 New Model Single-Six(Includes Bisley Models & 50th Anniversary Model) Caliber: 22 LR, 22 Magnum, 17 HMR |
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| Beginning Serial Number: | Years of Production: |
| 62-00001 | 1973 |
| 62-60261 | 1974 |
| 63-31002 | 1975 |
| 64-22659 | 1976 |
| 64-94851 | 1977 |
| 65-94609 | 1978 |
| 66-72106 | 1979 |
| 67-44104 | 1980 |
| 68-25002 | 1981 |
| 69-15052 | 1982 |
| 69-95871 | 1983 |
| 260-23867 | 1984 |
| 260-44317 | 1985 |
| 261-10138 | 1986 |
| 261-33448 | 1987 |
| 261-70551 | 1988 |
| 261-97610 | 1989 |
| 262-24203 | 1990 |
| 262-41476 | 1991 |
| 262-56030 | 1992 |
| 262-67559 | 1993 |
| 262-92015 and 268-00501 | 1994 |
| 263-03206 and 268-02269 | 1995 |
| 263-15020 and 268-09980 | 1996 |
| 263-36237 and 268-15232 | 1997 |
| 263-44257 and 268-18211 | 1998 |
| 263-61976 and 268-20561 | 1999 |
| 263-79121 and 268-21253 | 2000 |
| 263-95152 and 268-22100 | 2001 |
| 264-10104 and 268-23823 | 2002 |
| 264-24780 and 268-24771* | 2003 |
| 264-32365 and 268-33666 | 2004 |
| 264-60988 and 268-50010 | 2005 |
| 264-74437 and 268-51074 | 2006 |
| 264-86141 and 268-51172 | 2007 |
| 264-97975 and 268-52830 | 2008 |
| 265-10709 and 268-54020 | 2009 |
| 265-21787 and 268-55639 | 2010 |
| 265-36909 and 268-57840 | 2011 |
| 265-49578 and 268-60267 | 2012 |
| 265-62738 and 268-61311 | 2013 |
| 265-75240 and 268-62600 | 2014 |
| 265-89288 | 2015 |
* 50th Anniversary Model produced within 268-prefix range.
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.
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