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Original Ruger P85, not the MK II...
leeblackman
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I saw an item on GB that appeared to me to be an original Ruger P85. The first set that were recalled, but I don't think this one ever made it back. Can anyone give me any information on these, the only stuff I can find is on the MK II version. I'm looking for the following.
Serial # Range.
Date of mfg.
Qty mfg.
Any variations.
Difference between it and MKII.
And anything else that might be helpfull.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
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Serial # Range.
Date of mfg.
Qty mfg.
Any variations.
Difference between it and MKII.
And anything else that might be helpfull.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
Comments
The P-89 is nearly identical to the P-85 and P-85MKII but has the refined safety that places the rear of the firing pin inside the frame as well as placing a block over it; in 1992 the P-89 replaced the P-85 MarkII.
Also if you want to know if your P-85 was sent back to the factory for modification "MKIIR" is stamped on the right side of the safety, not the slide.
There are other differences between the P-85 and P-85MKII. Early P-85's had an extra large slide release lever and a loaded chamber indicator.
The frame of Ruger's blued pistols is aluminum alloy with a dark matte finish. the slide is chrome-molybdenum steel with a black finish.
Stainless steel "K" guns also have aluminum frames but with a gray finish on the frame that contrasts nicely with the matte "white" of the stainless steel.
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