150-88XXX serial Security Six

[CleanHarry]

Here ya go with my latest pawn shop find!

Mechanically "new", lots of holster shine. Bright bore and chambers. I'm going to see if I can get some provenance on this pistol. I'm guessing it was in one holster for 2, maybe 3 decades to get this kind of artful wear patina.

 

[CleanHarry]

The pretty grip

I have since shined up the hammer and trigger too...

 

[Zcarp2]

Good for you! I picked up a 6" last year in wonderful condition.

 

[skidder]

Nice! Really like the 150s. Classic Ruger.

 

[Bush Pilot]

Nice! Really like the 150s. Classic Ruger.

Hey Skid, where have you been hiding?

 

[GBExpat]

Just like the one that I bought, NIB, in 1973.

Congrats & thanks for the pics!

 

[Confederate]

I've always liked those skinny grips. Too bad they're just for show. I vividly recall seeing those guns lying there on the pawnshop shelves. With all the hassles of filling out forms, showing driver's licenses, then undergoing a waiting period; yet back then the sales guy would say, "Sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to go get the box in the next room."

"Okay, but make it snappy," we could have replied. "I'm already late for a doctor's appointment!"

Sheesh...now you have to block off three hours, then pick up the gun a week or two later. And crime has continued to go up. Where did we go wrong? And I don't want any comments about giving women the right to vote! Even if things have gone drastically downhill since then, women have the same right to vote as we do!

 

[GBExpat]

I've always liked those skinny grips. Too bad they're just for show.

 

[kemper]

Very Nice

Nice Find.
Enjoy

 

[moxie]

Sweet piece.

Now, get a Hogue Monogrip for it and go shooting!

 

[kiskicowboy]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're not going to find any grips that will fit your 150 series Security Six. That series has a different grip shape than the 151 and up series, and no company's make a stock grip for that frame. If you want different grips, they'll have to be custom made.

 

[skidder]

The Security Six is my favorite hiking companion: sleek, small, durable, lightweight, and reliable.

Hey Skid, where have you been hiding?

Summer is here!
I just got back from a 4 day camp in the Big Belt mountains. I didn't see any bears, but it felt good having my Security Six with me the whole time.
Hope things are going good on your end!

 

[GBExpat]

I have a set of OEM Ruger Security Six grips in my kit, but I cannot remember if they are for my original blue 4" 150 or the S/S 2¾" 151 I bought a couple of years later. Both pistols are lonnnnng gone, unfortunately.

EDIT: Welp, answered my own question. I rooted around and found those Ruger grips ... and they include the OEM stainless steel screw, so they are from the later pistol.

EDIT#2: I got in my Time Machine and navigated thru a couple of old file boxes. My 4" Security Six was s/n 150-33573 and the later one (purchased Dec'75) was 151-75701. Funny thing ... as soon as I would say "1-5-0", "3-3-5-7-3" naturally pops into my head ... ~40 years later.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Congrats