High standards deserve a little love.

[kennedy]

I only have a Model B, grew up shooting my grandfathers 6 inch model B. mine hates high vel ammo, but loves std vel. which I believe it was designed for, so if any one is having problems with jams, try the std vel.

 

[John Stimson]

Here is a Connecticut 107 with the High Standard silhouette kit installed.

 

[John Stimson]

A Model E

 

[John Stimson]

High Standard 30 cal. Carbine

 

[Jimbo80]

[QUOTE="rabid wombat, ]High Standards and Colt Woodsman….the benchmark of the time![/QUOTE]

Both are on my short list. Shoulda bought 'em decades ago.

 

[Jim Watson]

I have a rather shabby looking Supermatic Citation Military with two barrels. It came with a Hamden barrel although the serial number says it should be from E. Hartford. I bought an E. Hartford barrel and put a scope on it. It is very accurate, shooting X ring groups (from Ransom Rest) at 50 yards with either barrel and the Federal branded but Eley manufactured .22 LR sold by Gil Hebard. The only thing that would not hold the 10 ring was cheap Winchester Wildcat although WW T22 and early blue box Dynapoint were very good, as was CCI SV.

I did not know the move to Montana had worked out.
I bought A type magazines from the rump organization in Texas.

 

[John Stimson]

Nope. The "space gun" is more of a novelty. I would like a 10-× however. But since high standard of Montana is producing a higher quality example at a better price I'll hold out. I do want a slant grip Victor. The holy grail of high standards

There are about the same number of the total slant grip Victors and the total count of the Models of the MODEL 10-X. THere were 6 types of the slant grip Victors and 4 types of teh MODEL 10-X - 5 types if you count the single MODEL 10-X that was made in .22 short. A couple of the short barrel slant grip Victors are quite scarce.

The future of the Montana operation is still unknown. The son and a son-in-law are tring to keep it going but they both have other jobs. There are also some overhanging legal issues. A nice Connecticut High Standard has plenty of quanity.

 

[John Stimson]

A scarce slant grip Victor



A more common slant grip VIctor

 

[John Stimson]

My Olympic models display at the 2019 NRA annual meetings.

 

[John Stimson]

Here is the final design of the High Stadanrd T-3 pistols for the U. S. Ordnance Department. THis is serial number 4. Serial numbers 1, 2, and 3 are in teh Springfield Armory Museum.

 

[John Stimson]

The early steel ribs in the January and February 1971 had a smooth flat top.
The later steel ribs that were used from July 1971 through the change to aluminum ribs in 1973 were cast an had the front sight cast into the rib.



THere were a lot of different variations of the Victor. as described in the following link:

https://histandard.info/SCRATCH17/VICTOR VARIATIONS Latest 2-27-2017 a .pdf

 

[Rubone]

A couple of better pictures. I also just acquired the elusive Supermatic 4-1/2" barrel to go along with the 6-3/4 standard one.
The cylinders are the barrel weights, and I have no idea who made those odd period target stocks. They are plastic but feel good.

 

[P5 Guy]

Hi Standard G-380 (unblinkingeye.com)

I'd buy two at $29.95

 

[Jim Watson]

I have no idea who made those odd period target stocks. They are plastic but feel good.

They look like the King-Murad grips shown here on page 13.
https://histandard.info/King/KingCatalogs/cat19/Kingcat19D12-13P200R_1024_768.html

True, only for the Woodsman at the time, but I think they added them for High Standard and that is what you have.

 

[Rubone]

They look like the King-Murad grips shown here on page 13.
https://histandard.info/King/KingCatalogs/cat19/Kingcat19D12-13P200R_1024_768.html

True, only for the Woodsman at the time, but I think they added them for High Standard and that is what you have.

I think you hit it Jim. I have the box they came in but the endflap is missing so no manufacturers name or anything on it. Thank You, Robbie.

 

[John Stimson]

A couple of better pictures. I also just acquired the elusive Supermatic 4-1/2" barrel to go along with the 6-3/4 standard one.
The cylinders are the barrel weights, and I have no idea who made those odd period target stocks. They are plastic but feel good.

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Walter Mured was the developer of those grips and King did sell them. By the time of your gun the grips were being made by Southwest Cutlery, Montebello, Caliornia. They are a solid bakelite type material and somewhat brittle. The other commonly found plastic grips for High Standard are the Franzite grips by Sports Inc, Chicago, IL. The Franzite grips are hollow cellulose acetate and prone to warpage.

 

[Monac]

They look like the King-Murad grips shown here on page 13.
https://histandard.info/King/KingCatalogs/cat19/Kingcat19D12-13P200R_1024_768.html

True, only for the Woodsman at the time, but I think they added them for High Standard and that is what you have.

I have a High Stanard Model B that came with a pair of the same grips Rubone has, only in white plastic. I just call them Murad "Pointers", because I did not know King was involved. A search for Murad grips on Ebay usually turns up a small selection of them, mostly for revolvers.