And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.įor details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 33įor serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.Ĭopyright © 2016 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. I have broken the numbers up with commas to make them easier to read. However, a soldier could be transferred very quickly after joining a corps or regiment. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. The table below records the number blocks allocated to each corps or regiment. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order.
It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but This number should be used as a point of reference The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for
*Blued Old Army Serial Numbers rollmarked with Stainless Old Army Revolvers beginning in 1982
