Ruger Mk I / Mk II / Mk III Pistol

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Ruger Mk I pistol - .22 LR

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Ruger Mk II pistol with professional Ciener Suppressor - .22 LR. This is a classic Silenced Pistol and this pistol has been seen in several motion pictures

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Ruger Mk II pistol with a standard heavy barrel - .22 LR

Ruger Mk II pistol stainless with tapered 6 7/8" barrel

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Ruger Mk III pistol with standard weight barrel - .22LR

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Ruger Mk III pistol with a custom suppressor - .22 LR. The MK II was replaced by the MK III in 2004. The MK II ceased production completely in 2005. All factory pistols after a certain year, are shipped with the Ruger Logo on the plastic grips. This is a film armory pistol with custom grips (that don't have the Ruger logo). This was done to make the weapon more into a stealth assassination piece and the 'bright' colored logo worked against that.

The Ruger Mk I-III series of pistols are affordable .22 LR semiautomatic handguns developed by the Sturm, Ruger & Company in the years after World War II. The Mk I was Ruger's flagship handgun of the time, designed to penetrate the sports and recreational shooter market. Although bearing a strong resemblance to the German Luger P08 in layout and general appearance, the pistol is actually based upon a scaled down version of the Japanese Nambu Type 14. The original Ruger Mk I (with tapered barrel) was in continuous production from 1949-1982. The heavy barreled Ruger Mk I Match was in production from 1951-1982. Each model of Ruger Pistol stopped production within one year of the introduction of the next generation of pistol. The Ruger Mk II was in production from 1982 to 2005. The Ruger Mk III has been in production since 2004 and is still in production today.

Specifications

(1949 - Present)

Type: Semi-automatic pistol

Caliber: .22 LR

Capacity: 10 Round box magazine

Fire Modes: "safe", "semi-auto"

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The Ruger Mk I, Mk II or Mk III pistol has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Notes	Date
Igor Jijikine	Mikhail Abramov	Driven To Kill	Mk III	2009
Anthony Edwards	Inspector Armstrong	Zodiac	Mk I	2007
Mel Gibson	Porter	Payback	Mk II	2006
	Henri Ducard's henchmen	Batman Begins	Mk II	2005
Anthony Zimmer		Assassins		2005
Tom Cruise	Vincent	Collateral	Mk II	2004
Forest Whitaker	Ghost Dog	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Mk II Blued with Suppressor	1999
	Stavros' henchmen	Double Team	Mk II blued with suppressor	1997
Sylvester Stallone	Rath	Assassins	Mk I with suppressor	1995
Antonio Banderas	Bain	Assassins	Mk I with suppressor	1995
Tobin Bell	The Nordic Man	The Firm	.	1993
Arnold Vosloo	Pik Van Cleef	Hard Target	Mk I with suppressor	1993
R.D. Call	Pat	State of Grace	With suppressor	1990
Richard Tyson	Crisp	Kindergarten Cop	Mk II blued with suppressor	1990

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Notation	Air Date
Mythbusters				2003 - ????
White Collar	Matthew Bomer	Neal Caffrey	Mk II with suppressor	2009 - ????

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	.22 Suppressed			2002
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots	Tranquillizer Gun			2008
The Specialists	Ruger Mk.I			2002
Fallout: New Vegas	.22 Suppressed			2010
Condemned 2: BloodShot	Silenced .22		Mk II with suppressor and blued finish, incorrectly holds 15 rounds	2008

See Also

• Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.