C&R · II · 293
Hi-Standard experimental Model T-3
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 10 ↗
Hi-Standard, experimental Model T-3 semiautomatic pistol, cal. 9mm Luger.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1947–1953.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ⁵- Manufacturer
- High Standard Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Caliber
- 9mm ParabellumBasis: outside reference ³
- Made
- c. 1947–1953production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 10 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years
- 2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, service: made for the US Army Air Corps
- 3. forgottenweapons.com ↗, calibers: 9x19mm
- 4. forgottenweapons.com ↗, action: blowback semi-automatic
- 5. forgottenweapons.com ↗, country: 'An American Blowback': High Standard prototype for the 1947 US Army Air Corps tender
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 3 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewService: Commercial → Military. Made for the US Army Air Corps
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1965–1984 → 1947–1953. Forgotten Weapons: T3 made for the 1947 Army Air Corps survival-pistol program, cancelled 1953
Historical context
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