New Model Blackhawk Revolver
(Includes Bisley Models)
Caliber: 41 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number: Years of Production:
41-01845 1974
41-04914 1975
41-07462 1976
41-12333 1977
41-17490 1978
41-18701 1979
41-28751 1980
*46-63651 1981
*46-85751 1982
*46-88051 1983
*46-98221 1984
*47-03176 1985
*47-06112 1986
*47-15050 1987
*47-26050 1988
*47-30119 1989
*47-32217 1990
*47-38759 1991
*47-43043 1992
*47-52283 1993
*47-59626 1994
*47-62976 1995
*47-66505 1996
*47-70733 1997
*47-88409 1998
*47-91414 1999
*47-99407 2000
*48-04339 2001
*48-09409 2002
*48-14893 2003
*48-16019 2004
*48-22469 2005
*48-26785 2006
*48-31472 2007
*48-35125 2008
*48-38821 2009
*48-43772 2010
*48-47435 2011
*48-53421 2012
*48-56911 and **38-30081 2013
**38-30205 2014
**38-45027 2015

*.41 Cal. Blackhawk Serial Numbers rollmarked with .45 Cal. Blackhawk Revolvers beginning in 1981

**.41 Cal. Blackhawk Serial Numbers rollmarked with .357 Cal. Blackhawk Revolvers beginning in 2013

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.