A Very Old Ruger Old Army

kwhi43 · January 20, 2014, 05:13 PM

PetahW · January 20, 2014, 05:58 PM

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An interesting gun, with an interesting provenance - except that, according to Ruger, that ROA (SN 140-17313) was made in 1973.

http://www.ruger.com/service/product...y/RE-OABP.html

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rclark · January 20, 2014, 06:35 PM

No loading handle. Looks like a custom trigger too. Interesting. Sounds neat how you got it back.... Only one thing .... Very old? '72-73 isn't very old

. I was 8 years old then .... Not that long ago

... Or so it seems

. Now 1872 ... that's old

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kwhi43 · January 20, 2014, 07:41 PM

That was in 1973. When your trying to remember over 40 years ago it gets
a little fuzzy at times. Thanks.

North East Redneck · January 20, 2014, 11:00 PM

Cool gun! And an interesting story to go with it. Old, not really.

Rifleman1776 · January 21, 2014, 09:42 AM

Interesting gun, interesting story.
I bought two ROAs at Friendship in 1971. They were around a long time. Sad production was stopped.

kwhi43 · January 21, 2014, 10:10 AM

My old friend who got my Ruger back for me was Ray Miller. RIP Ray.

wap41 · January 21, 2014, 01:59 PM

Well phil instead of making it be an unused old maid you should sell or trade it to me so she can go out once in a while

**4V50 Gary** · January 21, 2014, 06:34 PM

Amazing how you were reunited with it years after the divorce.

Rifleman1776 · January 22, 2014, 09:38 AM

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RIP Ray.

I knew Ray. Great person. I have a flint rifle he built. I treasure it and his memory.

January 20, 2014, 05:13 PM	#1
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	A Very Old Ruger Old Army

January 20, 2014, 06:35 PM	#3
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,619	No loading handle. Looks like a custom trigger too. Interesting. Sounds neat how you got it back.... Only one thing .... Very old? '72-73 isn't very old . I was 8 years old then .... Not that long ago ... Or so it seems . Now 1872 ... that's old . __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

January 20, 2014, 11:00 PM	#5
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Cool gun! And an interesting story to go with it. Old, not really. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

January 21, 2014, 01:59 PM	#8
wap41 Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2009 Posts: 99	ROA Well phil instead of making it be an unused old maid you should sell or trade it to me so she can go out once in a while

January 21, 2014, 06:34 PM	#9
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	Amazing how you were reunited with it years after the divorce. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 20, 2014, 05:58 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. An interesting gun, with an interesting provenance - except that, according to Ruger, that ROA (SN 140-17313) was made in 1973. http://www.ruger.com/service/product...y/RE-OABP.html .

January 20, 2014, 07:41 PM	#4
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	That was in 1973. When your trying to remember over 40 years ago it gets a little fuzzy at times. Thanks.

January 21, 2014, 09:42 AM	#6
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Interesting gun, interesting story. I bought two ROAs at Friendship in 1971. They were around a long time. Sad production was stopped.

January 21, 2014, 10:10 AM	#7
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	My old friend who got my Ruger back for me was Ray Miller. RIP Ray.