T.A. WORKMAN
Hunter
Most Ruger D/A Collectors are well aware of the French designed "Pilorget Experimental Ejection System" from data in the Red Eagle News Exchange Reference. That True prototype/experimental model mentioned is owned by a forum member & D/A Collector who also just happens to own a 2nd Pilorget SS-92 revolver :shock: :mrgreen:
In the RENE November 2023 issue, Editor Chad Hiddleson wrote a stellar article entitled "The Mysterious "Pilorget" Sec-Series Revolvers. It contained the most detailed information written on these Holy Grail's to date. His latest discovery was gun #4 a Ruger Speed-Six – model 1592 - #159-95813, N.I.B.
The gun also had a good bit of Provenance along with it also. Vogel's letter to Harry Sefried, Spec print copies some with hand notes, Pilorget hand sketch with precise dimensions on reaming & finishing the cylinder. (note in pictures below) Prototype Notice from Ruger Engineering Archives.
From Chad's article} A French inventor, Andre Pilorget filed for a US Patent for his new revolver ejection system on Feb.27,1975. He was granted his patent on Sept. 28, 1976.
Steve Vogel, WBR's son-in-law and head of Ruger's export business and worked with Pilorget on the project.
I read the article twice and then skimmed through the rest of the issue, when I was checking out the classifieds I about fell off my chair….there was the same gun #159-95813 for sale by the owner in NH.
Long story short, I called the owner and after a very nice chat I bought the gun from him. I was on cloud nine I never thought that I would I ever even see one let alone own one.
But the good luck was not to end there . During our conversation the owner informed me he knew a
local man who owned another Pilorget who might be willing to sell . I then contacted another D/A Collector and gave him the contact info and he managed to buy it making it the 5th known Pilorget. Both of these guns are a few numbers apart and both came out of Roddy's Gun Shop and were with in 15 miles of the factory all this time.
A big thanks to Ray for selling me the gun and to Chad for getting her to me.
Terry
Pilorget Speed-Six SS-92 & P/W,
Note} the chamber shoulder & reamer finish of the Pilorget compared to a factory 9MM cylinder.
Vogel's letter.
Pilorget sent Vogel this chamber sketching with precise (metric) dimensions after the first cylinder Ruger furnished failed due to reamer depth.
In the RENE November 2023 issue, Editor Chad Hiddleson wrote a stellar article entitled "The Mysterious "Pilorget" Sec-Series Revolvers. It contained the most detailed information written on these Holy Grail's to date. His latest discovery was gun #4 a Ruger Speed-Six – model 1592 - #159-95813, N.I.B.
The gun also had a good bit of Provenance along with it also. Vogel's letter to Harry Sefried, Spec print copies some with hand notes, Pilorget hand sketch with precise dimensions on reaming & finishing the cylinder. (note in pictures below) Prototype Notice from Ruger Engineering Archives.
From Chad's article} A French inventor, Andre Pilorget filed for a US Patent for his new revolver ejection system on Feb.27,1975. He was granted his patent on Sept. 28, 1976.
Steve Vogel, WBR's son-in-law and head of Ruger's export business and worked with Pilorget on the project.
I read the article twice and then skimmed through the rest of the issue, when I was checking out the classifieds I about fell off my chair….there was the same gun #159-95813 for sale by the owner in NH.
Long story short, I called the owner and after a very nice chat I bought the gun from him. I was on cloud nine I never thought that I would I ever even see one let alone own one.
But the good luck was not to end there . During our conversation the owner informed me he knew a
local man who owned another Pilorget who might be willing to sell . I then contacted another D/A Collector and gave him the contact info and he managed to buy it making it the 5th known Pilorget. Both of these guns are a few numbers apart and both came out of Roddy's Gun Shop and were with in 15 miles of the factory all this time.
A big thanks to Ray for selling me the gun and to Chad for getting her to me.
Terry
Pilorget Speed-Six SS-92 & P/W,
Note} the chamber shoulder & reamer finish of the Pilorget compared to a factory 9MM cylinder.
Vogel's letter.
Pilorget sent Vogel this chamber sketching with precise (metric) dimensions after the first cylinder Ruger furnished failed due to reamer depth.
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