This variation is referred to by Ruger enthusiasts as humpback, low-back, or simply 150 series. What makes this particular gun interesting is that, like all Sixes with a 150 prefix on the serial number, it features a different grip than all later, and indeed the majority of Sixes produces. ![]() ![]() This was during the absolute height of the revolver’s dominance in the LE and civilian markets, and the Sixes were designed to compete heads up with S&W’s L and K frames. Ruger launched the Six-series, made up of the Security Six, Speed Six, and Service Six in 1972. However, it all works out in the end, because this is, to a fan of revolver history, a very interesting gun. ![]() If I had any kind of timing, I’d have saved the post for the Ruger Security Six “Humpback” for hump-day, but I refuse to kowtow to popular internet trends in the name of cheap jokes (that is a lie).
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