High Standard .22 pistol

Pistol

High Standard Supermatic Trophy
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Manufacturer	High Standard Manufacturing Company
Specifications
Mass	46 oz (empty)
Length	9.9 inches
Barrel length	5.5 inches
Height	5.5 inches

Caliber	.22 LR
Action	Single Action Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity	920-1048 ft/s
Feed system	10 round box
Sights	Forward blade, rear notch (adjustable) Drilled for scope

High Standard target pistols were manufactured in a variety of models in .22 Short and .22 Long Rifle chamberings for use in competition. One selling point was the similarity in grip angle and manual safety location to the M1911A1 series, a pistol common in service pistol competition. Manufactured from 1926 until 2018, High Standards are generally regarded as a classic .22 target pistol, and were common in national-level NRA Bullseye match shooting. Popular models include the High Standard Victor, Supermatic and Supermatic Trophy, and Olympic. Today, High Standards are popular among gun collectors.^[1]

A variant of the World War II-era High Standard target pistol was used as the basis for the High Standard HDM suppressed military model used by the Office of Strategic Services and later the US Military and Central Intelligence Agency.