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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Jon Miller Wins Best of Show, AGCA Birmingham, AL

HSCA scored again at Birmingham
Jack Page’s invitation to HSCA to return and display at the Alabama Gun Collectors Association Spring show in Birmingham, Alabama really paid off.  We were awarded “Best of Show” for the “High Standard OSS Pistols display.  That was quite and honor and truly a surprise.
The display showed the evolution of the OSS suppressed pistol from the Model B and Model HD through the P-380 prototype.  The top row contrasted a pristine Model H-D set beside an issued USA Model HD to show the contrasts.  Below that sat a pair of original USA Model HD M/S (Military/Silenced) pistols showing both cartouches and ordnance acceptance marks.  The serial number “1” prototype .25 caliber cutaway occupied the third row alone.  The bottom row had a Model B M/S and the prototype Model P-380.

Handouts explained the guns on display, High Standard’s contributions to WWII and the USA Model HD M/S evolution and function.  There was also a video of the M/S being fired to demonstrate the report.
The display drew lots of attention and favorable comments from show visitors.

Thanks to everybody who made this display possible including John Brunner, Charlie Petty, Ken Rabeneck and especially HSCA member Jack Page.
The President and Board of AGCA issued a warm and standing invitation to HSCA to return and display at future shows.

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