A Korth is a Korth, of Korth of Korth

That’s pretty amazing. That’s a world class shooting iron. Quite beautiful, of Korth...

.... and I can not afford a Korth of Korth.

That is, of Korth, unless the Korth is in an estate sa - le!

Congratulations.

Todd.

Oh thtop it...

Is that a button that you push to swap cylinders at the bottom right of the frame in that photo?

That is one very cool revolver.
Congratulations.

Great gun, your joy will be limitlisp.

And it's name shall be..... wait, for it.......




No, not Todd.

You guys are dating yourself with remembering THAT show!

Hahaha, that money poster is... priceless.
Nice gun, hope it shoots nicely.

armoredman said:

You guys are dating yourself with remembering THAT show!

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Show?.... What show?

That's just such a beautiful pistol that it causes one to wax prosaic.

Todd.

Pat Riot said:

Is that a button that you push to swap cylinders at the bottom right of the frame in that photo?

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Yep. See here at 6:14:

AustinTX said:

Yep. See here at 6:14:

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Yes, that button is on all Korths I believe, makes cleaning much easier.

Looking forward to a range report.

It's only money.

AustinTX said:

Yep. See here at 6:14:

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Thank you. That is just too cool. Now I really would like to get my hands on one. Unfortunately they aren’t on the CA Gun Roster.
In a way, that’s okay. I can wait until I get the heck out of this state in 678 days.

Isn't the correct pronunciation "Kort" ? I thought the "h" is silent . . . of Korth, I could be wrong!!!

Mike

Rodentman said:

Why wouldn't a 6 shot revolver be on CA's Gun Roster?

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Many manufacturers choose to not play in California's sand box due to being required to submit multiples of each specific model for testing.... on a NON-return basis.

Another consideration is that while it is one thing to have not been approved for sale in California - it is quite another to have failed their *safety* testing or any other aspect of their trumped up evaluations.

Todd.

Rodentman said:

I am glad I don't live in CA.

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I prefer Free States.

best thread title evar

Rodentman said:

Why wouldn't a 6 shot revolver be on CA's Gun Roster?

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ApacheCoTodd said:

Many manufacturers choose to not play in California's sand box due to being required to submit multiples of each specific model for testing.... on a NON-return basis.

Another consideration is that while it is one thing to have not been approved for sale in California - it is quite another to have failed their *safety* testing or any other aspect of their trumped up evaluations.

Todd.

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Todd is correct. Manufacturers must pay to have their guns tested and they must submit at least 10 of each gun (I believe the number is 10) that they wish to have on the roster for testing. California requires that if you have different color options or different grip options that this makes each option an entirely different gun so more money must be paid and 10 of each gun must be supplied. If a manufacturer changes or upgrades a particular gun that gun must go through the process again to be “approved” for the roster.

I had to delete an entire paragraph as I got off on a political tangent.
Ahem. Anyway, many manufacturers opt not to participate. Ruger is one example. They will no longer offer their semiauto handguns for testing or approval so the only Ruger semiauto we have in the list is the LC380. All their DA revolver models are on the list but some may not be because of a different grip or set of sights that could be remedied by the buyer once they take possession of the gun.

The part that really makes me laugh, literally, is that the guns on the roster are considered “safe” for consumers yet law enforcement are not saddled with only having to use guns from the roster therefore they are allowed to use “unsafe” guns, in the eyes of the OAG. This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so lame.

Side note: Glock continues to make Gen 3 guns just so they can sell to Californians...and perhaps a couple other states. Once a gun is on the list all the manufacturers have to do is renew the application each year and pay a fee and the gun can stay on the list.

Sorry, this went off on a tangent from the original thread.

Pat Riot said:

If a manufacturer changes or upgrades a particular gun that gun must go through the process again to be “approved” for the roster.

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I recall one manufacturer had slightly altered the beaver-tail grip safety and added to or modified front strap checkering and all the *offending* guns already in California and in some cases, in customers' possession, had to be tracked down and returned to gun-jail until the manufacturer jumped through the necessary hoops.

Became an issue as the manufacturer or wholesaler did not want to take them all back but no one wanted their money in limbo while everything was getting hashed out.

All over lines per inch and a *memory-bump*.

What madness.

Todd.

ApacheCoTodd said:

I recall one manufacturer had slightly altered the beaver-tail grip safety and added to or modified front strap checkering and all the *offending* guns already in California and in some cases, in customers' possession, had to be tracked down and returned to gun-jail until the manufacturer jumped through the necessary hoops.

Became an issue as the manufacturer or wholesaler did not want to take them all back but no one wanted their money in limbo while everything was getting hashed out.

All over lines per inch and a *memory-bump*.

What madness.

Todd.

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It did ! I believe it was Kimber and suddenly an armed squad shows up at the registered to your domicile address demanding your offending gun on penalty of death if you refuse to comply. Welcome to California where only guns and cars need registrations, oh and dogs of course

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It did ! I believe it was Kimber and suddenly an armed squad shows up at the registered to your domicile address demanding your offending gun on penalty of death if you refuse to comply. Welcome to California where only guns and cars need registrations, oh and dogs of course

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Yeah - I was 80% sure it was them but didn't want to say without some confirmation.

I recall there was an exceptionally ironic twist to this.

The drop-test / no-test ban only affected new firearms.

When the guns were taken back and the wholesaler/manufacturer initially refused to accept them, while waiting at the various FFLs....... they in fact became *used* guns and were no longer subject to the drop-test.

Only a bureaucracy of such Kafkaesque proportions as California would create a situation like that.

Todd.