44 Carbine Rifle (Manufactured from 1975 to 1985) Caliber: .44 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number:	Years of Production:
102-04751	1975
102-16701	1976
102-33708	1977
102-50001	1978
102-61388	1979
102-77350	1980
102-90046	1981
103-01400	1982
103-08524	1983
103-11110	1984
103-13722	1985

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.