Ruger is excited to offer you an opportunity to bid on and acquire rare, unusual, discontinued, or one-of-a-kind Ruger® firearms and accessories. All items are available to qualified buyers as part of a "no reserve" auction, subject to applicable laws.
Up for auction this week is a Ruger-made Marlin SBL Series Model 1894™ lever-action rifle. Ruger's records reflect this rifle was roll marked on January 27, 2024. It was a Sales & Marketing photography sample, was never sold, and has not been fired beyond normal factory test firing. This Model 1894 lever-action rifle was launched in March 2024. Chambered in .44 Rem Mag, the rifle features a 16.1" cold hammer-forged stainless barrel with a 1:20 twist. The threaded barrel (5/8"- 24), comes with a factory-installed, match-polished thread protector and will accommodate a muzzle brake or other barrel accessories. This SBL Series Model 1894 sports a handsome gray laminate stock with crisp checkering to help maintain a good grip in virtually all-weather conditions. The rifle also utilizes a fiber optic front sight with a tritium ring and an adjustable ghost ring rear sight. The steel receiver, big loop lever, and trigger guard plate feature a polished stainless finish. The Picatinny rail provides a stable mounting surface for scope rings and a variety of modern optics, and the tubular magazine holds 8 rounds of 44 Rem Mag or 9 rounds of 44 Special ammunition. The rifle will ship in its original rifle box along with an instruction manual, hammer spur, and locking device.
We are auctioning off a Ruger Vaquero® in .45 Colt. Ruger's records reflect this revolver was roll marked January 28, 1999. This revolver was a sales sample and was shipped to EM Corp. in New Britain, CT in September 1999 for a test coating that was ultimately not adopted for production. The revolver was never sold and has never been fired beyond normal testing during manufacture. This revolver is equipped with a rounded blade front sight and fixed integral notch rear sight. Other features include a 7-1/2 inch barrel, and a 6-round 45 Colt cylinder. It has a traditional western-style, hand-filling grip with wood grip panels featuring silver and black Ruger Eagle medallions inserted in the panels. "RUGER VAQUERO® .45 CAL." is stamped on the left side of the cylinder frame. This Ruger Vaquero revolver has been stored in a brown, hinged cardboard box along with an appropriate instruction manual and locking device.