Hi-Standard

About

High Standard Firearms, frequently referred to as "Hi-Standard", is an American manufacturer of firearms, based in Houston, Texas. The company was founded in Hamden, Connecticut in 1926 as the Hartford Arms and Equipment Company, a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the Connecticut Valley. In 1932, the company, headed by a Swedish immigrant named Carl Gustav Swebilius, was purchased, rebranded High Standard, and began making .22 caliber pistols. High Standard acquired Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT) in 2001, as well as Interarms. High Standard continues to produce the AMT Hardballer 1911, AMT Automag II in .22 WMR and the AMT Backup. A significant number of High Standard products were sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. as part of its "J.C. Higgins" brand of firearms.

Specifications

Founded: 1926

Country: USA

Handguns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
High Standard Sentinel	.22 Short .22 Long .22 Long Rifle	5	1955-1984	Sentinel Imperial Sentinel Deluxe
High-Standard Double Nine	.22 Long Rifle .22 Magnum	9	1958-1984	Natchez Posse Longhorn
High Standard Sentinel MK II	.357 Magnum	5	1973-1975
High Standard Sentinel MKIV	.22 Magnum	5	1974-1984
High Standard Pistols	.22 Long Rifle	10	1942-1970s	Hi-Standard Olympic Hi-Standard Victor Hi-Standard Sport King	(High Standard HD)
High Standard Derringer	.22 Long Rifle .22 Magnum	8	1962 - 1984, 1990 - Present
AMT Hardballer	.45 ACP 9x19mm .40 S&W	8	1962 - 1984, 1990 - Present	AMT Javelina AMT Skipper Hi-Standard Camp Perry Hi-Standard Crusader Combat Hi-Standard Supermatic Hi-Standard Trophy Match Hi-Standard Sport King
AMT Backup	.380 ACP 9x19mm .40 S&W .45 ACP .38 Super	8 7 6 5	1993-1998	AMT Backup II
AMT On-Duty	9x19mm .40 S&W .45 ACP	15 11 9	1991-1994
AMT AutoMag II	.22 Magnum	9	1987-2001