44 Carbine Rifle (Manufactured from 1961 to 1974) Caliber: .44 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number:	Years of Production:
1	1961
1339	1962
65061	1963
85111	1964
94131	1965
104345	1966
113049	1967
126443	1968
133089	1969
100-08901	1970
100-20629	1971
100-31220	1972
100-41326	1973
100-50238	1974

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.