Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · III · 059

High Standard Model S smoothbore

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 25 ↗

High Standard, Model S smoothbore, cal. .22 shot semiautomatic pistols having slides marked "HI-STANDARD MODEL "S" .22 L.R. SHOT ONLY," and bearing S/Ns 48142, 48143, 48144, 48145, 48146, 59474, 59496, 59458, 59459.

ATF lists cal. .22; this is the .22 Long Rifle shot cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "HI-STANDARD MODEL "S" .22 L.R. SHOT ONLY”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having slides”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “bearing S/Ns 48142, 48143, 48144, 48145, 48146, 59474, 59496, 59458, 59459”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1939–1940.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁴
Manufacturer
High Standard Mfg. Co., New Haven, CT³
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.22 LR shot
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1939–1940production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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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. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Model S: not a production model; manufactured in 1939 and 1940
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, serial numbers: Model S serials listed: 48142–48146, 59458, 59459, 59474 (ATF adds 59496)
  3. Wikipedia, “High Standard Manufacturing Company” ↗, maker: High Standard based in New Haven 1932–1945
  4. Wikipedia, “High Standard Manufacturing Company” ↗, country: "High Standard Firearms was an American manufacturer of firearms"; founded 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.; based in New Haven 1932–1945
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1939–1942 → 1939–1940. Gun Digest: Model S and C/S smoothbores were manufactured in 1939 and 1940

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Historical context

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