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Revision as of 19:16, 8 May 2024 edit 2804:388:e03f:e762:0:56:392f:fd01 (talk) →In popular culture Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 00:27, 4 November 2024 edit undo 107.128.99.89 (talk) →History: minor. The antecedent of the original "which was both cheaper and more readily available" was unclear until one reached the end of the sentence: Was the antecedent the "hotly anticipated new cartridge" or, as one eventually discovers. Ruger's Blackhawk variant. A new sentence makes clear what was both cheaper and more readily available.
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Line 48: In the early 1950s, [[Western (genre)\|Westerns]] were popular in movies and television. [[Colt's Manufacturing Company\|Colt]] had discontinued the iconic [[Colt Single Action Army\|Single Action Army]] prior to [[World War II]], and few single-action revolvers were available to meet market demand for cowboy-style revolvers. In 1953, the new firm of Sturm, Ruger & Company introduced the [[Ruger Single-Six\|Single-Six]], a [[.22 Long Rifle\|.22 LR]] [[Rimfire ammunition\|rimfire]] single-action revolver. The Single-Six proved to be a popular seller, leading Ruger to develop and market a [[centerfire]] revolver similar to the Single Action Army: the Ruger Blackhawk. Ruger introduced the Blackhawk in 1955. Chambered for the [[.357 Magnum]], the Blackhawk was a simple and strong design, and it sold well. In 1956, as [[Smith & Wesson]] was introducing the new [[.44 Magnum]], Ruger quickly developed a variant of the Blackhawk in the new cartridge. Ruger achieved wide popularity with this firearm. inThe ~~a hotly anticipated new cartridge, which~~Blackhawk was both cheaper and more readily available than the [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] revolver. According to popular legend, Ruger was able to field a .44 Magnum revolver at nearly the same time as Smith & Wesson due to a Ruger employee finding expended .44 Magnum cartridge cases at a scrapyard and deducing that Smith & Wesson was about to launch a new cartridge.<ref>Sturm Ruger booklet "Fifty Years of .44 Magnums"</ref><ref>[http://www.sixguns.com Sixguns.com]</ref> The 1955–1962 Blackhawks are known today as the "Flattop" models, because their adjustable rear sights were not protected by "ears" extending up from the frame as later became standard. From 1962 through 1972, Ruger made the "Three Screw" Blackhawk in various calibers, so called by the number of screws visible on the side of the revolver. Line 64: ==Various models== [[File:Rugeromsbhbox.jpg\|thumb\|Ruger Old Model Super Blackhawk]] ~~[[File:Sbhjavmont.jpg\|thumb\|Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk and [[Javelina]]]]~~ [[File:Oldarmy.jpg\|thumb\|The Ruger Old Army is a 45-caliber percussion revolver based on the Ruger Blackhawk action.]] [[File:APG custom blackhawk 2003.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|The Blackhawk is a popular base gun for custom work. This one is a cooperative effort by members of the American Pistolsmith's Guild.]] Line 112 ⟶ 111: * [http://ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawk/overview.html Ruger New Model Blackhawk on Ruger.com] * [http://ruger.com/products/newModelSuperBlackhawk/overview.html New Model Super Blackhawk on Ruger.com] * [http://americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1501&cid=27 An Exploded-View Diagram of a Ruger Blackhawk from American Rifleman] * [http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/FAFamily?type=Revolver&subtype=Single%20Action&famlst=11&variation=Blued Ruger Bisley on Ruger.com]