Ruger Mk I / Mk II / Mk III Pistol

thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mk III with standard weight barrel - .22 LR
The Ruger Mk I-IV 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, in Standard model and Mark I Target model, 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 Standard model (with tapered barrel) was in continuous production from 1949-1982. The heavy barreled Ruger Mk I Target 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 newer marks introduced updated design features. 
The Ruger Mk II was in production from 1982 to 2005 in Standard, Target, Government Target, and 22/45 models. The Ruger Mk III was put in production in 2004, adding a Hunter model. The Ruger Mk IV (a redesign with simplified takedown) was introduced in 2016. 
==Specifications==
(1949 - Present)
Type: Semi-automatic pistol
Caliber: .22 LR
Capacity: 10-round box magazine
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notes 	Date
Rollerball 	 	A party guest 	Visually modified Standard 	1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 	Ron Ely 	Doc Savage 	Mk I 	1975
Star Wars 	Paul Blake 	Greedo 	Heavily modified Mk I 	1977
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger)	 	A character in the commercial 	Long-barreled Standard or Mk I 	1983
Silk 	Nick Nicholson 	Tyler 	Mk I 	1985
Kindergarten Cop 	Richard Tyson 	Crisp 	Mk II blued with suppressor 	1990
State of Grace 	R.D. Call 	Pat 	With suppressor 	1990
Hard Target 	Arnold Vosloo 	Pik Van Cleef 	Mk I with suppressor 	1993
The Firm 	Tobin Bell 	The Nordic Man 	 	1993
Bad Blood 	Joe Son 	Jimmy Chang 	Mk I or Mk II with suppressor and laser aiming device	1994
I Love Trouble 	James Rebhorn 	The Thin Man 	Mk I with suppressor 	1994
I Love Trouble 	Julia Roberts 	Sabrina Peterson 	Mk I with suppressor 	1994
Assassins 	Julianne Moore 	Electra 	Mk I with suppressor 	1995
Assassins 	Sylvester Stallone 	Rath 	Mk I with suppressor 	1995
Assassins 	Antonio Banderas 	Bain 	Mk I with suppressor 	1995
Night of the Running Man 	Scott Glenn 	David Eckhart 	Mk II (?) with suppressor 	1995
The Juror 	Alec Baldwin 	'Teacher' 	Mk II with Suppressor 	1996
Double Team 	 	Stavros' henchmen 	Mk II blued with suppressor 	1997
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 	Forest Whitaker 	Ghost Dog 	Mk II Blued with Suppressor 	1999
American Psycho 	Leanne Poirier Greenfield	Dancer 	Mk II 	2000
Poor White Trash 	 	townsman 	Mk II Target 	2000
Mulholland Drive 	Mark Pellegrino 	Joe Messing 	Mk II with Suppressor 	2001
Dark Blue (2002) 	Dash Mihok 	Gary Sidwell 	 	2002
Collateral 	Tom Cruise 	Vincent 	Mk II 	2004
Anthony Zimmer 	 	Assassins 	 	2005
Batman Begins 	 	Henri Ducard's henchmen 	Mk II 	2005
Payback 	 	An Outfit thug 	Mk II 	2006
Zodiac 	Anthony Edwards 	Inspector Armstrong 	Mk I 	2007
Driven To Kill 	Igor Jijikine 	Mikhail Abramov 	Mk III 	2009
Abduction 	 	An assassin 	Mk II with Suppressor 	2011
Osombie 	 	Dusty 	Mk III 	2012
Blue Ruin 	Devin Ratray 	Ben 	Mk III 	2013
Gun Woman 	Kairi Narita 	Mastermind 	Mk I 	2014
Gun Woman 	Matthew Floyd Miller 	Assassin 	Mk I 	2014
Ascension 	Brad Carter 	Stockyard Master Stokes 	Mk II 	2014
Ascension 	Ryan Robbins 	Chief Safety Officer Duke Vanderhaus	Mk II 	2014
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notes / Episode 	Air Date
Miami Vice 	Yorgo Voyagis 	Alexander Dykstra 	"Lend Me an Ear" (S03EE18) 	1984-1989
The Sopranos 	Tony Ray Rossi 	Fabian Petruilio, a.k.a. "Fred Peters"	"College" (S01EE05) 	1999-2007
Firefly 	Morena Baccarin 	Inara Serra 	heavily modified, "Trash" (S01E11) 	2003
Firefly 	Nathan Fillion 	Malcolm Reynolds 	"Heart of Gold" (S01E13) 	2003
Mythbusters 	 	 	 	2003 - ????
White Collar 	Matthew Bomer 	Neal Caffrey 	Mk II with suppressor 	2009 - ????
Emerald City 	Gina McKee 	Dr. Jane Andrews 	customized 	2017
Emerald City 	Vincent D'Onofrio	The Wizard 	customized 	2017
Emerald City 	Adria Arjona 	Dorothy Gale 	customized 	2017
Emerald City 	 	The Wizard's henchman 	customized 	2017
The Mandalorian 	Bill Burr 	Mayfield 	Chapter 3:"The Sin" 	2018
Fallout - Season 1	Mitzi Akaha 	Rink 	Mk II w/optic scope; "The Past" (S1E05)	2024
Fallout - Season 1	Aaron Moten 	Maximus 	Mk II w/optic scope; "The Past" (S1E05)	2024
===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
Hitman: Absolution 	"Krugermeier 2-2" 	 	 	2012
State of Decay 	Mk. 3 Target 	 	Mk III Target 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Ruger Mark II 	bolt assist 	Ruger Mk II 	2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	Mk3, Mk4 Hunter, Mk4 Whisper	Whisper variant has suppressor	 	2016
TheHunter: Call of the Wild 	"Andersson .22LR" 	 	Mk IV 	2017
Hitman (2016) 	"Krugermeier 2-2" 	 	 	2016
State of Decay 2 	 	 	 	2018
===Anime===
	
Show Title 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Case Closed - Season 26	Armed robber and Izumi Onda	"The Great Detective's Weakness"	2016 - 2017
Lycoris Recoil 	Jin 	Appears with suppressor. 	2022
=See Also=
* Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.
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