The wood grips were all manufactured for Ruger by W.F. All Security-Six series revolvers came with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplied service-style woodengrips.
38 S&W and 9×19mm Parabellum (9mm Luger). Featuring six-roundcylinders, the Security-Six series represented one of the first modern revolver designs to feature a hammer powered by a coil spring utilizing a transfer-bar firing system, and was chambered for a variety of centerfire ammunition cartridges including. The new revolvers were initially manufactured in a bluedcarbon steel finish in 1975 stainless steel versions of all models were added to the lineup. Although medium-framed in size, the Security-Six was somewhat stronger than competing guns like the Smith & Wesson Model 19 as the Ruger featured a thicker frame without a sideplate cutout, a stronger barrel shank support that prevented catastrophic barrel failure in the six inch model revolvers, larger, stronger internal parts, and an increased diameter cylinder with offset bolt locking notches. The Security-Six and its variants were more or less identical in basic design, with minor differences in sights (fixed or adjustable) and frame (round or square butt). Most of the late numbers were of the convertibles, beginning in late 1962.
From 339389 to 340086 there were about 700 made with XR3RED grip frames, and after that they were marked 'Ruger.22 Cal. This medium allowed a whole new generation of kids to enjoy the old B westerns of earlier decades. In the decade of the '50s, Westerns were all the rage both in the theater and on the new fangled television. Designed in 1953, the Single-Six was Ruger's first revolver, following the initial success in 1949 of Bill Ruger's Mark I semi-auto.22LR pistol. The 22 only guns had a different barrel bore size then the convertibles, before serial number 150000.
According to the book Know your Ruger Single Action Revolvers 1953-1963, Jan 1961was when the convertible 22s started showing up, serial number range 1734XX. The serial number on my gun has a letter in front of the number and I'm not seeing anything like that on the Ruger Website. I have been trying to date it with the serial number on the Ruger Website but I'm having a problem. I bought a nice Old Model Single-Six today to have some fun with.
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