"A rose by any other name "

some say the Ruger "Mark I", and its predecessors, were named for the Luger. I contend that Bill Ruger merely named it after himself. A very talented gunsmith and an interesting person. Read a Biography*

*Now, on the other hand, Some folks say that the reason the gun had this name is for the curious reason that ... Japanese sem to have difficulty pronouncing the letter “L” thus, the name of the “Luger” pistol was said: “Ruger” I am absolutely sure Bill’s family was so named just to provide this confusing mispronunciation error...