High Standard Flite King Shotgun Series

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.

High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot Standard Model (Catalog #8111) - 12 gauge. This is the screen used shotgun, held by Steve McQueen in the film The Getaway (1972).

High Standard K121 Flite King - 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.

Specifications

(? - Late 1970's)

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
The Getaway (1972)	Steve McQueen	Doc McCoy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1972
Coffy	Pam Grier	Coffy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1973
White Lightning	Lincoln Demyan	The warden	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	1973
Foxy Brown	.	Vigilantes	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1974
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)	.	LAPD and Prison Guards	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1976
The Gauntlet	.	Sheriff deputy	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1977
48 Hrs.	.	Prison guard	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1982
Witness	Angus MacInnes	Fergie		1985
The Willies	Ralph Drischell	Farmer Spivey	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1990
Kuffs	Tony Goldwyn	Bukovsky	K-1200 Riot Standard Model	1992
Snake Eater III: His Law	Lorenzo Lamas	"Soldier" Jack Kelly	With pistol grip	1992
Snake Eater III: His Law	Chip Chuipka	Turk	With pistol grip	1992
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
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
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
The Hills Have Eyes	Tom Bower	Gas station employee	K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model	2006

Television

• The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)

See Also

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