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| [[Out for Justice]] || || Henchman || || 1991 | | [[Out for Justice]] || || Henchman || || 1991 | ||
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| [[Downtown]] || [[Forest Whitaker]] || Detective Dennis Curren || || 1990 | |||
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| [[Carlito's Way: Rise to Power]] || [[Nelson Vasquez]] || Manny Sanchez || || 2005 | | [[Carlito's Way: Rise to Power]] || [[Nelson Vasquez]] || Manny Sanchez || || 2005 | ||
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Revision as of 00:31, 6 September 2011
The Ruger Security Six, Service Six and Speed Six revolvers were the company's flagship double action revolver line. They were introduced in 1968 and ceased production in 1987 to make way for Ruger's newer line of handguns, the SP101, the GP100/101 and the Redhawk.
The Ruger Security Six and variants can be seen in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
Security Six
The Ruger Security Six was a .357 Magnum/.38 Special revolver introduced in 1968. It had adjustable rear sights and was designed as Ruger's flagship offering for the double action revolver market. They were very popular because they were well built and were competitively priced as compared to similar Colt or Smith & Wesson models. The First Security Six Revolvers were offered in Cobalt Blued finish. Starting in 1975, Ruger offered the Security Six in a stainless Steel version. Production ceased in 1987. The Security Six was offered in .357 Magnum with some early production guns chambered for .38 special only.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Terror | Tom Savini | Deputy Tolo | With stainless steel finish | 2007 |
| Planet Terror | Freddy Rodriguez | El Wray | With stainless steel finish | 2007 |
| License To Kill | Everett McGill | Ed Killifer | With stainless steel finish | 1989 |
| Carlito's Way | Police | 1993 | ||
| The Terminator | Paul Winfield | Lt. Traxler | With 2.75" barrel | 1984 |
| The Terminator | Michael Biehn | Kyle Reese | With 2.75" barrel | 1984 |
| The Terminator | Linda Hamilton | Sarah Connor | With 2.75" barrel | 1984 |
| The Terminator | Linda Hamilton | Sarah Connor | With stainless steel finish | 1984 |
| Mickey Blue Eyes | James Caan | Frank Vitale | With 2.75" barrel, stainless steel finish, and Hogue rubber grips | 1999 |
Service Six
In 1972 the "Economy Version" of the Security Six was introduced - the 'Service Six'. The revolver was also called the "Police Service Six" and had simple fixed sights (which knocked the price down considerably). This less expensive version was designed to appeal to the Police Duty revolver market (with limited budgets). The Service Six was offered in .357 Magnum, .38 Special, and 9x19mm. The Service Six had a very clever cylinder ring that allowed loading of the rimless 9mm rounds without full or half moon clips. Some of the police models were dedicated .38 special only (as some departments had not approved of the .357 magnum for duty carry). The barrel lengths offered were 2, 2.75, 3, and 4 inches. Production ended in 1987.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Born Killers | Cop on TV | With stainless steel finish | 1994 | |
| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Sean "P. Diddy" Combs | "Hollywood Nicky" | With stainless steel finish | 2005 |
| UHF | Thug | 1989 |
Speed Six
Around the same time as the Service Six, Ruger introduce the Speed Six, which was simply the Service Six frame with a shorter round butt. The shorter barreled versions were supposed to serve as backup guns and round butt revolvers were well regarded when worn in a discrete shoulder rig or back holster. The Speed Six was offered in .357 Magnum, .38 Special, 9x19mm and .38 S&W for export to the U.K. and India. The barrel lengths offered were 2, 2.75, 3, and 4 inches. Production ended in 1987.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood In, Blood Out | Thug | 1993 | ||
| Out for Justice | Henchman | 1991 | ||
| Downtown | Forest Whitaker | Detective Dennis Curren | 1990 | |
| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Nelson Vasquez | Manny Sanchez | 2005 | |
| American Dragons | Michael Biehn | Det. Tony Luca | 1998 | |
| 13 | various | players | blued | 2010 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sopranos / "Fortunate Son" | Michael Imperioli | Christopher Moltisanti | 1999 - 2007 | |
| The Sopranos / "Remember When" | James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | 1999 - 2007 | |
| Sanctuary / "Trail of Blood" | Blued finish with 2" barrel | 2008 - ???? |