I have this old gun!

[D. R. Greysun]

Well, I don't but a buddy dose. It's a Blackhawk .357 Ser. No. 137XX4 If anyone can provide a production date I'd appreciate it. The link: http://www.sportables.com/ruger_pistols.htm seem to be down. Thanks already for your help.
D R

[El Peludo]

D. R. Greysun says:

I have this old gun!

That's what a guy said to me once, as he handed me a canvas sock with a long gun in it.  He wanted to trade it to me for some odds and ends I had laying around the place.  As I took it from him, I could feel that it was a lever action - he described it as " one of those old guns that goes ----", as he flipped his hand like working a lever - and it had an octagon barrel. When I opened the case, and started slipping it out of it, the crescent butt plate started my pulse to speeding up, and the more I got out of the case, the more excited I was getting.  I was a very nice (externally) Model 94 Winchester in .38-55, with a five digit serial number.  I could not take advantage of him; the stuff he wanted to trade for was not worth a hunderd bucks.  So, I cleaned it up - the insides were real raunchy - and decided it was worth at least 300 bucks, but he would not take that for it; we finally decided on a hundred fifty, plus the stuff he wanted.  It now resides with my other prized 94s, and fits right in.

The point of all this is:  I've got some more stuff layin' around the place; do ya' think yer buddy would like to do some tradin'? (Tongue firmly in cheek, here!) 

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Based on Ruger's info at http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/SE-H-R-Bhawk357.html it would appear that old .357 was made in 1968.  You need to read their qualifier regarding blocks of numbers.

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[D. R. Greysun]

Thanx Capt., it dose indeed appear to be made in 1968.

El Peludo,
That's an interesting story. Thanx for sharing it.

D R