C&R · II · 301
High Standard Model E
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 ↗
High Standard, Model E pistol, cal. .22LR.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1938–1942.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- High Standard Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22 LRBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: Model E production began 18 May 1938; discontinued in 1942 like the A and D
- 2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Model E introduced 1938; approximately 2,600 made
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1937–1942 → 1938–1942. Buffaloe: Model E production began 18 May 1938; Gun Digest: introduced 1938
Historical context
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.