found my High Standard holy grail

[kennedy759]

been looking for a second High Standard Marshall for 30 years. The Marshall was made for just 3 years in the early 1970`s, I bought the first one 50 years ago, brand new in the box from the local hardware store for $89, my first handgun, the top one in the pic . I have shot over 5k rds thru it and is my go to gun for shooting rats around my chicken coop. Found the second one today at the Maringo gun show. note the front sight in the second one, bottom of pic, is backwards and the medallions on the grips are different, ser no is 33,000 higher

 

[rugertoter]

Very nice! Great find.

 

[Magyars]

Odd that they installed the front sight backwards.
Nice find tho

 

[Expat]

Congrats.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

I sure hope the price wasn't also 33,000 higher.

 

[Noble Sniper]

Nice find!!!!

 

[Hookeye]

Thought it was gonna be a slant grip Victor LOL

 

[Hookeye]

I shoulda kept my Sharpshooter and just got an accessory bbl from Brownells. Actually have the scope rib for that bbl, found one in dads junk.

Think he was gonna mod it for a MATCO bbl and never did.

 

[MrSmitty]

Nice! Congrats on the find, had a few HS "cowboy" guns over the years....fun little guns...Now you need a two gun rig..... Get your Kevin Costner on...google "Silvarado"

 

[Frontiersman]

The hunt is so much fun. Glad you found it.

 

[Hookeye]

Indeed the hunt is fun.
The HS revolvers have seemingly found a new following and prices are going up (moreso that regular).
Possibly making the hunt even harder (more rewarding)

 

[kennedy759]

I have a pair of Hunter holsters for them, just need to find a good gun belt with slots for the holsters

 

[kennedy759]

also the top one has case hardened hammer and trigger, the new has them blued

 

[Mongo59]

Those front sights are an easy fix. They are usually soldered in so add heat and remove, clean, add Sharpie pen to all areas you don't want solder to stick to and solder it back in the correct way.

All those stray beads of the solder will fall off of the Sharpie prepared areas so no need to re blue or anything, just wipe with a solvent and oil before putting away.

 

[Mongo59]

P.S. I was going to go to the Marengo show but we ended up butchering two deer instead.