Ruger Model Police Service Six .357 magnum caliber double action revolver
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Ruger Model Police Service Six .357 magnum caliber double action revolver, 4.0 inch barrel, 6 shot, stainless finish, fixed rear sight notch, pinned ramp front sight, checkered walnut grips, square butt, SN = 155-78432. This gun was made in 1980. Overall condition is rated excellent plus. Very minor drag line on the cylinder. Not many of these guns in this condition available on the market. Includes original red box with correct box end label, papers and original Ruger plastic wrap for the gun.
1980 production serial numbers 155-76844 - 156-94282
The Ruger Security-Six and its variants, the Service-Six and Speed-Six are a product line of double-action revolvers introduced in 1972 and manufactured until 1988 by Sturm, Ruger & Company. These revolvers were marketed to law enforcement duty issue, military, and civilian self-defense markets.
The Security-Six and its variants were more or less identical in basic design, with minor differences in sights (fixed or adjustable) and frame (round or square butt). Although medium-framed in size, the Security-Six was somewhat stronger than competing guns like the Smith & Wesson Model 19 as the Ruger featured a thicker frame without a sideplate cutout, a stronger barrel shank support that prevented catastrophic barrel failure in the six inch model revolvers, larger, stronger internal parts, and an increased diameter cylinder with offset bolt locking notches. The new revolvers were initially manufactured in a blued carbon steel finish; in 1975 stainless steel versions of all models were added to the lineup.[3] Featuring six-round cylinders, the Security-Six series represented one of the first modern revolver designs to feature a hammer powered by a coil spring utilizing a transfer-bar firing system, and was chambered for a variety of centerfire ammunition cartridges including .38 Special and .357 Magnum, as well as .38 S&W and 9×19mm Parabellum (9mm Luger).[3][6] All Security-Six series revolvers came with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplied service-style wooden grips.[3] The wood grips were all manufactured for Ruger by W.F. Lett Manufacturing in New Hampshire, a now-defunct contractor. Most of these wood grips featured a diamond-shaped panel of pressed checkering.
After a few months of producing the Security Six model, Ruger renamed the fixed-sight version of the Security-Six the Service-Six or alternatively, the "Police Service Six". This was largely a marketing decision and an attempt to capitalize on the lucrative law enforcement service revolver market. The Service Six was normally chambered in .357 Magnum, though Ruger also built versions in .38 Special and 9mm Luger (Parabellum) for some police orders.[5] The U.S. Military contracted for the fixed-sight .38 Special variant adding a lanyard ring to the butt and designating it the M108. It was to replace aging Smith & Wesson Model 10 for issuing to air crews and military police. Barrel length options for the Service-Six included 2.75 and 4 inches.
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Handgun Caliber: .357 Magnum