High Standard W-105 Durango

[GunnyUSMC]

One day, while at lunch, I stopped off at a pawn shop just to look around.
I saw a High Standard revolver in the case and thought it was a Double Nine.
A friend back in high school had one that we had a lot of fun plinking with.
I saw that the revolver was priced $99.95 so, I asked to take a look at it. The guy pulled it out of the case and told me that he could make me a deal on it if I wanted it. He said that someone had painted the gun and he wanted to sell it.
I asked what he would take for it. I was thinking $75, and that's what he said he wanted. So I told him I was thinking more like $65. He said he could do that so, I said "Now that's $65 out the door?" He thought about it and said ok.
So I would have to say that I got a pretty good deal.
High Standard W-105 Durango





















I haven't had a chance to clean it up yet, but everything seems to be ok with it.

[TRAP55]

Gunny, is that aluminum or nickle under the paint?
Looks like a 1972 for a DOM.

[GunnyUSMC]

The frame and grip are aluminum.
The grip frame is nickel plated but flaking off.

[I Swan]

I picked up all my High Standard Sentinels for $100-150 in last ten years some in box, one is a JC Higgins. I occasionally come across the western style ones but I'm not interested in them. I find it interesting that female serial killer Aileen Wournos used one. In movie about her they used a S&W 617 with an integral lock.