pressonregardless
01-23-2010, 05:58 PM
Just found this over on the Ruger site.
http://www.ruger.com/links/auction.html
We have for sale this early model, Ruger No. 3 Carbine rifle. The serial number on this rifle is 130-50080 and the test fire date is April, 27, 1983. It appears to have never been fired beyond normal testing during manufacture and has been stored in its original box along with an original "Ruger No. 3" instruction manual dated "10-8-72" and an original guarantee card. The American walnut stock is in excellent condition. These early production models were not drilled or tapped for scope mountings. It has a round top buttstock and aluminum alloy buttplate. The later production No. 3 rifles had plastic buttplates. Another unique feature of this rifle is the absence of the manual warning normally found on the top of the barrel.
Other features include the Winchester Low Wall-style trigger guard/finger lever, carbine style stock, barrel band forend attachment, and curved buttplate.
The No. 3 rifles were first introduced in 1973 and were in production through 1986. The serial numbers ranged from 130-50000 to -70344, making this one of the first .45-70 Gov't caliber models produced.
The rifle is a part of the Ruger factory collection in Southport, Connecticut, and a Certificate of Authenticity will be shipped with it to the winner of this auction.
This rifle would make a wonderful start of, or addition to, your Ruger firearm collection!
http://www.ruger.com/links/auction.html
We have for sale this early model, Ruger No. 3 Carbine rifle. The serial number on this rifle is 130-50080 and the test fire date is April, 27, 1983. It appears to have never been fired beyond normal testing during manufacture and has been stored in its original box along with an original "Ruger No. 3" instruction manual dated "10-8-72" and an original guarantee card. The American walnut stock is in excellent condition. These early production models were not drilled or tapped for scope mountings. It has a round top buttstock and aluminum alloy buttplate. The later production No. 3 rifles had plastic buttplates. Another unique feature of this rifle is the absence of the manual warning normally found on the top of the barrel.
Other features include the Winchester Low Wall-style trigger guard/finger lever, carbine style stock, barrel band forend attachment, and curved buttplate.
The No. 3 rifles were first introduced in 1973 and were in production through 1986. The serial numbers ranged from 130-50000 to -70344, making this one of the first .45-70 Gov't caliber models produced.
The rifle is a part of the Ruger factory collection in Southport, Connecticut, and a Certificate of Authenticity will be shipped with it to the winner of this auction.
This rifle would make a wonderful start of, or addition to, your Ruger firearm collection!