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Sounds like papered 1981 Redhawk was purchased by an employee, and high polished in Newport NH prior to shipment to factory in Southport CT, where purchaser most likely was employed. Unlikely there would be any paperwork to certify factory high gloss. It sounds as though the gun was meant to be factory original, with the polishing done where the Redhawk was made----Newport.
As a note: the Redhawk barrel is a drop forging from outside. It is gun-drilled and broach rifled where the gun is made----Newport.
I'm guessing, but I would expect the gun went through assembly before it was test fired. Quite likely it was rapidly dry fired double action before going to the test range. Absence of a "drag ring," may indicate the gun was polished after test firing.
It is unliokely there would be anything special to this Redhawk, other than high polish. Ruger test fires all guns, so NIB means factory new, factory test fired. Each chamber has been tested with SAAMI Proof pressure ammunition 40%-50% overload. Proof loads are called "blue pills," as usually the case is dyed blue, so as not to be confused with commercial ammo.
Is the tab for the hammer pin on the left side of the frame?
David Bradshaw
Sounds like papered 1981 Redhawk was purchased by an employee, and high polished in Newport NH prior to shipment to factory in Southport CT, where purchaser most likely was employed. Unlikely there would be any paperwork to certify factory high gloss. It sounds as though the gun was meant to be factory original, with the polishing done where the Redhawk was made----Newport.
As a note: the Redhawk barrel is a drop forging from outside. It is gun-drilled and broach rifled where the gun is made----Newport.
I'm guessing, but I would expect the gun went through assembly before it was test fired. Quite likely it was rapidly dry fired double action before going to the test range. Absence of a "drag ring," may indicate the gun was polished after test firing.
It is unliokely there would be anything special to this Redhawk, other than high polish. Ruger test fires all guns, so NIB means factory new, factory test fired. Each chamber has been tested with SAAMI Proof pressure ammunition 40%-50% overload. Proof loads are called "blue pills," as usually the case is dyed blue, so as not to be confused with commercial ammo.
Is the tab for the hammer pin on the left side of the frame?
David Bradshaw