Like many of its breed, it lacks the slide hold-open feature after the last round is fired which is common on early models of this manufacture. As such, it is a first generation (M100) model. In 1984, the old High Standard company was bankrupt and the doors were closed (the company known today by the vintage name bought the trademarks and patents in 1993 leading some HS collectors to jokingly refer to it as 'New Standard').Īcquired as part of a trade more than a decade ago, my particular Sport King is a low serial-numbered example that dates back to about 1950. These guns proved extremely popular, and the Sport King remained in production through 1980, seeing no less than seven distinct generations of improvements. This is the take down for the pistol to release the barrel when field stripping.) Note the lever a the left of the trigger guard. The company often referred to itself in adverts as above as Hi Standard.
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