What is the age model 1911-A1 cal 45 with serial number NM77686?

Answer 1

{| ! colspan="2" | M77 - Original Tang Safety Model Rifle

(Manufactured from 1968 to 1984)

Calibers: .22-250 Rem., .223, .220 Swift, 6mm Rem., 6.5mm, .243, .257, .25/06, .250/3000, .264 Win., .270 Win., .280, .284 Win., 7x57mm, 7mm Rem., 7mm/08, .30/06, .300 Win. Mag., .308 Win., .338 Win., .350 Rem., .35 Whelan, .358 Win. Mag., .416 Taylor., .458 Win. Mag., .458 Rem. Mag. ! colspan="2" | ! Beginning Serial Number: ! Years of Production: | 1 1968 1912 1969 70-14532 1970 70-23555 1971 70-45045 1972 70-67406 1973 70-87509 1974 71-28501 1975 71-75101 1976 72-38101 1977 73-05351 1978 73-92701 1979 74-65901 1980 75-42703 1981 75-97690 1982 77-50834 1983 77-68636 1984 The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. This number should be used as a point of reference only. It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped. Ruger does not produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. And in some cases, models may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped. For exact information on your specific serial number, you can contact Ruger's Records Department either by telephone or mail. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

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Newport, NH 03773

Telephone: 603-865-2424

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