Bill Ruger was also a man who loved 19th century Western American art, so it comes as no surprise that he would decide to create single-action revolvers in the style of the Colt Single Action Army but with twentieth century improvements. 1 falling-block single-shot rifle was the sort of Farquharson inspired classic that a London вЂњbest gunвЂќ maker might create and sell for astronomical amounts of money: Bill Ruger made it brilliant, gorgeous and affordable. His Ruger Model 77 was a classic design with heavy David Lloyd influences, his Ruger No. Bill Ruger was involved in the design of every firearm Ruger made and was a calculated risk taker in his choice of the types of firearms Ruger would bring to market. In many ways Bill Ruger was a bit like Sir William Lyons who founded the Jaguar automobile company and had his hand on the design of every car that Jaguar made whilst under his leadership.

So, to understand the underlying reason for Bill Ruger to introduce the single-action Ruger Blackhawk back in 1955 is best done by considering the things that Bill Ruger was passionate about: Bill Ruger was passionate about classic guns, and classic cars, he had a penchant for vintage Stutz automobiles especially, and was friendly with British riflemaker David Lloyd whose work he greatly respected.

The best things are created by people who are passionate about the thing they are setting out to make, not about whether or not it will sell well.

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