cundiff5535
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Although I am not a revolver guy... when it comes to them, I am a diehard fan of the MR73. For me, the revolver is in a different class compared to the others. I think at this point the overall thought is Manurhin or Korth is King of the revolver world with the Python and Smith's trailing by a wide margin. Thats not to say there aren't plenty of others who claim that the Python deserves the crown... and others who think the older Smith 27's holds the crown. For me, at this point I can gladly claim the MR73's to be my favorite.
With that said, I don't own a Korth (and likely never will due to cost), I would love to have one some day, but I personally would rather drop the money on a custom 1911 than a Korth.
I grabbed this 4" Target version a few years back. It was sent over to Brandan Bunker for some light metal work as the rear sight had been dinged, and some other issues. I had him take and work his magic on it... replaced grips, nitre blued some accents for me, and re strawed the hammer and trigger. Brandan then sent it over to Dave Laubert where he also did some minor touch up work on it and reassembled the gun for me. Given its serial number, its "K" prefix indicates it came from the old Manurhin factory out of France as a 4" .357 Mag barrel with adjustable Sport or Gendarmerie sights, which it still sports.
The trigger is adjusted to utter perfection for a revolver... short, smooth, and perfect in DA! The single action is what dreams are made... all achievable through the roller bearing system the revolver uses.
Enough about the gun, here are some pictures...
An absolute show stopping set of Manurhin MR73's.. From afar these two French born wheelies resemble one another... when you get down to the nitty gritty details, they are drastically different guns! Totally blown away by both!
With that said, I don't own a Korth (and likely never will due to cost), I would love to have one some day, but I personally would rather drop the money on a custom 1911 than a Korth.
I grabbed this 4" Target version a few years back. It was sent over to Brandan Bunker for some light metal work as the rear sight had been dinged, and some other issues. I had him take and work his magic on it... replaced grips, nitre blued some accents for me, and re strawed the hammer and trigger. Brandan then sent it over to Dave Laubert where he also did some minor touch up work on it and reassembled the gun for me. Given its serial number, its "K" prefix indicates it came from the old Manurhin factory out of France as a 4" .357 Mag barrel with adjustable Sport or Gendarmerie sights, which it still sports.
The trigger is adjusted to utter perfection for a revolver... short, smooth, and perfect in DA! The single action is what dreams are made... all achievable through the roller bearing system the revolver uses.
Enough about the gun, here are some pictures...
An absolute show stopping set of Manurhin MR73's.. From afar these two French born wheelies resemble one another... when you get down to the nitty gritty details, they are drastically different guns! Totally blown away by both!
