1926 – 2018

• 1926 founded in Hamden, Connecticut
• 1932 purchased by Carl Gustav Swebilius
• During World War II supplied .22 pistols for pistol training
• D developed a silent, flashless pistol for use by OSS agents behind enemy lines
• 1962 – 1984 High Standard D-100
  hammerless, double-action derringers
• 1968 acquired by the Leisure Group
• 1976 relocated to East Hartford, Connecticut
• February 1977 stopped production of long guns
• 1978 Clem Confessore led management buyout from Leisure Group
• December 1984, its assets were auctioned to Gordon Elliott
• 1990 American Derringer obtained the rights to High Standard Derringer design
• 1993 High Standard of Houston, Texas acquired the company assets and trademark Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)
• March 1994 first Houston manufactured pistols
• 2000s acquired Interarms
• 2001 Acquired Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)
• 2018 went out of business

High Standard Manufacturing Company