John Currie's book

HIGH STANDARD FIREARMS HISTORY

1932-1984 CONNECTICUT

This well written 340 page book delivers exactly what its title promises. It traces the 52 year history of the High Standard Company and its firearms. It begins with a pre-history of the people and the products of the Fiala and Hartford Arms companies and continues through the final chapter of the company which was officially dissolved in December 1984.

This book is unique in its preservation of information based on first person interviews with the company’s designers and engineers by John Currie in his three decade quest for information.  There are scores of photos of the people, their prototypes and rare and commercial firearms. Graphs and illustrations give dates of manufacture and numbers of firearms produced with charts listing every Model Number/ Number Produced/ Years Produced and Serial Number Range.  Truly a "Collectors Guide" for High Standard derringers, pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles.

This unique book is not intended to give you the value of a particular gun. Other books do that. This well illustrated and well documented book tells the story of a company and its people through the design and production of their firearms. It has a place in the library of any High Standard or other firearms collector.

There will be copies available for review at the Tulsa show in November.

The Authors including John Currie will be there to discuss the process.

Hope to see you there.

Table number will be on this blog once Wannamaker assigns them or contact Steve Schrott at SSHiStand54@gmail.com the day of the show.