needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message high standard firearms type private company industry firearms founded 1926 1926 in hamden connecticut u.s. founder carl gustav swebilius headquarters houston texas u.s. area served worldwide products pistols rifles carbines services sales repairs and accessories divisions herrett grips & stocks interarms amt & high standard casting website http www.highstandard.com publicity photo of u.s. navy waves taking target practice with .22 caliber model b training pistols in 1943 high standard firearms is an american manufacturer of firearms based in houston texas . the company was originally founded in hamden connecticut in 1926 as a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the connecticut valley . contents 1 history 2 subsidiaries 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1932 the company headed by carl gustav swebilius purchased the hartford arms and equipment company and began making .22 caliber pistols . during world war ii the company supplied .22 caliber pistols for basic pistol training and familiarization to the armed forces . at the request of oss deputy director for research and development stanley p. lovell the company also developed a silent flashless pistol for use by oss agents behind enemy lines . an example of the pistol can be seen at the franklin delano roosevelt presidential library in hyde park ny . 1 in 1968 the company was acquired by the leisure group . a turbulent period followed due to the passage of gun control act of 1968 . the company then relocated to east hartford in 1976 . in 1978 clem confessore company president led a management buyout of high standard from leisure group . in december 1984 its assets were auctioned . gordon elliott who had been the national parts distributor purchased the .22 target pistols the crusader line and the high standard name and trademarks . in the spring of 1993 high standard of houston texas acquired the company assets and trademarks as well as the .22 target pistols . these original assets were transferred from connecticut to houston texas in july 1993 . the first shipments of houston manufactured pistols began in march 1994 . subsidiaries edit arcadia machine & tool amt acquired in 2001 2 interarms 3 herrett 4 products edit high standard .22 target pistols high standard .50 cal m 2 browning heavy machine gun high standard 1911 pistols high standard hdm high standard hsa 15 5.56 nato .223 rem rifles & carbines high standard hsa 15 .300 blackout amt automag ii .22 wmr amt backup interarms ak47 interarms ak74 herrett grips & stocks references edit lovell stanley p. of spies and stratagems new york prentice hall 1963 . dan shideler ; jerry lee 2012 . 2012 standard catalog of firearms the collector s price & reference guide . iola wisconsin krause publications . pp. 50 51 472 . isbn 978 1 4402 1688 6 . retrieved 25 may 2013 . http www.highstandard.com index.php home interarms http www.highstandard.com index.php home herrett external links edit company website an high standard enthusiast reviews a recreation of the quintessential hi standard h d military designed for use by oss operatives during world war ii retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title high standard manufacturing company & oldid 743466309 categories firearm manufacturers of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in houstonhidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2009all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages polski edit links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 19 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view