History of Hi-Standard 1911 Magazines?

[Dump1567]

I got a great deal on some Bulk ammo & magazines (probably from the late 80's/early 90's).

Included were 9 Hi-Standard marked magazines. They seem to be of the same quality of Colt mags. I know the original Hi-Standard made .22 pistols and there's a new High-Stardard in the Philippines making 1911's, but what were these mags made for?
Thanks

 

[Pisgah]

Made for this, maybe?

HIGH STANDARD GI 1911 .45ACP $434.00

 

[Dump1567]

Made for this, maybe?

HIGH STANDARD GI 1911 .45ACP $434.00

I don't think it's the same Hi-Standard. I would venture to guess these mags pre-date those 1911's.

 

[DWalt]

Back when Hi-Standard was its own company, did they have a M1911 clone? I sort of remember some involvement of Hi-Standard with AMT which did. Could be they were made for AMT.

 

[max]

In 40 years, I have never seen a magazine like that one.

 

[2152hq]

I think those are the magazines that came with the 45 that HI Standard sold in the early 2000's. The gun was built in the Philippines by Armscor.
A basic 45 for around $350/400 at the time.

This was after the Texas firm that had used the Hi Standard name had gone under.I don't know if they had also made a GI 45 too. they were mfg'g under the Mitchell name and had produced the Mitchel Luger which they then sold the rights off to Stoeger.

I think That Armscor mfg 45 also was marketed by some others later on like Rock Island.

Some of those magazines as shown in the OP used to show up at shows about 10 yrs ago or so. A couple of parts dealers that dealt in mags and accessorys had them.
A couple tried to peddle them as some sort of rare stash of Navy or USMC special order mags that was found recently.
Sure,,I believed that...

 

[LoboGunLeather]

I have not heard of Hi Standard magazines for the M1911 pistols. Hi Standard made lots of M1911 barrels used in WW2 pistols made by Remington Rand, Ithaca, and others. One of the larger sub-contractors of that period.

During the late 1960's and early 1970's Smith & Wesson made replacement M1911 barrels on military contract. I have a couple in new condition, featuring heavily chromed bores.

Savage was also a contractor for replacement parts, producing quite a few slides. This has led some to the false conclusion that Savage produced the pistols, as the slides are marked with the Savage name.

Lots of contracts over the years, so just about anything found could have some basis in fact. The challenge would be documentation.

 

[Dump1567]

A couple tried to peddle them as some sort of rare stash of Navy or USMC special order mags that was found recently.

I'm actually more inclined to believe that (or some other military contract).

I had and early 2000's High Standard, and it came with a mag that had a finger groove baseplate and no markings (not flush fit). The AMT mags actually say "AMT Hardballer" on the base plate.

I think these date to the early 90's or so. They look about the same as my Colt mags made by metalform (welded spine, drain hole, etc.). Although the toe is slightly shorter. They also seem to sell on ebay for about $20, so someone must think they're decent.

I was just hoping to discover what they were made for.
And most of you guys have been around long enough to know your stuff.

 

[DWalt]

"Savage was also a contractor for replacement parts, producing quite a few slides. This has led some to the false conclusion that Savage produced the pistols, as the slides are marked with the Savage name."

That Savage was probably the A. J. Savage Munitions Co. in San Diego, which operated as a government contractor only during the WWI period. There are some known A. J. Savage slides, nothing else. The only identification of those A. J. Savage-made slides is the letter "S" inside a flaming bomb, otherwise they were stamped as being of Colt manufacture. I saw one of those slides once. Apparently very few A. J. Savage slides were made. A. J. Savage also produced some .45 ACP ammunition for the government which was determined to be of unacceptable quality. A. J. Savage Munitions is a mystery company as very little is known about it, aside from a few local newspaper articles of the time which mention it. Here is a closed auction which shows one of the A. J. Savage slides: A.J. Savage Munitions Co. A.J. Savage 1911 .45 Slide On Colt Ww1 Frame For Sale at GunAuction.com - 13158823

Savage Arms Co. had a WWI contract for manufacture of the M1911 pistol, but they are not known to have actually gone into production, probably because they had their hands full in making aircraft Lewis guns (like the ones used on King Kong). I am unaware of the existence of any WWII Savage-marked slides.

 

[Dump1567]

I think I solved the mystery. These were made in the early 90's for the Texas produced High Standard Camp Perry model.

Here's one with the same mag.

HIGH STANDARD CAMP PERRY MODEL .45 AUTO - Handguns

Not sure who made these mags, but they look identical to Colt Metalform mags.