When his affluent friend and potential financial backer Alex Sturm was shown the 1949 prototype Ruger had created, he was impressed by its sleek traditional aesthetic and its slight resemblance to the classic nostalgia-evoking German Luger P08 pistol. Using the Nambu's silhouette and bolt system, Ruger produced his first prototype, but lacked the venture capital necessary to fund its introduction. Sometime in the years following World War II, firearm designer and entrepreneur Bill Ruger acquired a pair of World War II Japanese Nambu pistols from a returning US Marine, which he successfully duplicated in his garage. Ruger's Standard Pistol 1951 Design Patent Drawing 22 caliber semi-automatic pistols ever produced. Ruger, the Standard model and its offspring went on to become the most accepted and successful. 22 caliber rimfire intended for casual sport and target shooting, and plinking. 22 Long Rifle cartridge handguns, including its later iterations: the MK II, MK III, and MK IV. The Ruger Standard Model is a rimfire semi-automatic pistol introduced in 1949 as the first product manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co., and was the founding member of a product line of. Open iron sights, both fixed and adjustable Blued Ruger Standard model with wood grips
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