Leave it to the Germans....

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.... they must take a sort of Teutonic glee in making one of the simplest handgun designs as complicated as possible.

The Korth "Combat" .357... starting at 4,920€ !
(is that a safety under/next to the hammer?!?)

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Jeez.... it looks like you couldn't fit a c***-hair between the cylinder & barrel.

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I had to chuckle at their company's target customer base.....

"Among the thousands of satisfied owners are crowned heads of state, prominent celebrities, the international jet set, and high-ranking police and security officials of many nations. What is common to all Korth owners, regardless of rank or social status, is their unique attitude to firearms."

And in small print above their mission statement;

"Raw steel transformed into precision"
Korth USA is a division of Earl's Repair Service, Inc

Kinda would make me nervous sending in my $6000+ precision revolver in for warranty work. :p
 
I wonder if Earl's also does income tax and lawnmower service?
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If he does somebody needs to send him to my house first. my blades on my reel mower could use a good sharpening and the reel is starting to make a bearing squel noise.

Oh and somebody tell him to take a picture with the hammer off i want to see what it looks like underneath with that safety switch.


You know Samuel Colt would have a cornerary if he saw this. To think his original revolvers only consisted of 30 parts total
 
Yah it looks like the cylinder release, which is actually kind of cool to have it there...just use your thumb off the hammer and its out.
 
Looks like a Python or a Dan Weeson. Is there any way that this thing is good enough to justify the price difference against a Python or a Dan Wesson?
 
It is a cylinder release and it's a very good idea, imo.

Korth also makes semi auto pistols.
 
Earl's Repair is one of the most prominent Walther Parts, Repair, and Customization Centers in the World.

They're allowed by Walther to keep the name of Walther USA by Walther of Germany, while it is also licensed to Smith and Wesson.

They sell enough Walther parts in a year to own the lawns and houses you guys are talking about...
 
An impressive piece of machinery, no doubt.

$6000 impressive? Ehh, I think I'd take an Accuracy International rifle for that price, and have enough left over for a Smith & Wesson Performance Center 627 (8 shots is better than 6! :neener: ).
 
Looks like a Python or a Dan Weeson. Is there any way that this thing is good enough to justify the price difference against a Python or a Dan Wesson?
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The last 3" Python I saw at auction went for 10,000.00.
What about a 3" Python makes it worth 4,000.00 more than a Korth?
 
.... they must take a sort of Teutonic glee in making one of the simplest handgun designs as complicated as possible.
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And that "simplist handgun design" would be?

Surely not one such as this?
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I like revolvers too but sometimes it seems some of our number insist on confusing operational simplicity with mechanical simplicity and it just isn't so.

They took a complex design and made it slightly more so.
 
I like revolvers too but sometimes it seems some of our number insist on confusing operational simplicity with mechanical simplicity and it just isn't so.
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When I look at the design of a revolver, it actually looks more complicated than an auto to me. But, I sure do love those wheelguns.
 
Having handled, but never shot a Korth revolver, I can tell you one thing, Korth's are built to exude quality. They are finely finished, exquistely assembled, perfectly machined, and exhibit tolerances that have to be seen to be appreciated.

A Smith and Wesson is kind of like a Toyota Camry, a Performance Center gun is a Lexus, a Python is somewhere in the neighborhood of a Mercedes C-Class or Porsche Boxster, the Korth is a gun that's as finely tuned and finished as a 911 Turbo or Mercedes S-Series.

A lot of folks are happy to drive Camry's some want to drive 911 Turbos. It's a matter of taste and if your tastes run to exquisite machining, wonderful detail, and high end finishing, then it is the gun for you. If you prefer something more utilitarian, spartan if you will, then it's not.

-Rob

PS: I agree with the assessment that revolvers are not mechanically simple weapons. I challenge you to take the side cover off of a Colt D or I Frame gun and tell me it's simple. Furthermore, take apart a Dan Wesson gun and tell me it's a simple firearm. A 1911 or Glock is a much more simple firearm in mechanics.
 
yup, it's a korth. They're all hand fitted, ridiculously accurate revolvers. They're considered to be among the highest quality handguns out there.
Is the extra money worth it? To the people who buy them it is. Maybe to you it's not.

If I had that kind of money to throw around, I would seriously consider getting one.
 
Aren't these same people who gave us the Tiger tank!
it is a beautiful piece, but I'll keep my Ruger 'Alaskan' and my S&W
'Mountain Gun', both in .44Mag and spend the difference in ammo and leather.
 
I wonder if that thing under the hammer is the cylinder release latch. There doesn't seem to be one on the side of the gun, where it would usually be.

EDIT: Somebody beat me to it a while ago, apparently. I thought I was being smart. :(
 
I think that "Gun Tests" reviewed one a while back, and were just blown away. As I recall, they felt like you got your money's worth with one - if you have that kind of money to spend. :)

It is evidently a fantastic revolver.

Mike
 
A Colt (or my Wife's Rossi) revolver may be more mechanically complex than a 1911 (or my Tokarev), but for mechanically simple revolvers I was thinking more along the lines of my 1895 Nagant or maybe a Webley.
 
The Nagant would appear less parts-happy than either the Python or Korth:
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But I'd tend to believe that the Python is a more appropriate comparison for the Korth than a 100.00, 110 plus year old military handgun.

Personally, I could see myself paying 5,000.00 for a Korth well before paying a similar amount for certain Python variations. At least the Korth may be fired with impunity where the high dollar Pythons derive a significant portion of their value from "NIB unfired" and are more suitable for use as a paperweight or safe-filler. The Korth may be had with a 3" barrel without additional cost - try that with the Colt.

But to each their own. We seldom express shock over 4,000.00 Nighthawk Heinies or 5,000.00 Python-shaped decorations but the Korth seldom fails to draw such comments. Admittedly, 'tis a mystery to me.
 
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