Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Ruger Super Single-Six, chrome, 4⅝-inch barrel

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, Super Single Six chrome with 4-5/8" barrel, revolver with S/Ns 504000 - 505000.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 4-5/8" barrel, revolver”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with S/Ns 504000 - 505000”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1965.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.22²
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1965production; 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 ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. ruger.com ↗, years: first S/N shipped: 502608 (1965), 517860 (1966)
  2. ruger.com ↗, calibers: Super Single-Six, 22 LR, 1964-1972
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1964–1972 → 1965. Ruger's Super Single-Six chart: 502608 first shipped 1965, 517860 in 1966

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Ruger Single-Six (base model shown for Ruger Super Single-Six, chrome, 4⅝-inch barrel)
Shown: two generations of the Ruger Single-Six, not this chrome Super Single-Six.

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.