C&R · II · 309
High Standard Model H-B, Second Model
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 H-B pistol, second Model, cal. .22LR.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1949–1953.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- 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
- Made
- 1949–1953production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- 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: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: the H-B was reissued in 1949 with a 4-1/2 or 6-3/4 inch barrel (start year only)
- 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 passEditorial confidence: Medium → Low. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
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