Ruger Old Army Sling Holster – Border Grooved [SL-3343]

NOTE:  Special Order fof John Burton  — Price includes cost to modify the Walker rig.

Holster comes with a shoulder strap instead of a belt loop.

Strong Hand Right = Holster hangs on the left side of your body with gun butt forward.
Strong Hand Left = Holster hangs on the right side of your body with gun butt forward.

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Ruger Old Army

The Ruger Old Army is a black-powder percussion revolver introduced in 1972 by the Sturm, Ruger company and manufactured through 2008. Models were available with either a 5.5 in (140 mm) or 7.5 in (190 mm) barrel.

The Ruger Old Army revolver is unusual in that, unlike most percussion revolvers on the market, it was not based on a historical design, but was a modification of Ruger’s Blackhawk model, which was itself based upon the cartridge-firing Colt Peacemaker

This design was built around the Blackhawk, but it takes its styling cues from the Spiller and Burr cap and ball pistol. This is due to the frame being longer in front to accommodate the loading lever and pivot pin.

Unlike the Blackhawk, the Old Army did not make use of Ruger’s transfer bar safety; instead the revolver relied upon a series of safety notches between each chamber on the cylinder like some models of the Remington/Colt or other black powder revolvers of the mid-19th century had.