High Standard Collectors' Association Blog: 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

The Winter 2025 edition of the HSCA Newsletter has been mailed.

If you are a paid-up dues member and have not received your copy by 20 February 2025 please notify Newsletter editor. We have been experiencing problems with USPS delivery in the past.

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Please assist in this research project:

About six months ago with the help of the John Currie book I began compiling a list of the various barrels of the High Standard .22 auto pistols. I thought there might be about 50 barrels but ended up with 81 barrels after a few days of working on the list. I have sent this list to three fellow HSCA members asking for them to review the list and get back to me with errors or omissions. So far after six months I have only received two helpful suggestions. What I need to improve this list is for people with more knowledge in certain areas to examine the list and get back to me with their suggestions. I have only the examples in my collection and the John Currie book to guide me. I have the most uncertainty in the area of the 5 ½ inch bull barrels and the 7 ¼ inch fluted barrel guns. I have identified nine different features that make these barrels difficult to have an accurate accounting. The features are the (1) absence or (2) presence of muzzle brake notches and weight screws, (3) long front sight or (4) short front sight, (5) blued or polished steel muzzle, (6) super blue, (7) electroless finish, (8) socket head series and (9) .22 short. I am sure I am in error of some or missing other variations. I quit working on this list a few months ago but recently re-visited it with a fresh start. My current count is 102 barrels. I know it is very time consuming to examine every barrel in this list, but I have never seen this information presented in this way. My hope is that with other people's input the list can be more or less finalized and possibly be posted as a PDF on the HSCA blog. My apologies for not having a document that other people can work with, but I only have Google docs to prepare my document and save it as a PDF. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to share this document with fellow HSCA members that you think may be able to offer input. If you have suggestions either call me at 530-262-1048 or e-mail me at garybhooper@yahoo.com

ABOUT HSCA

The High Standard Collectors' Association was founded in 1991 to promote friendship and communication among the those interested in the collection, research, preservation and use of High Standard firearms, memorabilia and accessories. We include the Fiala, Hartford Arms and Schall firearms as part of our group. They were the direct predecessors to High Standard.

Newsletter:

HSCA publishes a critically acclaimed quarterly newsletter which includes articles and photographs of High Standards. Members are encouraged to participate by asking questions of the group on the forum. The forum is also used to review or make comments regarding High Standard products. Members may advertise to sell or buy High Standard items, or make comments related to High Standard products. We also publish pieces from historic High Standard literature. In order to share information we have copied previous newsletters to DVD. They are available for sale to members only.

Meetings:

HSCA holds annual meetings at a large gun show each year. In 1994, 1997 and 2014 meetings were held in Cleveland at the Ohio Gun Collectors Meeting. The 1995 and 2003 meetings were held in Houston. The 1996, 1998, and 2000 meetings were held in Louisville, Ky. at the National Gun Day show. The 1999 and 2013 meeting was held at the Tulsa Gun show. The 2001 and 2002 meetings were in Kansas City, MO. at the NRA annual meeting and the NRA Collectors show.

High Standard Collectors' Association has also a proud history of exhibiting at the NRA Annual meetings since 1999. We have won multiple awards and prizes for our displays. In 2013 we received four of the seven top NRA Collectors' awards. In 2015 we received four awards at the NRA annual meeting in Nashville. HSCA received the Best of Show, First Place, Second Place and Third Place awards at the Great Falls, Montana Gun Show in 2015.

Next Meetings:

The Annual HSCA 2022 Meeting will be held in Kansas City, MO. at the Missouri Valley Arms Collector's Association 51st. National Summer Arms Show the Weekend of July 16-17, 2022. Plan accordingly.

The 2022 Western Regional High Standard Collectors Gun Show is yet to be determined.

Sunday, February 9, 2025

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