Completely updated pricing for high standard firearms with new entries and photos. This rather successful model was the offspring of the hartford arms. High standard semiauto supermatic, sport king, olympic pistol grips. High standard firearms in the golden age of firearms. Pdf download from the standard catalog of firearms. Scott in illinois high standard supermatic i cannot remember not having the high standard pistol in my houses a kid. The doublenine, a doubleaction nine shot western style revolver, first appeared in 1958. Good usable sights, excellent barrels and fairly good trigger pulls and these guns seldom break anything besides an occasional spring. High standard firearms was an american manufacturer of firearms, based in houston, texas. Hi standard pistols and revolvers 19511984 spacek, james on. First pistols with ml prefix made for high standard, inc. High standard was founded in 1926 in hamden, connecticut, and is a well known manufacturer of pistols, rifles, and shotguns shop today. In 1932, the company, headed by carl gustav swebilius, purchased the hartford arms and equipment company and began making. Oh, and this is not one of that texas outfits guns either.
Daisy air rifles were heavily advertised in the comic books of my childhood, although i could never convince my parents. High standard a collectors guide to the hamden hartford. The semiautomatic target pistols produced by high standard, always a favorite with discerning shooters, have more recently begun to attract the attention of collectors. High standard is producing a limited run of 10x victor style pistols commemorating the life of bob shea, one of the master gunsmiths with high standard in connecticut and with high standard mfg. This enabled the gun to remain on target without muzzle flip and made it a direct competitor to the colt woodsman pistol. A high standard researchers data about the connecticut based high standard company and its products including copies of memorabilia and manuals over the years 19321984. This is the definitive book for high standard collectors. The model go was the first pistol produced in the united states specifically for competition in international rapid fire shooting as done in the olympic games. Dance as he tells of his love affair with his collection of these pistols.
High standard automatic pistols 19321950 by petty, charles e. In the spring of 1993, high standard manufacturing company, inc. Factory records john stimsons high standard information. We provide original gun parts, collectible firearms, and related merchandise with integrity, quality, and service, which are the strengths of our business. Gun parts for high standard for sale in stock ebay. It provides a wealth of information on the various models that fall into this time range of manufacture.
New haven, connecticut 19321945 hamden, connecticut 19461977 east hartford, connecticut 19771984. The high standard doublenine revolver unblinking eye. One selling point was the similarity in grip angle and manual safety location to the m1911a1 series, a pistol common in service pistol competition. The history of the company is also well detailed by mr. However, little information has appeared in print concerning the most interesting high standards those pistols produced from 1951 through the demise of the company in 1984. High standard pistol box for hi standard sport king light weight, 4 12 barrel.
It was probably on inventory but not used during the war. Know what your high standard firearms are worth with this uptodate 22page. This book is a must for anyone interested in high standard pistols or revolvers. They didnt design their first revolver, the sentinel, until 1955, probably at the behest of sears, which was a large shareholder in the company. In 1947 high standard produced the first of a new series of pistols, known as the g series. Gordon elliott, who had been the national parts distributor for high standard since the mid1970s, purchased the. The model s is a nonproduction model made from 1939 to 1940.
High standard automatic pistols 1932 1950 abebooks. It was designed outside high standard but sold as the absolute entry level model by hi std. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. They arent the most valuable as far as collectable high standards go but the model hd military was made in the largest numbers and was one of the very best of the high standard pistols that were ever made. High standard the firearms forum the buying, selling. The serial number 120046 is blank in the high standard shipping records. Bob was a highly regarded gunsmith and produced around 184 10x pistols while working in hs, conn. I will provide a brief account of the early guns, leading up to the g. Petty described the model go in his book, high standard automatic pistols 19321950 as follows. Get the 74th edition of the worlds greatest gun book. High standard was founded in 1926, but didnt start producing pistols in earnest until 1932, when high standard bought out the hartford manufacturing plant.
The earliest high standard pistol was marketed under the name of the model b. If you have questions feel free to send us a message. This is more for the serial number look up person to know the year made. High standard trophy semi automatic pistol nra museums. The high standard firearms company of the 1950s and 60s would primarily consist of the semiautomatic 22 pistols and were primarily used for target shooting. First pistols with ml prefix made for high standard, inc 21 march, 1978. High standard series 102 thru 107, pushbutton takedown, sharpshooter, sport king, military series supermatic tournament, supermatic citation, supermatic trophy, olympic, victor. It turns out this victor pistol is one of the finest competition target pistols ever made. Although the company is no longer in business, its guns are still bought and sold across the country.
High standard box for the slant grip, hi standard 5 12, 6 34, 7 14 barrels. A connoisseur of target pistols over the years, stan trzoniec accepted the task of evaluating the. With a huge selection of high standard pistol parts for sale, including those for popular models like the a and d, numrich should be your only stop for these parts and accessories. High standard gun parts original classic firearms and. At that time i knew of 3 people besides myself that had copies, alan aronstein at high standard houston, hsca member john currie and hsca member jim spacek. They would make some 22 pistols for general target shooting and hunting but. We include the fiala, hartford arms and schall firearms as part of our group. Mixed production dates between 2 february, 1978 and 9 november, 1978 with one pistol manufactured 16 february, 1980. Value of a high standard victor target pistol hipoint.
The first firearms to be made by high standard came after the purchase of the hartford arms and equipment company six years later. Pistol parts for high standard for sale in stock ebay. Pettys 1976 book, high standard automatic pistols, 19321950, which however can be supplemented by several recent online articles. The primary source for information about early high standard automatic pistols is charles e. As the worlds largest supplier of gun parts, you can be sure to find the high standard pistol parts that you need for your repair or restoration project. The author leads you via pictures and text through the history of the pistols and discusses quality, collectability and his love of these guns. High standard is a registered trade mark of high standard mfg. See more ideas about firearms, high standards, hand guns. The author leads you via pictures and text through the history of the pistols and discusses quality, collectability. This book is a must have for collectors of hi standard pistols. High standard ceased operations in 1984, but in 1993, a new high standard manufacturing co.
High standard firearms began producing guns in the early 20th century. Shout out goes to my good friend destructo who does great. The high standard collectors association was founded in 1991 to promote friendship and communication among the those interested in the collection, research, preservation and use of high standard firearms, memorabilia and accessories. Unlike the oss pistols, which were shipped in black high standard boxes, these were shipped in a brown kraft box. In 1926 carl gustav swebilius set up a tool making firm in connecticut, supplying numerous gun manufactures in the nearby area. Most all the high standard pistol are derived from the original version designed before wwii. High standard target pistols were manufactured in a variety of models in. The whole grip area is same angle as a 1911 and safety on left side as a 1911.
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