Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Ruger Single-Six, engraved

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 14 ↗

Ruger, Single Six, engraved revolver with S/Ns 5100 - 75000.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “engraved revolver with S/Ns 5100 - 75000”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with S/Ns 5100 - 75000”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1954–1957.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.22
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1954–1957production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 14 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. ruger.com ↗, years: Ruger serial history, Single-Six Standard: 50 = 1954, 10734 = 1955, 31857 = 1956, 55346 = 1957, 88245 = 1958; S/Ns 5100–75000 = 1954–1957
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1953–1957 → 1954–1957. Ruger's Single-Six serial chart puts S/N 5100 in 1954

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Ruger Single-Six (base model shown for Ruger Single-Six, engraved)
Shown: two generations of the Ruger Single-Six, not this engraved revolver.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ruger Single-Six, 2 generations.jpg” by Coati077, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Ruger Single-Six”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Ruger Single-Six is a single-action rimfire revolver produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. The Single-Six was first released in June 1953.