Wicked nice gun for sure. That's like the first handgun I ever shot as my father had one like it. My oldest brother still has it.

I found one 10 years ago or so, but with the 2" barrel.. I think High Standard revolvers were a good deal for the money. The lightweight frame and 9 shot cylinder was ahead of it's time.

Enjoy your new shooter. I'm jealous.

 

Congratulations.

I've been looking for one of the later shrouded barrel Sentinel models in 4" for awhile now. That was one of the first handguns I ever owned. Sold it a long time ago and just wanted one again for nostalgia sake.

It gave good service in the years I owned it.

 

Might want to post this in the rimfire forum instead

 

Wow I didnt even know they made a revolver thats really nice...ive often thought about picking up a semi auto as the one I shot was accurate and fit my hands like a glove..but I learned something new today..they also made revolvers

 

I had one just like it new, but nickel finish. I had a 14th birthday before Christmas. My dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas and.... I wanted a 22 revolver. Dad said he could not afford, I told him I would pay for it. I gave him $100.
On Christmas morning I awakened to a new revolver and a bunch of ammunition. I asked him how much it was and he said $86. I asked him where was my change, he replied, "what change". Been hooked on handguns ever since. None of my handguns have ever done anything mean and hateful on their own. So much for responsible, 14 year old boys.

 

Found a pic of mine, not nearly as nice, but fun at the gravel pit or in the backyard using CB shorts.

 

Belonged to my great grandmother, when my grandpa died. My mom made sure I got this. Haven’t shot it yet.


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Belonged to my great grandmother, when my grandpa died. My mom made sure I got this. Haven’t shot it yet.


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THAT'S the one.

Except my former gun had smooth grips.

You'll enjoy shooting it I'll bet.

 

A beautiful handgun!

 

I had one, with a six-inch barrel, at one time. It was stolen while I was stationed at Loring AFB, Maine, in 1979. Filed a police report with the USAF cops, but never heard anything.

Nice little revolver.

 

i have this rare one from the fifties.

 

Here's my Sentinel. Manufactured in 1956, I inherited it from my grandfather in the 60's. Have put many thousands of rounds through it. Just shot it a few weeks ago. Also have a vintage leather holster that my grandfather had it in.

 

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Here's my Sentinel. Manufactured in 1956, I inherited it from my grandfather in the 60's. Have put many thousands of rounds through it. Just shot it a few weeks ago. Also have a vintage leather holster that my grandfather had it in.

just like mine. mine is 4'' & yours is 6''. i know somebody that has one & has put many 1000s of rounds through his. still shoot great he said.

 

Did it come with the blue and the white grips?


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these were made in the late fifties and marketed to women in gold , pink and turquoise. very few were made as they didn’t sell well.

 

Very nice, thanks for posting!

 

I have 3" and a 6" versions.

Be aware that the older guns the ejector was not spring loaded and would stay back after you ejected the shells, if you then try to close the cylinder the ejector star leaves nasty scratches in the aluminum frame. Both of mine had them I hit it with some alumablack but it still looks like crap. But they are good shooters. The 6" was my uncles and if I recall correctly the first handgun I ever fired. The 3" I picked up at an auction for a low price a couple years ago.

 

I've owned two or three over the years. I consider them to be the best all around "bumming around the woods" guns I've ever owned. An Uncle Mikes pouch full of 22LR, and and Uncle Mikes Sidekick holster and you wouldn't even know it was there. I stopped many a charging pine cone with mine. Sold them to a local fellow when I got to where I didn't bum around the woods too much. Wish I hadn't done that now.''

Enjoy them.

 

I've had 3 I can recall, all 4 and 6 inch guns. The only badly inaccurate one was a brand new Camp Gun, which is sad because it had decent adjustable sights. Around here a woods/chore gun is a centerfire that starts with 4, but I'd sure like to have a Sentinel Snub to zip in the inside pocket of my barn coat. They are real decent little lightweight revolvers that provide cheap therapy for backsiidden old PPC shooters. A cylinder-full of Mini Mags fired double action, in the general direction of the 13 inch plate from 50 yards.

 

I’ve had a couple Sentinels

Good shooters

 

Very nice, OP. A 22 revolver is a wonderful thing.

 

I found and purchased this High Standard Sentinel for $160 back in May, 2016. It is a good shooter!

 

My dad has a high standard double nine. Resembles a cowboy revolver. I've seen him shoot snakes' heads off with it at his old house. He was pretty good with it when I was a lil guy. As of late he doesn't pack it out much. He likes his .357 and old tokarev. Great old revolver though.

 

My dad had a Sentinel, a six inch possibly nickel back in the mid-late 50s. He shot the daylights out of it apparently because he had told me the barrel came loose. It was gone before I came along.

 

My uncle had a Sentinel that he’d let me shoot sometimes. Thanks for bringing back some good memories of a very good man.

 

The Sentinel is a very cool item - I have had two. One I "lost" when I sent it in to an out of state "gunsmith" for a repair and then his whole shop was "s/c burglarized" (s/c = suspicious circumstances) and the second - to replace that one - which I still have and value, and shoot. It's the nickel, 3" Mk IV in 22mag
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As I understand - the gent that designed the Sentinel (Harry H. Seyfried II) had quite a career in the firearms industry:
Worked with "Carbine" Williams at Winchester
Was at High Standard, where he designed the Supermatic Citation and the Sentinel.
Was a Chief Engineer at Ruger - where he helped design:
Ruger 44 mag carbine
Security Six
Redhawk
AND - the 10 shot rotary mag for the 10/22

Not everyone can be a John Moses Browning, but that's a pretty impressive career, IMO....

 

I think every southern gentlemen in the '50s had one of these.