"As a matter of fact, Hi-Standard was the only company that produced .22 training pistols for the United States military during World War II." Using a simple straight-blowback operating system ...

High Standard began production of a basic .22 semi-automatic pistol. Styled much like the very popular Woodsman, the High Standard was a lower-priced but nonetheless viable option to the revered ...

The gun in question is a High Standard HB. “H” stands for “hammer,” incidentally, and the exposed hammer makes these models a rarity among .22 semiautos, most of which are hammerless.

Inside is a small, silent, but deadly pistol: a High Standard HD 22. Francis Gary Powers wearing special pressure suit for stratospheric flying was an American spy whose Lockheed U-2 ...