Hi Standard Sentinal Deluxe .22lr 6 inch

[Armybrat]

The OP's Sentinel is the nicest one I've ever seen.

My old Sentinel (#561xxx) had to be made at least in 1956, because that's when I first shot it when visiting a family friend's ranch in Oklahoma. I inherited it along with several other guns from his collection a few years ago. No box, but is still tight with a shiny bore and about 90% finish remaining. They are good little camp guns:

 

[JFrameTwitch]

I was finally able to take a couple of better pictures. Still have not had a chance to shoot it. The only real issue with it is the scarring on the frame behind the window but I am told that's par for the course with this early model. Apparently this is not the correct box? Shouldn't the deluxe model have the spring loaded ejector rod?

 

[Monac]

JFrameTwitch, according to the Sentinel article linked to in post #8, the spring loaded ejector did not show up until the R-102 series Sentinels were introduced in 1961. Your gun should have an R-10x number on the right side of the frame near the cylinder. If I was right in my previous post about when your gun was made (1957), it should be an R-101.

High Standard apparently did not produce what they called a Sentinel Deluxe until the R-106 series in 1965. It had different grips and a different front sight than yours.

I don't know about adding a spring to your ejector, or about whether dry-firing is particularly good or bad with a Sentinel, so I did not try to answer those questions.

PS - ...And now I see the box says Sentinel Deluxe, so I don't know what's going on. Reality is so confusing compared to what's in the books, isn't it?

PPS - And NOW I realize that the R number is visible in one of your new photos. Yep, it's an R-101.

 

[Tallball]

Nice little piece! I almost bought one last year for around $200. I ended up with a similar H&R that was a little less expensive and in slightly better condition. The H&R is fine for a plinker and "beater", but sometimes I wish I'd gotten the Sentinel instead.

Let us know how it shoots!

 

[Crunchy Frog]

A friend was helping a widow sell off some guns that belonged to her husband. One was a six inch blued Sentinel. I cleaned it up; it was in very good condition and I considered buying it as a "trainer" for new shooters. It had some good features but I was disappointed with the trigger pull and it did not seem to be as accurate as I would have hoped. It also shot high with every type of ammo I fed it. Even though I could have gotten a good price on it, I passed.