SBH original owner search " CLC 8-8-74"

[thedogdidit]

Sometime in the past year or so I purchased a stunning SBH. This thing breaks like glass. And it has the most beautiful high gloss finish on it. Whoever owned it apparently was a real shooter. Def has internal work done to it, and they even painted the sights. Obviously took lots of pride in this revolver. Even the sights paint job was perfectly done. I got the letter from Ruger stating that it was produced in April 1974 and shipped to Bernard E Gitlin company in Hartford CT.
Someone engraved their initials in the bottom of the grip frame. CLC 8-8-74.
Would love to find the owner to know more about this beautiful gun, and let them know that it is being much loved and appreciated.

 

[Ride1949]

Very nice! It would be a treat to hear from the original owner.

 

[caryc]

Please be advised that although I made and sold Ruger grips for over ten years, I had nothing to do with this gun. Sure my website was CLC Custom grips but I would never ruin a gun by engraving my initials on that grip frame. When I did make gun grips for a customer, I signed that backs of the grip panels with CLC and the date. I would very much like to know who did that myself as it looks so much like my signature. I wasn't even making grips back in 1974 and I never even owned a Super Blackhawk. Very strange.

 

[thedogdidit]

Well dang. The mystery continues.

 

[eveled]

That is a significant date in my family. Really strange coincidence.

 

[thedogdidit]

That is a significant date in my family. Really strange coincidence.

Lots of coincidences with this one. That signature is EXACTLY like Cary's. Even the loops on the Cs, and the cant of the Uppercase L. I bet if i pop off the grips, I'll find an original copy of my birth certificate, with my name as the delivering Dr, and my signature as the father.....yeah, I should go check really quick

 

[s4s4u]

I'd think there is a good chance that C. L. C. is no longer of this earth, given the date, but wish you luck in the search (y)

 

[thedogdidit]

I'd think there is a good chance that C. L. C. is no longer of this earth, given the date, but wish you luck in the search (y)

I know that is a very likely possibility. But it'd be cool as hell if the owner was found.

 

[thedogdidit]

That is a significant date in my family. Really strange coincidence.

Would that date be significant because that's the day that y'all sat around and decided to etch the date on the bottom of a SBH???
That's what it is aint it?
Wheww....mystery solved!

 

[eveled]

Would that date be significant because that's the day that y'all sat around and decided to etch the date on the bottom of a SBH???
That's what it is aint it?
Wheww....mystery solved!

No, I like Cary would never desecrate a gun like that.

 

[caryc]

No, I like Cary would never desecrate a gun like that.

People who do that do not really care about guns as beautiful instruments. To them they are only tools.

 

[gnappi]

I bought a stainless .44 with engraving on the gripframe (at a VERY good price) but since it's stainless it was easily sanded off and buffed out. Blue guns can also be cleaned up of this type of personalizing if re-bluing is not anathema to the new owner.

 

[thedogdidit]

People who do that do not really care about guns as beautiful instruments. To them they are only tools.

Normally I would agree with you on this statement. This may have been engraved as a gift. An inscribing of sentiment. This revolver has been loved. Internals were very carefully precision ground and smoothed. Deep high polish is almost mirror like. Used, but clean as a whistle.
I will leave the initials on there. Like I said, it meant something to somebody at some time. It is out of sight. Hell, it really isn't noticeable unless the light hits it jusssst right.