High Standard Olympic information.

[KingMedicine]

My good friend is looking for more information about this pistol. What we know is it is a High Standard Olympic SN 416XXX, Its in 22 short. We cant find a real model number anywhere and i cant find much from looking online. It seems like there is not a ton of info on these pistols.

Also, the huge issue is that it does not have an magazine. Anyone have a clue where i could find one? Apparently his grampa bought this pistol new, so he would not mind spending a few bucks to find the mag and get it working again...

Anyone have any clue about this pistol?

 

[mdauben]

You might want to check in Rimfire Central (another forum especially for rimfire guns). I know they have a section dedicated to High Standard pistols. There are probably some experts there who can help you out.

I can tell you that, if your friend's grandfather bought the gun, the company which probably made that gun went out of buisness a while ago. There is a new High Standard company which took over the line, however. They do list an Olympic model in .22 short with 5.5 inch barrel and adjustable sights, although I can't say if its an exact replica of that gun, or if the parts (including the magazine) are interchangable. It might be worth contacting them to find out.

 

[rcmodel]

Your gun is Forth design Olympic Model made only 1951 to 1953.

The earliest Olympics utilize a curved magazine with a hump on the back.
Later versions used the straight magazine similar to those used in the Supermatic, Field King, and Sport King.
However, those three were .22 LR, and the mags will not work in your .22 Short Olympic.

It will be Very hard to find the correct one.

This might work, If your gun isn't one of the early curved magazine guns.
http://www.brownells.com/magazines/...p-models-prod7263.aspx?avs|Make~~Model_1=High Standard__Olympic

rc

 

[John Stimson]

The photo clearly shows a lever take down model Olympic with a single screw grip. Only the first ( lever letter series) and second (lever name series) series Olympics had the lever take down and only the second series Olympic had a single screw grip and lever take down.

The fourth series ( 101 Series O-101) Olympic and the third series ( 100 series O-100) Olympic had a small push button take down.

This is clearly a lever name series Olympic. The early first Olympics cane with a curved magazine without the hump. Most first Olympics had the curved magazine with the hump on the back. The early second Olympics continued to use the curved magazine with the humped back and the later second Olympics used a new magazine designed by Harry Sefried.


With a photo of only one side it is not possible to determine whether this particular Olympic is the early or late second Olympic and the BS practice of providing a partial serial number precludes looking up this particular pistol in the records to determine the catalog number and ship date.