You are commenting using your Twitter location. You are commenting using your Google account. All of this supports the January 1945 date for the serial number range change. There is a number at the bottom of that page that can answer any questions about your serial number. In addition, rifles in the 1.6 million serial number range have been observed ranging from number 1,602,XXX through 1,639,XXX. It is believed that approximately 40,000 WIN-13 rifles were produced. Firearm manufacturers usually etch the serial number on the top of the barrel near the bolt. about 39,000 rifles from the end of production in June 1945. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.įor details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 33įor 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.Ĭopyright © 2016 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. This will tell you the year of manufacture for your Ruger firearm. 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.

There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but This number should be used as a point of reference

The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for

Ruger manufacture date by serial number