High Standard Flite King Shotgun Series

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High Standard Model K-100 FLITE KING Shotgun - 12 gauge.

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High Standard Model K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model (Catalog # 8113) FLITE KING Shotgun - 12 gauge. The Riot Deluxe Model came with an 18 1/8th inch barrel and rifle sights.

Photoshopped sawn-off High Standard Model K-100 FLITE KING Shotgun - 12 gauge.

The High Standard FLITE KING shotgun series was manufactured in the sixties and early seventies. But High Standard's quality control began to slip and later models (built by 3rd party manufacturers) began to suffer from parts and metallurgy failures in the field. As a result, High Standard's shotguns were unable to compete with Remington, Winchester, Ithaca and Mossberg and they stopped all together in the mid 1970s. There were a variety of models and model numbers, indicating finish, rifled sights, slug barrels, field version, riot version and either higher end or economy versions. Most High Standard shotguns look very similar despite their different model numbers. Though marked with the High Standard name, many of these shotguns were built by third party manufacturers, both domestic (like Savage or Stevens) or foreign, on license.

The K-1200 Shotgun was the most commonly seen in movies and television. It was introduced in May 1966. Catalog #8104 was the Riot Standard model with riot sights and a 20" barrel. Catalog #8111 was the Riot Standard model with riot sights and an 18 1/8th inch barrel. Catalog #8113 was the Riot Deluxe model with rifle sights and an 18 1/8th inch barrel. Catalog #8116 & #8117 were the Brush deluxe versions (field guns) but with 20" barrels. The other Catalog Numbers #8115-8165 were long barreled hunting and trap/skeet field guns with various features. The K-120 was the same shotgun as the K-1200 (but built by a different subcontractor) and was introduced in 1969. All of the sub-models (and Catalog Numbers) are the same, and they are visually impossible to tell apart without close inspection.

The High Standard Flite King Shotgun Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1966 - 1979)

Type: Shotgun

Caliber: 12, 16, 20, & 28 Gauge, .410 bore

Capacity: 5 shells - Tubular Magazine

Fire Modes: Pump Action

The High Standard FLITE KING Series of Shotguns were seen in the following:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Sorrel Flower (Fleur d'oseille)	Henri Garcin	Jo de Fréjus	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	1967
Take It Easy It's a Waltz (Laisse aller ... c'est une Valse)		The hunter		1971
The Getaway (1972)	Steve McQueen	Doc McCoy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1972
Cleopatra Jones	Bill McKinney	Officer Purdy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1973
		Assassin in wheelchair
Coffy		Police & vigilantes	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1973
White Lightning	Lincoln Demyan	The warden	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	1973
The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique)	Jean-Paul Belmondo	The trapper		1973
Foxy Brown		Vigilantes	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1974
Act of Aggression (L'Agression)	Jean-Louis Trintignant	Paul Varlin		1975
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)		LAPD and Prison Guards	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1976
Vigilante Force	Shelly Novack	D.O. Viner		1976
Hunter Will Get You	Jean-Paul Belmondo	L'Alpagueur		1976
Police Python 357			Seen in Ferrot's house	1976
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo		Armed Guards	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1977
The Gauntlet		Sheriff deputy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1977
The Boys in Company C	Noble Willingham	Gunnery Sergeant Curry	High Standard K-100 Shotgun	1978
The Professional	Sidiki Bakaba	Escaped prisoner		1981
		African prison guard
48 Hrs.		Prison guard	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1982
Razorback	David Argue	Dicko Baker	K-200 Riot Deluxe Model	1984
Witness	Angus MacInnes	Fergie		1985
Hold-Up	Jean-Pierre Marielle	Commissioner Labrosse		1985
		Montreal police
Murphy's Law		A drug farmer; police officers	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1986
The Willies	Ralph Drischell	Farmer Spivey	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1990
The Last of the Finest	Brian Dennehy	Det. Frank Daly	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1990
	Bill Paxton	Det. Jones
Kuffs	Tony Goldwyn	Bukovsky	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1992
Sleepwalkers	Jim Haynie	Sheriff Ira		1992
Snake Eater III: His Law	Lorenzo Lamas	"Soldier" Jack Kelly	With pistol grip	1992
	Chip Chuipka	Turk
Leprechaun	Jennifer Aniston	Tory Reding		1993
	Ken Olandt	Nathan Murphy
	Robert Hy Gorman	Alex
RoboCop 3	Robert DoQui	Sgt. Reed	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	1993
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult		Gang members	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1994
Soldier Boyz	Cedrick Terrel	Monster		1995
	Jacqueline Obradors	Vasquez
Heaven's Burning		STAR team member	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	1997
X-Men		Police	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	2000
Resident Evil	Milla Jovovich	Alice	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	2002
Ruby & Quentin		French Police		2003
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Milla Jovovich	Alice	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	2004
The Hills Have Eyes	Aaron Stanford	Doug Bukowski	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	2006
	Tom Bower	Gas station employee
Yakuza Hunters 2: The Revenge Duel in Hell	Hitomi Miwa	Akira		2010
Deadfall (2012)	Eric Bana	Addison	sawed-off	2012

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Dukes of Hazzard	Arte Johnson	Bank robber		1979-1985
The Dukes of Hazzard	Avery Schreiber	Bank robber		1979-1985
The Dukes of Hazzard	Burton Gilliam	Tom Colt		1979-1985
T.J. Hooker	Heather Locklear	Officer Sheridan		1982-1986
	James Darren	Officer Corrigan
Nestor Burma - Season 3		A police officer	"Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac" (S3E5)	1994
Julie Lescaut	Patrick Depeyrrat	Malik	K-1200 Riot Standard Model/ "Piège pour un flic" (S07E03)	1998
Julie Lescaut		Policemen	K-1200 Riot Standard Model/ "Amour blessé" (S11E02)	2002
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 6	Holger Gotha	Mobster	K-1200 Riot Model w/ aftermarket synthetic furniture/ "Falsche Zeit, falscher Ort" (S06E05)	2003

See Also

• Armscor M30 Shotgun: A copy of the High Standard Flite King