New Model Blackhawk Revolver (Includes Bisley Models and 50th Anniversary Model) Caliber: 357 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number:	Years of Production:
32-33639	1974
32-66489	1975
33-03854	1976
33-51451	1977
34-06008	1978
34-59110	1979
35-07904	1980
35-55902	1981
35-93851	1982
36-22705	1983
36-39399	1984
36-66388	1985
36-73330	1986
36-82139	1987
36-95212	1988
37-01082	1989
37-09149	1990
37-17217	1991
37-20595	1992
37-24885	1993
37-30015	1994
37-35815	1995
37-39105	1996
37-48501	1997
37-53908	1998
37-59304	1999
37-63438	2000
37-68506	2001
37-73673	2002
37-76050	2003
37-78003	2004
37-82021 and 520-00001*	2005
37-85022 and 520-09778	2006
37-89462	2007
37-93245	2008
37-96392	2009
38-00675	2010
38-07433	2011
38-15393	2012
38-22039	2013
38-30205	2014
38-44654	2015

*50th Anniversary Model

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.