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High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« on: September 19, 2011, 02:20:21 PM »
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2014, 07:07:40 PM »
saw one of these in a local shop
guess I should have bought it  (K|
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2014, 09:27:44 PM »
My buddy bought oe of the High Standard G&G cased sets, with matching S/N cutlass. Said it was the most poorly internal fit guns he ever owned and got rid of it.
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2014, 08:07:14 AM »
Well it came home with me,
I remember looking at it in a local shop, it was there for a long while, and I was always on the fence about picking it up,
then one day it was gone, you snooze you loose, or so I thought, till one day another member at the range mentioned he had an old broken navy revolver, he said he had a gunsmith look at it and they said it was a paperweight and they would not even try and fix it,
of course I told him that was nonsense, and offered to take a look at it for him, imaging my surprise when he pulled out the same revolver, and his surprise when I told him when where and when he got it, and how much he payed for it,
he had shot it a good number of times till the hammer stopped staying cocked, at which point after being told it was unrepairable he bought a new Uberti 51 navy copy, and as he was very happy with his new Uberti, and had no more interest or use for the High Standard, and if I could fix it he offered it to me for a more than fair price, so now it is working just fine and has a new place in my safe with the other revolvers
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2014, 05:36:34 PM »
I just love a story with a happy ending..... ;)
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2014, 08:04:21 PM »
Me too.   Someday I hope to walk into one of these sweet deals that seem to come up for other guys.   Good for you Caferacer.

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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2014, 09:33:59 PM »
a bit more history I have found out about these
they were made for three years 1974, 1975, and 1976,
they were assembled by High Standard in the US, using Uberti parts
I will try and post some pics of mine A.S.A.P.  (Ah Suck At Photography)  (??
well I had to give up, not one of my pics would post,  (K|
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2014, 02:28:00 AM »
I read somewhere the frames were made here by High Standard.
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2014, 06:06:06 AM »
a bit more history I have found out about these
they were made for three years 1974, 1975, and 1976,
they were assembled by High Standard in the US, using Uberti parts
I will try and post some pics of mine A.S.A.P.  (Ah Suck At Photography)  (??
well I had to give up, not one of my pics would post,  (K|
How are you trying to post pix? By attachment or direct link?
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2014, 10:01:50 AM »
I read somewhere the frames were made here by High Standard.

That is true.  Here is the link to that info.

http://www.histandard.info/models/revolvers/blackpowder.html
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2014, 04:40:52 PM »
nice link thanks for the info
so mine appears to be a parts gun or something, it has bicentennial markings on the barrel, but with a brass frame, and the serial number matches the first issue Griswold & Gunnison  007XX, it came with no case or anything, just a cool shooter, and shoot it I shall  :-*
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2014, 07:18:42 PM »
I have never seen any of the High Standard repro guns. Any pictures?

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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2014, 10:00:46 PM »
I have never seen any of the High Standard repro guns. Any pictures?

There are usually some for sale on GB Here's one that's for sale now (GunBroker item 445670347):



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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2014, 05:36:21 PM »
I have never seen any of the High Standard repro guns. Any pictures?

I tried posting some pics of mine here with no luck
so I posted them on the 58 Remmy board
same thread title "High Standard Griswold & Gunnison"
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Re: High Standard Griswold and Gunnison replicas
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2014, 07:45:16 PM »
I have never seen any of the High Standard repro guns. Any pictures?

I tried posting some pics of mine here with no luck
so I posted them on the 58 Remmy board
same thread title "High Standard Griswold & Gunnison"

Are you trying to post  the pic as an attachment, or as a direct image code? This board is set up with the same settings as Remmy.
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