I tried a search for anything about these handguns and couldn't find any info. I don't much about them except that it is a German Co and owning one would cost a great deal of money. Has anyone out there seen/fired/owned one of these? Can you share the experience with us? Any information would be interesting.
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Korth?
- Thread starter Jonpod
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Wild Billy
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To expensive !
A friend of mine bought one several years ago (357 Mag.).
A superb finish , a good shooter but for the price he could have bought several Smiths' or Rugers to name a few.
I believe he paid more than 25oo$ for the piece.
I hope this can help.
A friend of mine bought one several years ago (357 Mag.).
A superb finish , a good shooter but for the price he could have bought several Smiths' or Rugers to name a few.
I believe he paid more than 25oo$ for the piece.
I hope this can help.
Glenn E. Meyer
New member
There is dude in SGN or Gun Lists who has a multipage spread that advertises them.
No prices though.
No prices though.
Gunslinger
Moderator
Manufacturing began in 1955 in Ratzeburg, Germany. Importers have included Mandall Shooting Supplies, Scottsdale, AZ, Beeman Precision Arms, Santa Rosa, CA. and Osborne's, Cheboygan, MI.
A .22 rimfire revolver was introduced in 1967 and was offered with an auxillery magnum cylinder. It featured adjustable sights and trigger, a choice of 5.25 or 6" barrel and weighed 2.6 lbs. Suggested retail is $3,700.
The center fire revolver is offered in .22 Remington Jet, .32 S&W Long, .32 H&R mag., .357 and 9mm. It shares many of the same features as the rim fire with additional barrel lengths of 2.5, 3 and 4"'s, with the same retail price.
Only one semiauto is offered, which was introdcued in 1986, but not imported in the US until 1988. It is available in 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W and 9X21mm. The semiauto, which is double action, features adjustable sights, all steel constrution and walnut grips. Suggested retail is $4,700.
I hope this helps.
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Gunslinger
We live in a time in which attitudes and deeds once respected as courageous and honorable are now scorned as being antiquated and subversive.
A .22 rimfire revolver was introduced in 1967 and was offered with an auxillery magnum cylinder. It featured adjustable sights and trigger, a choice of 5.25 or 6" barrel and weighed 2.6 lbs. Suggested retail is $3,700.
The center fire revolver is offered in .22 Remington Jet, .32 S&W Long, .32 H&R mag., .357 and 9mm. It shares many of the same features as the rim fire with additional barrel lengths of 2.5, 3 and 4"'s, with the same retail price.
Only one semiauto is offered, which was introdcued in 1986, but not imported in the US until 1988. It is available in 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W and 9X21mm. The semiauto, which is double action, features adjustable sights, all steel constrution and walnut grips. Suggested retail is $4,700.
I hope this helps.
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Gunslinger
We live in a time in which attitudes and deeds once respected as courageous and honorable are now scorned as being antiquated and subversive.
. Suggested retail is $4,700.
I hope this helps.
Great information, Gunslinger!
I'm guessing from the price though is that the only thing that would help Jonpod now is a donation of $4,000......hehehe
robert
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"But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." -Jesus Christ (Luke 22:36, see John 3:15-18)
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"Reasonable gun law?............There's No such critter!" --EQ
I hope this helps.
Great information, Gunslinger!
I'm guessing from the price though is that the only thing that would help Jonpod now is a donation of $4,000......hehehe
robert
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"But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." -Jesus Christ (Luke 22:36, see John 3:15-18)
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"Reasonable gun law?............There's No such critter!" --EQ
Incredible....A fool and his money are soon parted. I'll stick with my Sig220, Glock19, H&K Tactical, Colts(Dective Special, Mustang, & 1911A1 Army issue) , FIE.380, and Grendel.380(piece of junk). Would like to add Bushmaster .223, Kimber 45, Makarov 9x18, CZ 45auto and maybe a H&K P7M8 and a SIg 228. Maybe when I get all of these I can trade them for a Korth or two....Yeah Right!
There are some pictures of Korth revolvers at this webpage. Check out the catalogue. http://www.nill-griffe.com/Pages/combatUK/index.html
Peter Collinson
New member
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Only one semiauto is offered, which was introdcued in 1986, but not imported in the US until 1988. It is available in 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W and 9X21mm. The semiauto, which is double action, features adjustable sights, all steel constrution and walnut grips. Suggested retail is $4,700.
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This is inaccurate.
The Korth pistol is a single action 9 x 19mm without a manual safety, hence its importability problems. A shooting partner of mine managed to get one into the country in 1989 before ATF discovered the nature of the damned thing (the bureaucrat who signed off on the importation license thought that it was a revolver!) and said "No mas!"
He paid something like $2100 for it, but then he does things like that. He sold it several years ago for around $3000 when he discovered that it wasn't the only one in the country anymore, that someone in Florida was somehow bringing them in.
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- Peter Collinson
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This is inaccurate.
The Korth pistol is a single action 9 x 19mm without a manual safety, hence its importability problems. A shooting partner of mine managed to get one into the country in 1989 before ATF discovered the nature of the damned thing (the bureaucrat who signed off on the importation license thought that it was a revolver!) and said "No mas!"
He paid something like $2100 for it, but then he does things like that. He sold it several years ago for around $3000 when he discovered that it wasn't the only one in the country anymore, that someone in Florida was somehow bringing them in.
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- Peter Collinson
FYI.......1978 Shooters Bible shows Korth Revolvers listing for : 22LR 6" $921.50, 357Mag. 6" 990.00. Imported from West Germany by Eastern Sports International.
Cylinder automatically ejects cartridges when opened.
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Sam I am, grn egs n packin
Nikita Khrushchev!." We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of socialism, until they suddenly awake to find they have communism."
Cylinder automatically ejects cartridges when opened.
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Sam I am, grn egs n packin
Nikita Khrushchev!." We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of socialism, until they suddenly awake to find they have communism."