Hi Standard Double Nine

[Kdf101]

A friend just gave me her Dad‘s hi standard double nine 22 revolver. He died some time ago and she didn’t want it. Seems to be an okay made pistol, nine shots, and double action. I don’t think that is the original grip on it and the trigger has some sort of attachment on it to make the trigger wider. I don’t really know much at all about this brand or model of pistols. Anybody here know anything about them?

 

[Mongo59]

The W104's were made from 1962 to 1970. He must have used this as a target pistol with the after market grips and the trigger attachment.

These are great pistols and are constantly increasing in value. This one has a chrome finish which means it has a steel frame. A lot of them were made with alloy frames and I personally prefer the steel.

Factory grips are available and the trigger attachment usually has an Allen screw to remove it. Myself, I would keep it just as is to honor the man who made this gun available to you. You have been blessed.

 

[Mongo59]

PS: HS makes a variety of handguns both revolver and auto. All of them are good shooters and the Military used several variations of the autos on their shooting teams.

Any of the HS's made in Hamden, Conn are desirable. I believe they are currently made in Texas but those do not have the following of the early made ones.

 

[MrSmitty]

I've had a few over the years, none as nice as yours, but great shooters, and just fun guns. Enjoy, you have been truly blessed, hand it down to your kids, they'll thank you.

 

[Mongo59]

These are a few of my HS handguns. The one in the upper right was my father in laws, a W101 made in the first year of production (1958). The upper left model is just know as "The Gun", it has a long octagonal barrel with the steel frame and shoots like nobody's business. They had a lot of other model names over the years like "The Marshal" and "Durango" (to name a few) but at heart they were all double nines.

The bottom right is a chrome HB. H meaning hammer and B was the model. To date I have not met anyone who has even seen another factory chromed example. The one with the barrel furthest to the left is a Military HD as is the one just above it. One of the few guns where having it marked military actually decreases it's value over a non-military HD.

If you want weird, do a search for "High Standard Space Gun", that one will curl your toes and so will the price. Hope this helps with making you both comfortable and familiar with the brand.

 

[kennedy759]

lucky you, enjoy

 

[Kdf101]

Thanks for the info guys. I really knew nothing about these, except that they seemed to be decent guns. On this one, the double action doesn’t always work, fails to turn the cylinder. Single action Works great. This thing is pretty darn accurate. I’m not going to do anything to this gun except oil it, shoot it, and oil it. I am happy to have it and will make sure that she, the one who gave it to me, is happy with what I have done with it. It truly is pretty darn accurate. I am impressed with it so far.

 

[kennedy759]

the only thing bad about these guns is the pull of the double action trigger, so I only shoot mine single action, here are my Marshalls ,

 

[blue2golf]

I inherited my late Grandfather's Double Nine some years back. Alloy frame, cylinder locks up after it warms up. Reminds me of him, I won't sell it. (with my Single Six and Wrangler)

 

[kennedy759]

I inherited my late Grandfather's Double Nine some years back. Alloy frame, cylinder locks up after it warms up. Reminds me of him, I won't sell it. (with my Single Six and Wrangler)

what do you mean when it locks up?

 

[blue2golf]

what do you mean when it locks up?

Cylinder catches when I try to pull the hammer back.

 

[yetti462]

My Dad always carried one in the woods when we'd go stomping around. It's the first pistol I ever shot as a boy.

I had to have one for myself as an adult. My Dad bought one for me for my birthday from an auction. I then thought, my boy needs one too. So last year I bought him one at an auction and gave it to him for his birthday.

Good little plinking pistols

 

[firefighterjohn]

I happened to find a chrome one like yours at my LGS with the original and two sets of stocks; black and ivory. I never knew they existed. It is a great shooter and having 9 rounds makes the fun last longer. Hope you enjoy yours too! And as someone else said above, mine is going to be passed down...to a grandson.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Here's my JC Higgins Hombre, basically a HS Double 9 made for Seas.
It was my dad's, In the late 60s he gave it to my cousin. Dad passed in the mid 70's, about 10 yrs ago my cousin gave it to me before he passed.
It was given to me in a box, tore apart with a couple of broken pieces and a few missing.
Numrich had everything except for the shiny pin in the pic, it's a cut off drill bit.