High Standard Black Powder Revolvers

These guns were a series of .36 caliber Cap and ball revolvers which began production in 1974 and ran through 1976. These are reproductions of the Confederate copies of the Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. Note most Confederate copies of the Colt had round barrels not the octagonal barrel found on the Colt. The frames were made by High Standard and the balance of the parts by Uberti. The guns were assembled and finished by High Standard.
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Griswold & Gunnison
Blued finish with a brass frame. Six shot single action. Commemorative gun came with a pine presentation case and a brass belt plate depicting the Georgia state seal.

Catalog number 9331 (Serial numbers 00501 through 02600)

Catalog number 9333 Commemorative (Serial numbers 00001 through 00500)

Leech & Rigdon
Blued finish with a steel frame. Six shot single action. Commemorative gun came with a presentation case and a reproduction of a Civil War belt buckle.

Catalog number 9332 (Serial numbers 00501 through 01199)

Catalog number 9334 Commemorative (Serial numbers 00001 through 00500)

Schneider & Glassick
Blued finish with a brass frame. Six shot single action. Commemorative gun came with a presentation case and a modern version of a Confederate "D guard" Bowie knife.

Catalog number 9335 (Serial numbers 0 through 1000)

Bicentennial 1776 - 1976
Blued finish with a steel frame. Six shot single action. Guns came with two versions of presentation case. One case is pine marked High Standard and the trigger logo on the lid with a powder flask and silver dollar sized medallion inside. The other brown leatherette covered case with American Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 and contains a pewter Bicentennial belt buckle.

Catalog number 9336 (Serial numbers A 0000 through A 2028)

Special presentation Bicentennial

100 guns with “US” serial number prefixes were available in presentation cases.

Serial numbers US 11 through US 50 are in walnut presentation cases with purple fitted lining and a pewter Bicentennial belt buckle. The top of the case is marked “Limited Edition / American Bicentennial / 1776 – 1976”. The guns are engraved on the frame, cylinder barrel, loading lever, and hammer. Catalog number 9339 has a steel frame with a round barrel and catalog number 9340 has a brass frame with an octagonal barrel.

Catalog number 9339 Steel (Serial numbers US 011 through US 050)

Catalog number 9340 Brass (Serial numbers US 011 through US 050)

The specifics about serial numbers US 1 to US 10 are not presently known.

Catalog number 9337 Steel (Serial numbers US 001 through US 010)

Catalog number 9338 Brass (Serial numbers US 001 through US 010)



Compiled by _ John Stimson, Jr., Released ___ 10 November, 2001
Revised 28 December 2003
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