Ruger Super Bearcat .22 Caliber Revolver Factory Box and Manuals

A vintage Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. two-piece cardboard factory box for a Super Bearcat .22 caliber revolver, accompanied by original printed ephemera. The rectangular box features a black lid with a central red and white circular graphic containing a stylized red bird and the white interlocking characters S and R above a registered trademark symbol. The lid is bordered by a white laurel wreath design. A red end panel is printed in black and white with the word RUGER, a white arrow containing the word SUPER, followed by BEARCAT in large black slanted type. The end panel also features small illustrations of a bear and a cougar, and text reading .22 CALIBER REVOLVER and STURM, RUGER & CO., INC. SOUTHPORT, CONN. U.S.A. The interior of the box is white. Included in the lot are two paper instruction manuals and parts lists for the Bearcat revolver. One manual is dated OCTOBER 1, 1965, and the second is dated 9/69. Both manuals feature the maker's name, Southport, Connecticut address, and illustrations of the revolver and wildlife. A small brass-colored padlock with a set of keys in a sealed plastic bag is also present. The box lid measures approximately 9.5 inches in length.