I hope I did well. Ruger Old Army SS 4 Digit

[boatswainsmate]

Hi:

May I ask what you paid for it?

Terryt

680 Out the door.

[flint45]

Very nice those were built to last thats for sure.

[32-20]

I've heard another more likely story of why the quit making them....conversion cylinders. The story is they didn't want the liability of someone skirting the law to have a fixed cartridge gun. Sadly believable.

I doubt it would have to have a safety feature if re-made today, none of the imports have to have that feature.

You did OK on the price, that might be the 1st year the stainless model came out, thus the "low" serial number. The blued ones came out in 1973.

Shoot the heck out of it, and learn to clean it properly, you will be set for a LONG time!

[Woodnbow]

You did well. Check Gunbroker on this but I bet you could get 8 or 9 hundred for it at auction. Maybe more. I’d also advise shooting it for a while. As a cap gun. They are wonderful revolvers.

[thegatman]

Old Army is an excellent choice. Very accurate. You can buy aftermarket nipples for it that guarantee ignition. Did yours come with the tools? Congrats.

[eastbank]

i think they started making the ss with reverse black powder only roll engraved on the cylinder in the last of 1975, also no 1776 writing on the top of the barrel with the serial number of 1321 with no pretext.

[Boerrancher]

Here in MO, a stainless one in good shape, will bring $1,200-1,500. If yours is NIB or like NIB, you can add at minimum another $200 to the price. Blued ones not so much, $500-700, but everyone wants the stainless.

[Woodnbow]

Old Army is an excellent choice. Very accurate. You can buy aftermarket nipples for it that guarantee ignition. Did yours come with the tools? Congrats.

Have you had less than perfect ignition with the original nipples? Just curious, the Rugers have been flawless for me right out of the box.

[Electrod47]

Ruger needs to run about 20,000 of these for those without one of these fine firearms.

I second that emotion.....I'd be first in line