GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
COLLECTOR'S LOT OF FOUR HIGH STANDARD PISTOLS. HI STANDARD D 81009 22LR MODERN; C&R Cal 22 LR. 6-3/4" medium weight rnd bbl, full blue finish, target sights, rear sight sight is adjustable for windage & elevation,2-pc checkered walnut grips with thumb rest. Left side of bbl lug shows Hi-Standard address & patent mark over caliber designation. Left side of slide reads "Hi-Standard" over "Model D". SN is stamped on the forestrap. Magazine is not marked. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 90% blue overall with some muzzle wear especially on right side and a few light scratches. Slide retains 95% blue with high point wear and a few light scratches. Markings are sharp. Frame shows 80% bright blue finish with most of the loss on the grip straps. Magazine retains almost all of the blue finish with only slight scratch marks. Grips are very good with sharp checkering and no losses. A really nice Hi-Standard Model D. 51517-108 TEP (5,000-6,000)
HI-STANDARD MODEL 101 DURA-MATIC SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL. HI STANDARD DURA-MATIC MODEL 101 734380 22LR MODERN; C&R Cal 22 LR. 6-1/2" bbl, full blue finish, 1-pc Bakelite grip with checkering and thumb piece. Bbl & top of bbl lug shows primitive engraving. Left side of bbl lug is marked "Dura-Matic", left side of slide is marked "Hi-Standard" with lightning bolt finials. Right side of bbl lug is stamped with 3-line Hi-Standard address and caliber mark. Right side of slide is marked "M-101" toward the rear. SN is marked on forward right side of slide and on right rear of frame. Magazine is not marked with the exception of "5 & 10" cartridge counter marks. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains a considerable amount of bright blue finish most of which is covered by the engraving. Slide retains 90% bright blue finish on the sides. Top of slide is matte blue with a few scratches. Frame shows a dull matte blue finish with high point wear and clear markings. Grip is very good, intact with sharp checkering. Magazine retains nearly all of its blue finish with slight scratch marks. An interesting Hi-Standard pistol with primitive decoration. 51517-111 TEP (500-1,000)
HI-STANDARD MODEL C SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL. HI STANDARD C 78547 22SHORT MODERN; C&R Cal 22 Short. 4-1/2" bbl, full blue finish, checkered plastic grips with Hi-Standard logo in a circle in the middle. Left side of bbl lug shows Hi-Standard address, patent mark & caliber designation. Left side of slide shows "Model C" over "22 SHORT". SN is stamped on forestrap. Magazine is not marked. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Fine as professionally refinished. Pistol shows 99% of the blue finish overall. Markings are sharp and not washed out. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Bolt face is somewhat battered as is breech end of bbl. Grips are very good, intact with only a few small bruises. Monograms are sharp. A handy little Hi-Standard Model C in a fun caliber to shoot. 51517-112 TEP (400-600)
MASTERFULLY ENGRAVED HI-STANDARD MODEL 107 MILITARY SUPERMATIC TROPHY SEMI-AUTOMATIC TARGET PISTOL #6 OLYMPIC. HI STANDARD MODEL 107 OLYMPIC SUPERMATIC TROPHY T0000006 22LR MODERN; C&R Cal. .22LR. 5-1/2" heavy round bbl with flutes at muzzle. Target sights. 2-pc checkered highly figured walnut grips with thumbpiece. Pistol is masterfully engraved. Engraving has been attributed to John Warren of Cape Cod, Mass. One of only 200 made. Bbl is engraved at breech in a scroll motif with a fine punch dot background. Slide is also engraved on both sides with full coverage scroll. Top of slide also shows scroll accents in front of sight. Right side of slide has a five circle Olympic logo inlaid in gold. Frame is engraved on the forward flats and on both trigger guard flats. Trigger guard is plain. Front strap and backstrap are expertly stippled. Bbl has three holes on the bottom for mounting weights. "HQ" within oval proof is stamped at the breech end. Cal designation is stamped on left side of bbl lug over model stamp on left side of frame. Right side of bbl lug shows two-line Hi-Standard address over model # and SN stamped on right side of frame. SN appears on right side of frame and on top left flat of slide. Sides of rear sight show scroll accent. Mag has cartridge counter marks five and ten stamped on right side. "6" is stamped on right side of base. Grips show wonderful figure overall. Pistol is housed in a pine case with red velvet liner. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Very fine as refinished after engraving. 99.9% of blue finish remains with slight loss on the mag catch. Bore is bright with sharp rifling. Face of bolt shows slight erosion. Engraving is sharp and crisp. All markings are sharp and crisp. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and no losses. Mag shows nearly all of the re-blued finish. Wide spur nickel trigger shows some flaking. A masterfully engraved Hi-Standard pistol attributed to one of the most talented American engravers of the 20th century whose work is now being appreciated. 51517-113 TEP (2,000-3,000)