Serial numbers
Regular Serial numbers - Highest serial number shipped for the year. Regular numbers began with 5,000 which shipped October 15, 1932.
Note the serial number research is a work in process and these numbers are
the best estimates as of the revision data of this page. Although it appears
that the guns were generally assembled in numerical sequence, the shipments were
not and some guns remained in inventory for weeks, months, or even years between
assembly and shipment. The only valid way to determine the shipping date is by
researching the individual serial number in the factory records.
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| YEAR | Serial number | G prefix (5 digit) | G prefix (6 digit) | ML prefix (5 digit) | MLG prefix (5 digit) | SH prefix (5 digit) |
| 1974 | 2,469,497 (1) 3,000,000 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| 1975 | (2) 2,500,810 | (4) G 1,001 G 04,566 |
. | (9) ML 01,001 ML 06,747 |
. | . |
| 1976 | (3) 2,500,811 | G 13,757 | . | (10) ML 23,065 | . | . |
| 1977 | . | (5) G 18,298 | (8) G 160,000 G 162,590 |
(11) EH 0001 (12) ML 25,000 (13) ML 29,707 |
. | . |
| 1978 | . | (6) G 19,299 to G 19,319 & (7) G 20,000 G 20,223 |
. | (14) ML 29,708 ML 29,721 & (15) ML 30,000 ML 41,270 |
. | . |
| 1979 | . | . | . | ML 63,483 | . | . |
| 1980 | . | . | . | ML 81,629 | (18) MLG 20,224 MLG 20,408 |
. |
| 1981 | . | . | . | (16) ML 86,641 (17) ML 90,000 |
. | (19) SH 10,001 SH 18,446 |
| 1982 | . | . | . | . | . | SH 25,964 |
| 1983 | . | . | . | . | . | SH 31,558 |
| 1984 | . | . | . | . | . | (20) SH 34,034 |
Notes:
1. 3,000,000 This 9211 Victor shipped 1 March, 1974
2. Last gun in regular series shipping in 1975 This 9247 Supermatic Trophy shipped 28 August, 1975.
3. Last serial number in regular series excluding the special Victor
S/N 3,000,000 This 9329 Double Nine shipped 26 October, 1976.
4. First G
prefix guns to assembly 8 July, 1975, packed 14, July, shipments began 21, July,
1975
5. Last? Leisure Group G prefix 12 Aug, 1977.
6. G 19,299 - G
19,319 are all 9201 Sport Kings 20 guns all shipped March 1978.
7. First High
Standard Inc. G20,000 - G 20,105 (103 guns) are all 9244 Supermatic Citations. G
20,106 - G 20,233 (116 guns) all are 9201 Sport Kings
8. G six digit are all 9200 or 9201 Sport Kings Note right most digit is always a zero so the serial number increments by 10's not 1's 254 guns. One exception to numbering is G 162,011. All shipped October 1978
9. First ML prefix serial number. to production 7/22/75, packed 7/26/75,
shipped 7/25/75. Note records show MIL prefix from MIL 01,001 to MIL 01,099 and
ML from ML 01,100 on. This needs to be verified by observation
of actual guns.
10. Last Hamden ML prefix 14 December, 1976
11. EH 00,001
9217 First East Hartford gun 16 June, 1977
12. First East Hartford ML prefix
pistol. First shipments of ML prefix guns 17 June, 1977.
13. Last Leisure
Group ML prefix 21 Dcember 1977.
14. First pistols with ML prefix made for High Standard, Inc. Mixed production dates between 2 February, 1978 and 9 November, 1978 with one pistol manufactured 16 February, 1980.
15. First pistols with ML
prefix made for High Standard, Inc 21 March, 1978
16. Last regulsr ML prefix
gun 15 September, 1981.
17. Gun is a single serial number separated from rest
of ML records. Shipped 5/22/1981
18. MLG prefix are all 9259 Sport Kings 123
guns. All shipped May 1980.
19. First SH serial number shipped 5/22/1981
20. Last SH gun 25 June, 1984, last observed shipment 28 July, 1984. Last SH serial number SH 34,075, Frames only SH 34,000-SH 34,075. Note overlap with serial numbers of shipped guns. Frames to G. W. Elliott 13 November 1984
21. The early Model C pistols were in a separate serial number series beginning at 500 and ending at 3,116. Earliest shipment began December 1, 1936 with serial numbers 516, 523, and 525 latest shipment was 3,116 shipping on 10/3/1939.
22. The early Model A and D pistols were in a separate serial number series beginning at 500 and ending at 555. Numerous OPEN records. Earliest recorded shipment was April 6, 1938 and latest shipment was on 10/8/1939
23. The Model G .380 was also in a separate serial numebr series. The records run from 100 through 7,881 ut at least one survvoe is known with a serial number below 100. Shipments are not well ordered with respect to teh serial number. Shipment dates range from September 13, 1947 throuigh Late 1951 with a few outliers later. A few G .380's have serial numebrs in the regular serial number series between 328,161 and 329,430 all with a ship date of 7/26/1950.
Leisure Group sold High Standard Mfg. Corp to High Standard Inc. __,__ 1978
Compiled by _ John Stimson, Jr.
Released ___ 30 March, 2002, Revised ___1 April,
2002, Revised ___25 Dec, 2003
Revised ___29 March, 2005, Revised ___9 October, 2005, Revised ___28 February, 2007
Revised ___1 May, 2012
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