30 Carbine double-action sixgun - it remained for Bill Ruger to bring out the first successful. 30 Carbine pistols - Smith & Wesson built at least one protoype. While gun companies had tried in the 1950s to build. 45 Government Model which many found hard to control and shoot accurately. It was chambered in a lightweight semi-automatic rifle and designed to be used by support troops mainly to replace the. 30 Carbine cartridge itself was a product of Word War II. Any single action, including the Ruger Single-Sixes and Blackhawks manufactured from 1953 through 1972, all must be carried only with the hammer down on an empty chamber, which included tthe. This year marks the end of all Three-Screw/Old Model Blackhawks and the advent of the New Model Blackhawks with two pins replacing the three screws and the addition of a transfer bar.
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Beginning in 1969, Ruger went with a prefix style of serial number beginning at 50-0000 these ended in 1973 at 50-23681. Those produced in the first year, 1968, had normal serial number from 1 to 9321. It was offered exclusivley with a 7 1/2" barrel. Ruger saw a good opportunity and from 1968 to 1972, a total of 32,985 Blackhawks chambered in the. 30 Carbine surplus ammo were offered to the public. 223 as its standard cartridge, thousands upon thousands of rounds of. This sixgun, serial #793 was manufactured in 1868. I have a scarce "near new" condition first year Ruger "Old Model" Blackhawk chambered in the.