High Standard's "The Victor"

[Goony]

[FONT=&quot]Here's another that was sold in the auction of an estate a little over four years ago. This is a fairly early one, dating to 1973, and has the steel barrel rib. The hammer price came in at way over the estimated range, despite the very unsightly blemish on the right side of the barrel: https://vogtauction.com/auctions/fi...-standard-victor-semi-automatic-target-pistol[/FONT]

 

[Truckman]

Just talked with Alan Aronstein at Hi Standard Houston.

I'm certainly not on commission, but I've known Alan both professionally and as a trusted friend for 30 years or more...For those needing the connection, here is his business card......Ben

 

[Goony]

Sold at auction at the beginning of this year, this example (made in 1970) seems reasonably well bought at its hammer price considering that the barrel weight is present and there's an extra magazine included. However, the one magazine shown looks to be an aftermarket replacement, which would take a little gloss off the deal: HIGH STANDARD MODEL 107 MILITARY "THE VICTOR" .22 LONG RIFLE SN: 2252541 - Freije & Freije Auctioneers

 

[S&WshooterFIN]

"Paperweight"
I got it for free.

 

[Goony]

Another Victor, circa 1973 production, sold at auction just last month. An interesting aspect of this sale is that the bidders were ostensibly limited to FFL holders, so you might suppose that it was being bought with an eye to reselling it on the open market. However, the lofty hammer price suggests that the winning bidder could've been instead acting as a proxy for a committed retail customer of theirs to whom the gun would then be transferred: High Standard The Victor Pistol

 

[glenwolde]

Another Victor, circa 1973 production, sold at auction just last month. An interesting aspect of this sale is that the bidders were ostensibly limited to FFL holders, so you might suppose that it was being bought with an eye to reselling it on the open market. However, the lofty hammer price suggests that the winning bidder could've been instead acting as a proxy for a committed retail customer of theirs to whom the gun would then be transferred: High Standard The Victor Pistol

That's a slant-grip Victor, which is rare. Hence the price.

 

[Kevin G]

Wondering if the FFL requirement has something to do with the auction being held in California?
I am by no means a High Standard expert, that Victor appears to be a slant grip model. Thanks, Kevin G.


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[Goony]

That's a slant-grip Victor, which is rare. Hence the price.

You're quite correct, I wasn't paying sufficient attention.

 

[Goony]

This Victor dates to 1975, and while still a Hamden made piece, it does seem to lack the degree of polishing seen on examples from prior years. The magazine is either from a much earlier gun or a reproduction, impossible to tell without seeing it out of the gun: Hibid

 

[GypsmJim]

Back in the 1970's I started shooting Bullseye with my club. At the time all I had was a Ruger Standard. It sufficed. Many of my teammates had Victors. I envied them.

An opportunity came up to buy an HD Military for 40 bucks. It became my new Bullseye gun. My scores improved and I was happy. Still no Victor.

After getting a promotion I was able to buy a S&W Model 41 for $150. THAT was the cat's meow. Now my scores were up there with the Victor guys.

Sad story.....a few years later after marriage and kids, and no time for Bullseye I traded the 41 for a brand new Ruger 200th Anniversary .45 Colt Blackhawk for deer hunting.

Still have the HD and the Blackhawk, but always sorry I never got a Victor.

 

[hkcavalier]

This thread has been some good insomnia reading and pretty nostalgic, if not re: a Victor. A HS Citation was the first handgun I ever shot and the only one in our home growing up. Maybe I lucked out, but I never recalled any trouble with the magazines, and certainly didn't know squat about cleaning a pistol back then. It ate whatever was cheapest from the nearby Coast to Coast hardware store.

Unfortunately, it was stolen along with 2 long guns back in the late 1980s. The cheapest of the 3, a Sears-marked Winchester 1400, was the only one recovered by police some months later.

I do remember that sweet trigger (Dad called it a 'hair trigger'). I've run across plenty of Citations & Victors since catching the collector bug 20 or so years ago, but never picked one up. Maybe that'll have to change this year...

 

[James K]

Been on the fence about investing in a Victor. Have 6 HS pistols and love them all. This Model 'D" is the most recent acquisition, and it's shoots great. The Supermatics are also tough to beat.