New Model Super Blackhawk Revolver (Includes Bisley Models and 50th Anniversary Model) Caliber: 44 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number:	Years of Production:
81-12401	1974
81-32451	1975
81-61051	1976
81-93201	1977
82-27551	1978
82-82146	1979
83-41251	1980
83-90986	1981
84-43801	1982
84-77993	1983
84-98349	1984
85-03813	1985
85-43060	1986
85-65531	1987
85-85102	1988
85-92143	1989
86-15257	1990
86-35272	1991
86-42411	1992
86-51210	1993
86-64126	1994
86-70153	1995
86-77973	1996
86-95500	1997
87-09291	1998
87-18051	1999
87-29057	2000
87-37797	2001
87-46479	2002
87-54202	2003
87-57021	2004
87-60801	2005
87-64181	2006
87-69092	2007
87-72368	2008
87-76669 and SB-00001*	2009
87-81642	2010
87-87786	2011
88-38281 **	2012
88-43016	2013
88-60000	2014
88-72518	2015

* 50th Anniversary Model

** New Model Super Blackhawk revolvers rollmarked with New Model Super Blackhawk Hunter revolvers beginning in 2012.

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.