*EXTREMELY RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED HI-STANDARD MODEL SK-100 SPORT-KING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH ORIGINAL BOX.

SN 476999. Cal 22 LR. All blue finish with 6-3/4″ rnd bbl, Partridge front sight and drift adjustable rear sight in the slide dovetail. Mounted with Hi-Standard brown thumbrest composition grips. Accompanied by one all blue magazine with unmarked base. Pistol is beautifully engraved with about 65% coverage, very fine foliate arabesque patterns with fine shading. Matching engraving extends full coverage over top of slide and chamber area of the bbl, from the frame to the front sight on the bbl and both sides of the bbl. Trigger guard & bottom front of the frame are engraved to match. Also accompanied by its orig burgundy & yellow 2-pc cardboard box with matching serial number on the end label. There is an hand written overlabel marked “Sport King / #476999 (Engraved)”. Interior has the cutout for the pistol. Extremely few Hi-Standard pistols were engraved due to the associated costs wherein the engraving probably cost as much or more than the base pistol. It is very likely that this pistol was an exhibition piece for the company. Accompanying this gun is a copy of correspondence dated 9-29-1981 from High Standard V.P. of Sales Bill Donovan outlining the history of this gun as factory engraved, and Charles Petty, author of “High Standard Automatic Pistols” has written a letter regarding this gun. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Pistol appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its crisp factory blue showing no wear or handling marks. Box has a couple of broken corners in the lid and shows edge wear otherwise is intact and orig. 51516-21 JRL (8,000-12,000) C&R – Lot 1484

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Auction: Firearms - April 2017

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1484	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED HI-STANDARD MODEL SK-100 SPORT-KING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH ORIGINAL BOX. SN 476999. Cal 22 LR. All blue finish with 6-3/4″ rnd bbl, Partridge front sight and drift adjustable rear sight in the slide dovetail. Mounted with Hi-Standard brown thumbrest composition grips. Accompanied by one all blue magazine with unmarked base. Pistol is beautifully engraved with about 65% coverage, very fine foliate arabesque patterns with fine shading. Matching engraving extends full coverage over top of slide and chamber area of the bbl, from the frame to the front sight on the bbl and both sides of the bbl. Trigger guard & bottom front of the frame are engraved to match. Also accompanied by its orig burgundy & yellow 2-pc cardboard box with matching serial number on the end label. There is an hand written overlabel marked “Sport King / #476999 (Engraved)”. Interior has the cutout for the pistol. Extremely few Hi-Standard pistols were engraved due to the associated costs wherein the engraving probably cost as much or more than the base pistol. It is very likely that this pistol was an exhibition piece for the company. Accompanying this gun is a copy of correspondence dated 9-29-1981 from High Standard V.P. of Sales Bill Donovan outlining the history of this gun as factory engraved, and Charles Petty, author of “High Standard Automatic Pistols” has written a letter regarding this gun. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Pistol appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its crisp factory blue showing no wear or handling marks. Box has a couple of broken corners in the lid and shows edge wear otherwise is intact and orig. 51516-21 JRL (8,000-12,000) C&R – Lot 1484 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - April 2017 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*EXTREMELY RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED HI-STANDARD MODEL SK-100 SPORT-KING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH ORIGINAL BOX.