This page covers Standard and Mark I, and shows they start with "1" at 1949, through 1968, and for 1969 and later, they go to a two digit prefix, a dash, and a sequential number. Thanks for posting though, it's an interesting firearm.Īs a side note: On page 258 of Chad Hiddleson's book, "Encyclopedia Of RUGER Semi-Automatic Pistols -1949-1992 he has a picture of a Standard pistol exactly like the one you have, but he does note that there is a number 8 hand stamped in an obscure part of the receiver, not visible unless the pistol is disassembled. Will be interesting to find out what Ruger has to say. The Ruger Standard was the first type of pistol that Ruger began manufacturing in 1949, but without a S/N, it will be hard to identify a "born-on date".įunny thing is, normally, all the Ruger pistols like yours that I've had cross my bench during the 50+ years I've been working with those pistols, all had serial numbers. If it was manufactured before 1968, there was actually no requirement to mark serial numbers on any firearm until The 1968 Gun Control Act became viable. I also noticed that the extractor plunger, spring and extractor are missing. If it were a Mark I, it would have an adjustable rear sight. It's not a Mark I, it's the Standard RST 4, with the A54 grip frame.
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