Form 1 380 Silencer

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Built a Hi Standard G380 patterned after an OSS trial silenced P-380 that Hi Standard developed for the OSS in the final months of WW2. The war ended before the contract could be fulfilled and Hi Standard had to eat the entire contract. They sold 7000 of the G380's without the integral silencer and practically couldnt give them away. They cheaped out on the guns and sold them with fixed sights and no trigger pull adjustment. Its Hi Standards only centerfire pistol and its only take down external hammer fired pistol . 6 shots of .380 and one in the chamber. 15 XRT stainless cones double clipped and bored to .410" .

 

[NCLivingBrit]

That's awesome

 

[twofocused]

We need a video of this thing

 

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http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1128

Model P-380 (.380 caliber)

Despite the efficiency with the M/S, the OSS wanted a more robust silenced weapon. The SOE had the Welrod in .32 ACP and in 9mm. It was quiet, but it was a manually operated, magazine fed, single shot pistol. The OSS wanted a magazine fed semiautomatic .25, .32 or .380 caliber silenced pistol. Colt was approached initially, but after negotiations failed the contract went to High Standard. The contract for 1,000 guns at $57 each was signed on 23 April 1945. A one month production run was scheduled to begin on 24 August 1945 but there were delays. The revised date of production was set for 15 September. The war ended in the interval and the contract was cancelled. One gun was delivered to the OSS but there may be others.

High Standard was compensated for the contract cancellation. Swebilius had the balance of frames after the contract was cancelled, so he replaced the silencer with a standard .380 barrel and marketed it as the G-380.

 

[JohnFreeman]

Very nice, and perfectly done.

I love High Standard pistols.

 

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