Sturm, Ruger and Co, Inc - Very Rare Now - 1998 dated Gun Maker Stock Certificate

Superb graphics by a combination effort of American Bank Note and copyright by Security Columbian and U.S. Banknote. Vignette of a man and boy with rifle, plus additional background image of a handgun. Great!

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., commonly referred to as Ruger, is an American firearms manufacturer headquartered in Southport, Connecticut, with additional production facilities located in Newport, New Hampshire; Mayodan, North Carolina; and Prescott, Arizona. Established in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger, the company has been publicly traded since 1969. Ruger specializes in the production of bolt-action, semi-automatic, and single-shot rifles, as well as shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, and both single- and double-action revolvers. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) statistics from 2015, Ruger ranks as the largest firearm manufacturer in the United States and is the second largest producer of pistols and revolvers, following Smith & Wesson, and the second largest rifle manufacturer, behind Remington. 

The company was founded in a modest rented machine shop in Southport, Connecticut, by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm. Before their partnership, Bill Ruger had successfully replicated two Japanese "baby" Nambu pistols in his garage, using a captured model obtained from a returning Marine at the end of World War II. For their inaugural semi-automatic pistol design, Ruger chose to blend the aesthetics of the German 9mm Luger and the American Colt Woodsman into their first commercially available .22 caliber pistol, known as the Ruger Standard. This model achieved remarkable success, effectively launching the company.