Forgotten Weapons
High Standard's Prototype World War One .45 ACP Pistol
2020 • E53 Feb 19, 2020
http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons
https://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons/home
Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons
The High Standard company only made on .45 caliber pistol, and it was an improvement on the Grant Hammond pistol tested by the US military during World War One. After his gun's rejection by the military, it appears that Grant Hammond took the design to his friend "Gus" Swebelius who ran High Standard, to see if they could make it into a viable commercial product. The locking system was changed a bit and this prototype was made, but development and production ended there.
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
6281 N. Oracle #36270
Tucson, AZ 85740
https://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons/home
Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons
The High Standard company only made on .45 caliber pistol, and it was an improvement on the Grant Hammond pistol tested by the US military during World War One. After his gun's rejection by the military, it appears that Grant Hammond took the design to his friend "Gus" Swebelius who ran High Standard, to see if they could make it into a viable commercial product. The locking system was changed a bit and this prototype was made, but development and production ended there.
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
6281 N. Oracle #36270
Tucson, AZ 85740