A Very Old Ruger Old Army

[kwhi43]

 

[PetahW]

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An interesting gun, with an interesting provenance - except that, according to Ruger, that ROA (SN 140-17313) was made in 1973.

http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RE-OABP.html


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[rclark]

No loading handle. Looks like a custom trigger too. Interesting. Sounds neat how you got it back.... Only one thing .... Very old? '72-73 isn't very old . I was 8 years old then .... Not that long ago ... Or so it seems . Now 1872 ... that's old .

 

[kwhi43]

That was in 1973. When your trying to remember over 40 years ago it gets
a little fuzzy at times. Thanks.

 

[North East Redneck]

Cool gun! And an interesting story to go with it. Old, not really.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Interesting gun, interesting story.
I bought two ROAs at Friendship in 1971. They were around a long time. Sad production was stopped.

 

[kwhi43]

My old friend who got my Ruger back for me was Ray Miller. RIP Ray.

 

[wap41]

ROA

Well phil instead of making it be an unused old maid you should sell or trade it to me so she can go out once in a while

 

[4V50 Gary]

Amazing how you were reunited with it years after the divorce.

 

[Rifleman1776]

RIP Ray.

I knew Ray. Great person. I have a flint rifle he built. I treasure it and his memory.