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  • nmyers
    Herbert Schmidt. Don't know the specific gun, but the entire line was, to be charitable, "inexpensive".

    Neal
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  • beantownshootah
    Two gun companies I know of use those initials: "High Standard" (formerly Hamden CT) and "Herbert Schmidt" (Ostheim West Germany).

    So, I have to agree with Nmyers here.

    Anyway, every Herbert Schmidt gun I've ever seen has been a low-end (zinc alloy) single action revolver.

    Those grips look like they came off of some kind of pocket auto. Which one? I have no idea.

    So rare? Yes, probably pretty rare in the USA.

    Valuable? Unlikely. . .
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  • David Nunn
    I was thinking, "Haenel-Schmeisser," but I couldn't find any pictures of a Haenel-Schmeisser with a one-piece grip.

    Thanks.
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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    I was thinking, "Haenel-Schmeisser," but I couldn't find any pictures of a Haenel-Schmeisser with a one-piece grip.

    Thanks.

    Its a good thought. The grips do look like they "should" come from a vest-pocket type pistol. But as you say, they don't quite match the design or insignia of the old Schmeisser autos:

    Schmeisser I
    hs1l.jpg

    Schmeisser II
    w5377.jpg
    GripLogo-02.jpg

    Also, just on first principles, original grips from a 1920s-1930s era German pocket pistol probably aren't going to say "Made in Germany" on them! ("in Deutschland hergestellt").

    I think the font places the grips as post 1950s manufacture. Again, Herbert Schmidt would be my best guess.
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  • babun
    I think there are from a HS model 5. It should be in 6.35mm {25acp]. Made from 1978 and up.
    Similar to a Reck SM-11. This info comes from page 225, illustration #1889 in the book. "THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS" by A.B. Zhuk. {a great reference book!!} Bob
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