1957Shep did a YouTube video about this Model only two days ago.
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High Standard- Model HD Military- Info request!
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Rear sights on HD-Mil that have been forced by Bubba because his modicum of mechanical skills can be anchored by dropping a #6 shotgun shot ahead of the screw over the firing pin.
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I think the H in the HD means external Hammer version.
I do believe the British CIA in the wwII was OSI and they used silenced HD for their wet work.
Choosing 22lr for assassinations is a nod to the expression location, location, location.
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I think the H in the HD means external Hammer version.
I do believe the British CIA in the wwII was OSI and they used silenced HD for their wet work.
Choosing 22lr for assassinations is a nod to the expression location, location, location.
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walter o
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I believe that Francis Gary Powers had a HDM in his U-2 when it was brought down .Russia has the gun on display
Not all models tend to develop frame cracks. This design series has little history of frame cracks. The 102 seres was the series most likely to develop an cracked frame. For those series that have a history of frame cracks the percentage is pretty small generally well less than 1%. but if it is your gun with that cracked frame i is a big problem so heel the driving spring fresh and the ammunition about 1080 fps with a 40 grain bullet.
It's worth noting that there are TWO H-D High Standard models. These are the two from my collection.
The first is the Hi-Standard U.S.A. Model H-D. This was an issued gun for the U.S. military during WW II. This one left the factory in October, 1944. Note the non-adjustable rear sight; windage was changed by pressing or knocking the sight laterally.
Also note the "PROPERTY OF U.S." marking.
Postwar, the almost identical Hi-Standard H-D Military was put on the market for civilian purchase. The rear sight was adjustable for elevation and drift-adjustable for windage. There were no U.S. property markings. The front sight was slightly taller. The magazines were fully interchangeable between the two. This one was made in March, 1948.
John
There are a number of "H-D" models
the pre war MODEL H-D
the U.S.A. MODEL H-D tilitary training pistol some with silencers with some blued and some Parco.
the post war MODEL H-D very rare
the MODEL H-D MILITARY with several variations four differetn sears and two different hammers.
John Stimson
The SOE used more than a few suppressed MODEL B and later the U.S.A. MODEL H-D MS ( military silenced).
It was a U.S.A. MODEL H-D MS
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The magazine with the gun is an aftermarket for a military grip angle model made after 1969 probably by Triple K. The MODEL H-D Military originally used a finger style magazine but when High Standard went away from that design in 1952-53 they made the new lip style magazine with the small follower button for the earlier models.
The thumb rest grips were not proper for this early a gun and it is nto from a MODEL E as that needed a notch to clear the safety at the back top of the left grip. A MODEL H-E grip is more likley as it had no safety except the post war version. The Models E and G-E had safetys that required the top back of the left grip be notched to clear the safety.
The thumb rest grips were not proper for this early a gun and it is nto from a MODEL E as that needed a notch to clear the safety at the back top of the left grip. A MODEL H-E grip is more likley as it had no safety except the post war version. The Models E and G-E had safetys that required the top back of the left grip be notched to clear the safety.
Actually I believe that there were qa very few that might have the thumbrest grips with a differetn catalog number. I am still trying to get enough field data to confirm my speculation.
146,256 shipped 10/25/1945 to Daniel Maher. its really a 1945 which was the first year.
I realize this is an old thread, but I have a High Standard H-D Military, S/N 179929.
Would this be post war? Excuse the "Pimp Grips", I'm looking for originals.....
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HD Military pistols were made for the civilian market and are all post-WWII. They're great guns, but only shoot standard velocity .22 LR's out of them. High velocity .22's can crack the frame.
Ray
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Probably shipped in 1947, regards, Ray
179,929 shipped 2/21/1947.
The MODEL H-D MILITARY was a civilian product that had very large ( as High Standard pistols go - probably around 142,000) production quantities go. A very small number of MODEL H-D MILITARYs were sent to the government around the same time as High Standard submitted sample MODEL G-Bs to the Ordnance Department for consideration for the USAF survival pistol. The Ordnance Department bought over 1,000 MODEL G-B for the airforce requirement. The grips are quality aftermarket grips by Southwest Cutlery Often referred to as Murad or Pointer grips. Mr Murad was the originator of the grips
There are a number of different High Standard pistol design series and not all had frame cracking issues. The models using the type II takedown seldon if ever develop frame cracks. The battering of high velocity ammunition tends to damage the stop lug not the frame.
Other series like the lever letter, lever name, 100, and 101 series have little histoey of frame cracks. The 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, and 108 design series can develop a frame crack. The 102 design series was the worst for cracking. There are many factors related to frame cracking not just the ammunition and the driving spring.
Thank you Mr. Stimson for the info!
I take it that to be safe, only use standard velocity .22LR ammo with this model?
THE PILGRIM
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Just realized I didn’t post a pic of mine.
I would use ammunition near the lower limit of standard velocity ammunition around 1070 - 1080 fps.
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