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Hello all and thanks so much for looking!

A friend has a High Standard Victor that I have been considering purchasing at a price that is quite fair. The pistol has seen very little use, but the guy insisted on keeping it in this goofy hand made Kydex-like holster and it has removed a lot of the finish, like 20% plus. If I buy, will it harm the value to have it coated in Nitride or the like?

Thanks in advance

No, they're not that hard to find. Most for sale have a fair amount of finish wear since they were bullseye guns and not safe queens. I see them for $600 to $700 in really nice condition and that's at a shop, I'm sure that's a bit higher than from an individual.....if not, pass.

I’m considering one in like-new condition for $750, and I think that is a fair price, but not a particularly good deal. Given the wear alone, I wouldn’t want to have more than $500 in it. The refinish job/coating will not increase its value a bit.

To have low round and dependable Vicktor at a beater price would be a pure joy to me. Use it & not worry about show finish or resale value.

Two target grade Hi Standards I've had were damn good shooters.

What's the money on it, in case you pass?

LGS has a clean Trophy w no box.
What are they worth?

About $750 - $800; about same value as the Victor. They are nice pistols.

Real value is somewhat dependent on whether or not it's a Hamden gun or a Houston gun; as I recall, Victors were made at some time or another in both locations, with any Hamden HS being the more desirable & higher valued..

And condition does matter unless it doesn't matter to you.

Pretty hard to find a Hamden gun of any version in pristine or mint condition for much under a grand.

Visibly used examples are usually in the 750+ range.

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The Hamden made guns are a bit more desirable than E. Hartford guns as well.

All I ever heard about was magazine issues. I always wanted one but those issues kept me from owning one . Hasbeen

The High Standards don’t have a “feed ramp”. “Funnelling” the cartridge into the chamber is solely reliant on the feed lips of the magazine.

If you’ve got a “good” magazine, with properly adjusted lips, they work great. If you’ve got a “poorly” adjusted mag, or a low quality aftermarket, then they can be a real unreliable SOB.