I've had this beauty on hold at my local shop for a few months and finally picked it up last week. This is a beautiful Supermatic Trophy 107 Military. According to the date code (AM), it was built in January of 1969. As many here know, I absolutely love the quality that went into firearms decades ago. Hi-Standard built many different rimfire pistols and revolvers back in the day. While most of the revolvers were of marginal quality, the autos were generally fantastic. The Supermatic Trophy was one of the best they ever built. 
The quality of this pistol is so clearly evident the minute you pick it up and feel the weight of 46oz of steel and marvel at the level of workmanship in your hands. The polished bluing looks outstanding to boot. As you can see, the attention to detail is off the charts from the high quality roll marking, to the top slide serrations, to the fine stippling on the front and back strap. The barrel of this pistol is where much of the heft lies. Its 5.5“ of solid steel nearly a full inch in diameter. The bottom of the barrel has three screws for mounting weights, while the front of the barrel has groves for mounting a compensator. The rear sight is mounted on a bridge that is attached to the frame. The slide rides through this bridge, meaning the rear sights to not move with the slide.
The “Military” designation simply means the grip angle is more upright (like a 1911) than the non-military Hi-Standards, which are more swept back like a Luger. The ergonomics are outstanding. The finely checkered walnut grips with the thumb rest fit my hand perfectly. The trigger and thumb safety are within easy reach and the stippling really keeps the gun from sliding around. The trigger weight is adjustable via a small screw in the back of the slide.
Field stripping these pistols is quite easy, just lock the slide back, depress the plunger in front of the trigger guard and pull the barrel straight upwards and off. You can then ease the slide off the front of the frame. Barrels are interchangeable, giving these pistols some extra versatility. One interesting note is that the magazineÂ’s angle does not match the grip angle. The military pistol uses the same magazine as the standard pistol. The red base plate is mounted on the magazine to keep it flush to the bottom of the grip.
As you can see, this pistol is in near mint condition. Other than slight discoloring on the gold trigger (very common), there is no indication whatsoever that this gun is nearly a half century old. The box and papers are all very well intact and like new.
At any rate, who here has one of these fine pistols? Who has any vintage Hi-Standard? What do you think? :dunno:
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts.
Thanks! :supergrin:
The quality of this pistol is so clearly evident the minute you pick it up and feel the weight of 46oz of steel and marvel at the level of workmanship in your hands. The polished bluing looks outstanding to boot. As you can see, the attention to detail is off the charts from the high quality roll marking, to the top slide serrations, to the fine stippling on the front and back strap. The barrel of this pistol is where much of the heft lies. Its 5.5“ of solid steel nearly a full inch in diameter. The bottom of the barrel has three screws for mounting weights, while the front of the barrel has groves for mounting a compensator. The rear sight is mounted on a bridge that is attached to the frame. The slide rides through this bridge, meaning the rear sights to not move with the slide.
The “Military” designation simply means the grip angle is more upright (like a 1911) than the non-military Hi-Standards, which are more swept back like a Luger. The ergonomics are outstanding. The finely checkered walnut grips with the thumb rest fit my hand perfectly. The trigger and thumb safety are within easy reach and the stippling really keeps the gun from sliding around. The trigger weight is adjustable via a small screw in the back of the slide.
Field stripping these pistols is quite easy, just lock the slide back, depress the plunger in front of the trigger guard and pull the barrel straight upwards and off. You can then ease the slide off the front of the frame. Barrels are interchangeable, giving these pistols some extra versatility. One interesting note is that the magazineÂ’s angle does not match the grip angle. The military pistol uses the same magazine as the standard pistol. The red base plate is mounted on the magazine to keep it flush to the bottom of the grip.
As you can see, this pistol is in near mint condition. Other than slight discoloring on the gold trigger (very common), there is no indication whatsoever that this gun is nearly a half century old. The box and papers are all very well intact and like new.
At any rate, who here has one of these fine pistols? Who has any vintage Hi-Standard? What do you think? :dunno:
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts.
Thanks! :supergrin:
