[Doc4429]

Chet15....I agree with your comments. I did not ask about the grips on the 44 and that is why I was surprised to see the statement in the letter.

Bill