COMPLIMENTS OF COL. RUGER; A STUDY OF FACTORY ENGRAVED SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS

238 pages. Hardcover with a with a glossy pictorial dust jacket. INSCRIBED TO A COLLECTOR AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR DOUGAN. Presented here for the first time with clearly detailed black and white photographs and a precise text is an accurate and comprehensive history of the Sturm, Ruger & Co. single action revolver engraving project. Though short-lived, only a mere four years, 1954-1958, the project produced approximately 275 engraved guns. Certain individual pieces are seen only raely in exhibits or books. All are considered rare and indeed are regarded as the centerpiece of a collection. The "Spanish Engraved," "All Blue" and assorted single engraved guns have been brilliantly researched by the country's most knowledgeable Ruger single action authority, John C. Dougan. The results of fifteen years of dedicated research is clearly and logically presented in this, his latest book. Compliments of Col. Ruger; a Study of Factory Engraved Single Action Revolvers, presents important new information about this significant series of Ruger revolvers.By combining detailed tables and schedules with original drawings and never-before-published photographs, Dougan makes even the most obscure guns easy to recognize. The beginning collector will find that the book provides a fascinating and clearly marked path through the world of the Factory engraved Single Six, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk and other special revolvers of this period. The advanced collector and the well-informed dealer will discover answers to many long-unsolved puzzles as well as the keys to most, heretofore, obscure single examples, variations and groups. Outstanding. A really beautiful Very Fine As New copy that would be very difficult to beat at a reasonable price.…