100-400 or so
Serial numbers have been required on all firearms since 1968
1942
That Colt super .38 was made in 1948.
1973
The original was made in 1985
February 17, 2003
Introduced in 1998 for the 1999 model year.
A call to Ruger will get you the date it was made
What you describe was never made by Ruger
It was first released in the year 1996
I THINK IT WAS FIRST MADE IN 1986-1991.