daveinvegas
Bearcat
Stainless steel Ruger Old Army w/brass grip frame
Six or seven years ago I found this holster in a junk box at a gun store that was going out of business; I paid $30.00 for it.
This is what an Old Army should look like.
Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk (1976) w/stainless steel parts
Same SBH with stainless cylinder
Ruger Blackhawk (.30 carb) w/stainless steel parts. I really dislike aluminum grip frames.
NMV
I am fond of Ruger SA revolvers (don't care for Ruger's DA revolvers or semi-auto pistols).
I have a NM Vaquero I really prefer the old models with the large frame.
As to the Old Army, I think the grip frame is too small for such a large revolver so I installed a brass grip frame (sorry, I'm not up on the model numbers of the grip frames). But it gives me a little more to hold on to.
Years ago I saw a magazine with a Super Blackhawk on the cover that had a nickel plated grip frame. I always wanted to do that but never got around to it. Four or five years ago I realized that I could get the same effect if I replaced the grip frame with a stainless one. I found some parts on an online auction that were stainless. I replaced as many parts as I could with the stainless parts I could always return it to its original condition as I kept the parts).
I did the same thing to the .30 carb Blackhawk.
The brass grip frames that I purchased are hard enough to come by these days that I ended up paying more for them than I paid for the revolvers they are on.
All three of these were made in 1976 but only the one on the far left is a "Liberty" model.
It's a shame that Ruger discontinued the Old Army and the old model Vaquero.