Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record
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Title: | PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC - U.S. PISTOL T3 9MM |
Maker/Manufacturer: | HIGH STANDARD |
Date of Manufacture: | 1951 |
Eminent Figure: | |
Catalog Number: | SPAR 1462 |
Measurements: | OL: 19.6CM 7 3/4" BL: 10.1CM 4" |
Object Description:
U.S. PISTOL T3 9MM
Manufactured by High Standard Co., New Haven, Ct. - Experimental. 3rd variation. Submitted for Army trials in 1950s. Double action, aluminium alloy frame. 7-rd. in-line magazine. Extractor missing. Visible weld on right side of slide. Action does not fully function.
Markings:
Frame: HIGH STANDARD MFG. CORP./NEW HAVEN, CONN., U.S.A.
Barrel: 2.
Butt: 2A.
Magazine: 2.
Cap: 7 rds.
Inside grips: B2.
Slide: 3.
Weapon transferred to the Museum on 11 November 1955.
See Contract #W-19-059-ORD-3489.