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A SCARCE RUGER BEARCAT DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, Curio or Relic firearm image 1

A SCARCE RUGER BEARCAT DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, Curio or Relic firearm image 2

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A SCARCE RUGER BEARCAT DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, Curio or Relic firearm image 5

Property from the Russell Doucette Ruger Bearcat Collection

Lot 1231

A SCARCE RUGER BEARCAT DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER,
1966.
Curio or Relic firearm

Historic Arms & Militaria

1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT

Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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A SCARCE RUGER BEARCAT DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER,
1966.

Ruger catalog number BC-4, serial number D74396, .22 Long Rifle caliber; blued steel barrel with roller engraved markings reading "STURM, RUGER & CO./SOUTHPORT, CONN." with "SR" eagle emblem; round flat face ejector rod thumbpiece; one-piece black anodized aluminum alloy frame; gold-toned aluminum anodized trigger guard; blued steel cylinder with roller engraved bear and cougar scene and "RUGER/BEARCAT" marking; walnut grips with aluminum eagle medallions; original unnumbered factory box.
Barrel lg. 4 in., overall lg. 8 ¾ in.

**Successful bidder must arrange pickup/transfer through a federal firearms licensee.**

**With the enactment of new Massachusetts firearms legislation on October 2, 2024, transfers of ALL post-1898 firearms within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, INCLUDING curio & relic firearms, MUST be processed through a federal firearms dealer. C&R holders from other states must arrange for C&R firearms purchases to be shipped.

Condition: Very good overall condition with scattered blemishes and a light scratch in the bluing on the left side of the barrel, grips have minor blemishes, bright bore with sharp rifling, action functions properly; box has wear and surfaces losses, one lid corner is separated.

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Provenance
The Russell Doucette Ruger Bearcat Collection.

Note
Reference of Ruger Firearms, Volume One p. 34, documents this revolver as one of the know duplicate numbers and further suggests that it may have been an occasional "single" duplicate rather than part of a larger block of duplicated numbers.

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