Of course, the original box and paperwork will add value. In other words, I am not seeing that folders that are "certified by Ruger" selling for more money. ![]() The point I am trying to make is that seeing these guns sell on gun broker and at the gun shows, there is really a very small amount of collectors that check if the gun shipped from the factory as a folder or even care. The rifle is beautiful and "correct." I used to worry about this as well. The stainless GB folder you turned down awhile ago and I bought left Ruger in 1983 with a birch stock and side sling gas block and was later re-stocked in a folder. Some law enforcement agencies placed orders that specified swivels on the bottom and other special order government guns with straight birch stocks were delivered with the sling mount on the side. From the research I've done, it seems not all folders came from the factory with the swivel on the side. You will see 3 different styles of gas blocks on folders and they are all "correct". I just saw a GB folder with a bottom mount sling sell on Gunbroker for over $2200.00. ![]() Jury is still out, at this point.View QuoteJust because the rifle didn't come from Ruger as a folder doesn't necessarily make it a "fake". Still undetermined if this stock is an "original", or something else. I have no doubt that some folks will down-rate the value of the stock due to its' being modded, but some potential buyers, having the correct long-range rear sight might jump at it, and pay good money for it. Commonly done back then, and a "Period-correct"' mod. Likely true, but a "Period-Correct" mod is one thing, as opposed to a Mod that occurred decades later, for a device not available at the time when the stock was relatively new.įor example, I have a 1903 Springfield (C) stock which was modified with a cut-out on its' side for a long-range aftermarket rear sight. No doubt a purist will say that such a mod diminishes the value as compared to an "unmolested" stock. Someone adding a sling stud to the fore-end is suggestive of their wanting to add a bipod attachment point, but certainly not definative.Īn "original" owner might have made such an alteration, and as such, would be a "Period-Correct" modification. Pix of grips (and attachment screw) are probably the most indicative things as to whether the stock is an old Ruger folder, or something else. New grips are of a different composition, and likely much stouter than original grips. Originals were of Bakelite, a cloth-impregnated resin compound. Not an expert on old-time OEM Ruger folder pistol grips. View QuotePix of the inside of the stock seem to indicate a previous owner applied some grey bedding compound. In either case, not sure why someone would have gone to the trouble to mount the sling stud. OEM Ruger Minis which were originally sold with a folding stock have a sling swivel mounted on the side of the gas block, as opposed to the standard gas block which has a sling swivel mounted at the bottom front of the gas block. ![]() That might not be definitive, because if Ruger makes the parts for the new, stainless steel Samson, such "new" stainless steel "Samson" parts might also have the "K", due to the "K" being engraved into the mold for the parts. Which parts on the "mystery" stock have the "K"? Might be instructive to compare a known original Ruger Stainless Steel folder with a known original Ruger Blued folder, and see if the "K" is present on the same, non-stainless parts on the Blued Ruger folder. IDK if the parts that Samson uses also have the "K". IIRC, Ruger uses a "K" prefix to denote stainless steel parts. OTOH, such screws are fairly easy to replace, so not definitive. IIRC, some screws on the Samson have different screw-heads as compared to the original Ruger folder, possibly including the attachment screw for the hand grip, as well as the screws that attach the metal folding unit to the wooden stock. I don't know of anyone making "repro" OEM Ruger folder hand-grips, but certainly possible. As noted, grip looks like an Original, OEM Ruger item. View QuoteCan't tell for sure from the pix, but aside from the added-on sling stud, I don't see anything amiss.
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