I got my first antique.

[stevezx2]

I acquired a 1951 Standard with the red eagle grips last night. For those that aren't as familiar with Ruger, they were founded in 1949 by Alexander Strum and William Ruger. The standard was their first product. The eagle logo was designed by Strom. After Alexander Strum died in 1951 they changed the logo from red to black making the early guns a little more desirable now.
It's my first old firearm. I'm unsure where to look for an extra magazine.

 

[shootersix]

A ruger mark 1 magazine should work, you can find them lots of places, and fyi it’s Sturm, that’s a nice find!, congrats on a classic work of art!

 

[bgcatty]

Very nice classic indeed! Enjoy!

 

[stevezx2]

A ruger mark 1 magazine should work, you can find them lots of places, and fyi it’s Sturm, that’s a nice find!, congrats on a classic work of art!

Fixed it! Thanks, it was trying to go from memory and I'm not as good as I used to be.

 

[MrSmitty]

That is shootable art/history, love those old Rugers, nice find! I've always wanted one, never found one I could afford... Happy shooting.

 

[tomcat13]

Congrats on a Nice Find!
I have my Grandpa's & it was Manf in 1973.
It'll go to my Daughter (only child) when My Time comes.

 

[Nugget]

It's my first old firearm. I'm unsure where to look for an extra magazine.

I have an older Standard model as well. Any mag that says it's for a Standard or Mark 1 will work, but you can also "modify" a Mark 2 mag to work in your pistol by simply taking the mag apart and moving the follower button to the other side. Internet searches should turn up instructional video on YouTube if needed.

Also, just a quick FYI, but the Law doesn't consider a firearm to be an antique unless it (or the receiver) was manufactured prior to 1898. What you have is just a nice old gun!

 

[WebSnyper]

Also, just a quick FYI, but the Law doesn't consider a firearm to be an antique unless it (or the receiver) was manufactured prior to 1898. What you have is just a nice old gun!

Interesting. I didn't realize there was a specific definition related to antique for firearms (but did know some about curios & relics). This was an interesting read I found based on a quick search

https://www.gunbroker.com/c/article/cr-guns-curio-relic-what-are-they/

Thanks for the info. Learned a few things today already.

 

[indiucky]

 

[stevezx2]

Well, it looks like I'm going to turn this one into a collection. I've already got 6 of the mkiv's including a 75th anniversary. I just won a 50th anniversary mkii. Guess I need to find a special mki and mkiii still.

 

[stevezx2]

Interesting. I didn't realize there was a specific definition related to antique for firearms (but did know some about curios & relics). This was an interesting read I found based on a quick search

https://www.gunbroker.com/c/article/cr-guns-curio-relic-what-are-they/

Thanks for the info. Learned a few things today already.

I actually had to look up what C&R stood for before I began bidding on the 1951. I wasn't quite sure exactly what it meant. Now that I've seen the replies I vaguely remember reading about the antique rule many years ago.

 

[Trapper Jim]

good .22’s but could never get past the Gestapo look. Perhaps if I lived in Germany.