For sale is a Ruger Standard semi-automatic pistol in .22 LR. Serial number- 0286. This pistol is in excellent condition and comes with a leather holster and (2) 10-round magazines. This is a very rare early model Ruger Standard Red Eagle Type 1.. In fact, it is a 3-digit serial makes this a first-year 1949 manufacture date and was one of the first 300 pistols ever made by Ruger! It is our understanding that only around 950 were ever made in this type/configuration. Each Type, the Type 1, 1A, 2 – 9 all have a change or changes that make it a different variation. You will be pressed to ever find another for sale in this configuration and condition so grab it while you can!

The original Ruger model, which quickly became known as the Ruger Standard Model, was produced in several variants but the earliest models of the original standard and target models were the Red Eagle (1949–1952) and the Black or Silver Eagle model. Co-Founder/investor Alex Sturm died on November 16, 1951, at the age of 28. For the first two years of production, the left grip panel of the Ruger pistol featured the company logo with an inlay of a red eagle. After Sturm’s death, Bill Ruger changed the inlay to black to honor Sturm. The Ruger Standard was the original pistol that started the Ruger Firearms Empire. This is an opportunity to one of the first guns ever produced by industry juggernaut Ruger.
V2-H4
Barrel Length: 4.75
Bore condition: Good
Year Manufactured: 1949