Hi Standard Sentinal Deluxe .22lr 6 inch

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I've had a couple of 4" models in the last few years. I paid $200-225.00 for them.

Great revolvers for bumming around in the woods. They're as light as a feather, and shoot plenty well enough for my purposes.
 
RC,

I think the tag is a joke. I hope... A friend of mine's father passed and he found it as you see it in a closet. He wants to get rid of it because there were others as well. I'm not big on those long barrels so I told him I would only want it if it was cheap. He said $200 so I'm asking ya'll. $200 seems to be what it should sell for, not on the cheap side. Correct me if I am wrong.
 
$200 would be a fair price in the condition it appears to be in the photo.

It might bring $350 on an internet auction?

But a gun dealer would offer $75 tops for it on a trade-in on a $600 gun.

rc
 
People are collecting Sentinels now, and the box, the nickel finish and the white grips all add value. Having said that, I have no idea what what a current market value for this one is. Have you checked the completed auctions on GunBroker.com? There are always a number of Sentinels for sale there. Just search the completed auctions for Standard Sentinel, because people spell "High" as just "Hi" sometimes.

There is a good article are the Sentinel and its evolution here:

http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Sentinel/sentinel.html

but it doesn't talk about current prices.

PS - Keb, I'm not sure you can buff a Sentinel very much. The frame is aluminum, so the finish is anodizing rather than electroplating. And until recently, they weren't valuable enough to be worth refinishing. They probably still aren't, with the high cost of refinishing now, I think.
 
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I would buy it in a second for $200, especially with the box and it appears to be in great shape. I've owned a 4" for over 25 years. It's my moccasin gun that I take fishing.
They are not great, super-accurate guns but they are decent basic guns that work.
 
I would buy it if priced in the $200 to $300 range. The original box and nickel finish certainly add value to it as does it's overall condition.
 
$200.00 is a fair price. A few years ago I looked up the price in a book and it was $175.00 so $200.00 seems about right.
 
Hey folks, I went ahead and bought the sentinal. I rubbed it down with some oil and it is in pretty good shape. Does anyone know exactly what the frame and finish are composed of? I wouldn't mind brightening it up a bit if possible but I wouldn't know how to go about it. I have enough kick around revolvers so this one probably won't get shot a ton. I would like to get it up to as good a shape as possible since it seems to be one of the more sought after models with the box and all. Any ideas?
 
The frame is cast aluminum.

The finish I am not sure of.
It is commonly referred too as Nickel, but may in fact be some sort of Chrome?

Your best bet for cleaning it is lightly applied Flitz metal polish on a soft cloth.

Just don't rub too long and hard in one place.

rc
 
First time I saw one like the OP's I thought it was an Arminus made in the US to get around the GCA68 point system.

My sister uses a MkIV as her PDW. Has for 25 years or more. It is what she is comfortable with and she can shoot it well and quickly so I don't harass her about the suitability of .22WMRF handguns for self defense.

-kBob
 
Interest in High Standard Sentinels has been going up, and that one is nickel plated, which is a scarce finish for them, and in the box, which collectors always like. Still, I think the seller has left himself a lot of haggling room by asking $500 for it.

High Standard made a specific model of the Sentinel called the Sentinel Deluxe, and that is not one of them. I think it is a fairly early production gun judging by the grips and the front sight. It would have been helpful if the seller had put the R-series designation on the tag.

There is a good article about the Sentinel here, which explains the different varieties:

http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Sentinel/sentinel.html

It has no information about values, though.

PS - rcmodel is right, the frame is an aluminum casting, so the finish on it may not be nickel. Aluminum is usually anodized. High Standard made some guns with gold, pink or turquoise frames to take advantage of that, but they were not popular at the time. Collectors pay high prices for them now, though.
 
It's surprising how accurate they are. I've got a six inch model made for and sold by Sears, JC Higgins I think. I bought a birds head grip and three inch barrel for it a changed them out. The finish on mine is pretty beat and I use aluma black on it occasionally. I live down the road from a Cabelas and 6-7 years ago these guns would sit there for months at $150. Now they put them out for $250-$300 and they're gone in a flash. I use mine with shorts or CB caps to pop possums if they ignore my Keep Out signs.
 
I recently bought a mid 60s manufacture High Standard Double Nine the cowboy looking version of the Sentinel. It appears to have been purchased and put in the sock drawer. It looks unfired. I bought it from a FFL for $150. Good utility grade handgun like a H&R or Iver Johnson. Just don't expect smooth double action.
 
I owned one for about a month. At 25 yards you had to staple a target above the one you were aiming at to record the bullet strikes. I also had a Double Nine that would pattern wider than an open choked shotgun.

I can't call myself a fan of High Standard revolvers.
 
Moderately interesting but...

Even at the 200 price folks are talking about above, I'd buy an entire something else or a part of a lot of other somethings.

$500 - to me - isn't even a realistic original point to start negotiations from.

I think a bunch of that price is the perceived value of the box.

Todd.
 
4" sentinel

I bought a 4" sentinel a few years ago for $99.

Sweet shooting little revolver.

I would give $200 for that revolver easily.
 
I went ahead an bought it a while ago for $200 and I like it. The $500 was a joke. It is in pretty decent shape. I have a couple more questions.
1. Is it safe to dry Fire? The cylinder has cutouts where the hammer falls so I am assuming the answer is yes.
2. It is an R-101 serial number 807224, what year was it made?
3. Is it possible to change to a spring loaded ejector rod like the later models have?
Thanks
 
This website:

http://www.highstandard.info/

has Sentinel serial number information here:

http://www.highstandard.info/datapublic/serial/rserialno.html

I think it indicates that your Sentinel was made in 1957. Apparently when the Sentinel was introduced in 1955, it had its own serial number range starting at 1, but in 1956 High Standard switched to including it in the serial number range used for its automatic pistols. That is why the serial number of yours is so high for only the third year of production. (Unless I've misunderstood the whole thing somehow.)

If I am correct, then your Sentinel is not technically a "Sentinel Deluxe", beause High Standard did not begin using that name until 1965, when serial numbers were in the 1.5 million range.

Incidentally, IMO, getting a nickel-plated Sentinel in fine condition with the box for only $200 was an excellent deal on your part.
 
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