
I've been wanting a.22 pistol for a while so I took a look at it.

I was in a local pawn shop recently and saw a Ruger Mark 1.22 pistol.

The Ruger Standard Model is a rimfire semi-automatic pistol introduced in 1949 as the first product manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co., and was the founding member of a product line of.22 Long Rifle cartridge handguns, including its later iterations: the MK II, MK III, and MK IV.It is marketed as an inexpensive.22 caliber rimfire intended for casual sport and target shooting, and plinking.Click Here for Ruger's 'Caliber and Serial Number History' Page! Running a close second in popularity to 'When was my Ruger made?' Is the next question that naturally follows: 'What is my. The most common question we are asked is 'When was my Ruger Made?' Well, good news, Ruger lovers! Ruger's great newly-redesigned web site has the answer.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. 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. 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 (manufactured from 1949 to 1982) Caliber: 22 LR Ruger Standard and Mark I Serial Number History
