Is it a slant grip or military grip? Both are nice but I like the feel of the slant grip better. Feels like the postwar Woodsmans grip to me. Magazines are available from HS in Texas and fleabay.

 

I think the military grip, but it is not marked as "Military" on the frame.

It looked like this one here, same barrel, grips, etc.

 

More than "a step up". I retired all my M-41s and Brownings after I picked up a Military Citation. I'm probably partial to HS but objectively, a Trophy is superior to a Trailside or Buck Mark however you measure it.

 

I like slant grips too, just not as much. My 1911 background may have something to do with it.

 

I have one just like it I love mine I wouldn't sell mine for $600.

 

I think $600 is a fair price as it appears in decent shape. InterarmsTX has magazines and parts for these pistols. They are great shooters and you will not be disappointed.

 

What do you guys think about the flaking on the trigger? Is that normal? Or cause for concern?

I wouldn't rate this as a flawless collector grade pistol, but I'd rate it as an excellent condition shooter, which is what I'm after.

Thanks for all the info thus-far.

 

A guy I shoot with just got one of these and his trigger is flaking. His runs like a top and shoots great. I don’t think the flaking would bother me.

 

Use the flaking trigger and lack of accessories and a bargining tool with the seller

 

So the serial is 2,380,xxx which, according to my research, is a 1973 production. Not sure if that's good or bad though lol

 

After a while all the gold triggers flake off. Whatever the factory used was poor
Rick

 

Be sure you're ok racking the slide with the rear sight bridging it. It's a little bit awkward to me. I ended up with a Victor.

 

Noted. I did notice the bridge, but figured I'd deal with it.

The Victor that was there reminded me of the Buck Mark design (with the top strap covering the slide), and the sharpshooter looked the easiest to charge since it had no bridge sight or top strap.

Cosmetically, the Trophy appealed to me most.

 

Thats the military grip, supposed to mimic the 1911. I’ve handled a few but never bought one. I did buy this Supermatic Tournament slantgrip to go with a bag of HS parts [barrel, nice walnut grips] and magazines that were given to me. I’ve since added some Victor parts to it. Not the rare Victor Slant Grip but I like it.

 

Unfortunately the only way to be 100% sure there are no frame cracks is to remove the slide and right grip panel. Most shops are uninterested in allowing this. What you can be 100% sure of is that there are no firing pin divots in the receiver end of the barrel, something that is all too common.

 

BlindFaith429,

If you buy that High Standard Supermatic Trophy, then something here may be of interest: J. Barta Other page.

 

BlindFaith429,

If you buy that High Standard Supermatic Trophy, then something here may be of interest: J. Barta Other page.

Thanks for the info. I am heading back to the shop today to put one of the HS on hold till the weekend. They also have a very nice Vent Rib Victor there (for less money), which I'm told was a "higher end" model than the Spermatic Trophy.

The Supermatic Trophy is definitely nicer looking (in my opinion), but if I can get a better quality pistol for less out-of-pocket, I'm there lol.

 

Both the Victor and the Trophy were the flagship models in the Hi Std line up. Some people like the longer barrels typically on the Trophy's and some people like the sight rail (easier to adapt a red dot mount) of the Victor. The Victor was introduced, in my mind, to compete with the S&W Model 41 in appearances. I have both, one is an ML East Hartford Victor and the other is a Houston Trophy. Both are fantastic shooters and in my opinion better guns than the S&W Model 41 which I also have.
If it is stellar appearance you are after then you have to go way back in the lineup. Polishing to get that deep "Colt" blue look is expensive and Hi Std dropped it along the way during their long history.
I am not a collector but a shooter. The deep blue finish does nothing for the scores. It is true that in the final Connecticut days the appearances of these guns (think SH models) was significantly impacted. But even then the most accurate hand assembled model (the 10X) from the 1980's was not a pretty gun (think utilitarian) but very ACCURATE.
LDBennett