Help finding 22 revolver.

[castile]

My dad had a 22lr revolver. I can not find what it was by searching the web. Maybe some here can help. The guns frame cracked and my dad trashed it years ago. But I remember using it growing up. I was thinking about getting another one like it. So what I remember about it is it was supposed to look like an SAA but it did not quite copy it exact. It was 22lr, not made by any of the big gun makers. I.E Colt, Ruger, ect. I looked at the high standard and H&R and they don't seem to fit, It was made in the USA so nothing foreign. It was not an expensive gun. More like the a inexpensive gun at the time. Thanks for any help.

 

[drband]

RG model 22?

 

[castile]

Not an RG. I thought maybe a H&R but the style of those are not right. Thanks for the post.

 

[357 Terms]

Are you positive it was a domestic manufacturer?
J.P. Sauer was W. German. Just fishing..

 

[kje54]

Probably a High Standard Double Nine or High Sierra. They were pretty common, my dad had the Double Nine.

 

[castile]

Not a Foreign maker. If I remember correctly it was a SAA style but double action. I don't think it was real high quality.

 

[castile]

It could have been the HS double 9. It did not have an octagon barrel. What the double 9 made with a low quality metal frame?

 

[kje54]

It could have been the HS double 9. It did not have an octagon barrel. What the double 9 made with a low quality metal frame?

The frames were aluminum and they were not super high quality. HS did make the J.C.Higgins Ranger sold exclusively through Sears & Roebuck.

 

[kje54]

Here's a listing of all the HS revolvers made with pictures:

https://www.genitron.com/Articles/post/high-standard-revolvers

 

[castile]

Boy it could have been the double nine. Maybe under the Higgins name. But that gun fits the bill. I believe it was double action, single action, the frame was not steel. My dad dropped it on the house wood floor and it cracked the frame. Seems like it was especially thing on the right hand side. The cyl would swing out. That could be it. I will do some searching on videos on this gun. Maybe something will spark in my memory. This was about 50 years ago. So my memory is not what it used to be, But nothing about me is. LOL

 

[castile]

Is the HS double nine Curio and Relic compatible?

 

[kje54]

Is the HS double nine Curio and Relic compatible?

That's a very good question, unfortunately I don't know. I have checked on GunBroker where the sellers list if their offerings are C&R eligible and it's not listed as such on the ones I checked out. Your best bet is to contact whoever is selling one if it is C&R, they should let you know. Be aware some sellers will not direct ship C&Rs.

 

[castile]

I have gotten that a few times. I don't deal with sellers that don't want to deal with a C&R if the gun is listed under that category. I would rather pay a bit more than deal with someone so scared of the AFT they almost don't want to sell guns.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

From what I've heard, except for specifically listed exemptions, C&R status is about the serial-numbered part (which legally is the firearm) being manufactured more than 50 years before the present day.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/curios-relics

So for C&R status, you'll want to find an example manufactured prior to 1973.

https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/HSD9/hsd9.html

Simpsons is pretty good at identifying specific C&R vs. FFL examples.

https://simpsonltd.com/hi-standard-double-nine-c54623/

 

[castile]

I picked this one up today on GB auction. Fair price.

 

[J-Bar]

I picked this one up today on GB auction. Fair price. View attachment 1135709 View attachment 1135710 View attachment 1135711 View attachment 1135712 View attachment 1135713 View attachment 1135714 View attachment 1135715

Whether or not it is the same as your father’s old revolver, you can have lots of fun with this one.

Shoot often and do your best to wear it out!

 

[br549arkie]

First revolver I ever shot was a High Standard Double 9 nickel plated and black grips it was back around 1966 or 1967. Belonged to my older brother and I was about 11 or 12.