Fun pistol, and the resemblance is..well..

mrerick · 10-09-2016, 05:47 PM

IIRC, the original Ruger "Mark" was the "Standard" .22 pistol was their first product, and Bill Ruger did overtly design the grip and grip angle to mimic the (then popular) (corrected below... to Nambu) Luger.

There is more detail in a great book, Bill Ruger and his Guns

I bought and read the book, and later ended up buying stock in the company (that has done quite well)...

My first pistol was a Mark I, also purchased in the 1970's...

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	IIRC, the original Ruger "Mark" was the "Standard" .22 pistol was their first product, and Bill Ruger did overtly design the grip and grip angle to mimic the (then popular) (corrected below... to Nambu) Luger. There is more detail in a great book, Bill Ruger and his Guns I bought and read the book, and later ended up buying stock in the company (that has done quite well)... My first pistol was a Mark I, also purchased in the 1970's... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war. Last edited by mrerick; 10-11-2016 at 03:29 PM.