22/45 Pistol
(manufactured from 1992 to 2005)
Caliber: 22 LR
Beginning Serial Number: Years of Production:
220-00001 1992
220-18560 1993
220-36335 1994
220-47798 1995
220-72978 1996
220-84948 1997
220-88030 1998
222-36510 1999
223-42679 2000
224-21283 2001
224-82446 2002
225-18909 2003
225-60111 2004
226-10003 2005

The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. This number should be used as a point of reference only. It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped.

Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. 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. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.

For details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 336-949-5200

For 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.