Better than Colt Python? Korth, the legend

[1911Operator]

This guy does ALOT of awesome riviews!

[Firerescuebatt07]

Triple Damn!!!! WOW what a collection of pure art!!!!!!! you have great taste!! I love those pics

[czrami]

Late to the party as always!

I do wonder if they used a Korth in Crossing Lines (tv series) for the revolver that the ex-NYPD guy
needed due to his bad hand?

It sure looked like a Korth in the last few episodes.

I'm sure that high cost has kept the Korth out of police hands,
if cops in Europe, even use revolvers these days?

[SCAR Face]

fennecfrank, thank you very much for sharing your impressive collection of firearms here and in other threads. I find your posts interesting and informative (and quite inspirational, too) as I build out my own collection.

[fennecfrank]

all,

thanks for the kind words.



czrami,

I searched imfdb. According to http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Crossing_Lines
it's an S&W 586.


SCAR Face,

thanks. If you're looking for one, here is one in Los Angeles: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=364456187

[deviljon]

I love clicking your threads! You have some of the coolest toys. Great photography too!

[chainsaw]

Nice find. I've been lusting after a Korth for a long time. Although to be honest, it's now way down on my priority list, as I'm longer shooting double action. Instead, we bought another fine example of German engineering (not made from steel, but from brass, and much much larger than a Korth).

How many Korth revolvers are there in California? Other than the OP, I only know one person in the state who owns Korths in this state (and I won't mention his name, since he is not able to participate in this forum). I don't know whether there are any in the bay area.

[beetle]

thanks to a lead from fennecfrank I can now participate in this thread as well! My (new to me) 1984 Korth Combat





it's truly a work of art, fit and finish is finer than any of my other revolvers (including pythons and registered magnums). thanks again fennecfrank!

[BigPimping]

thanks to a lead from fennecfrank I can now participate in this thread as well! My (new to me) 1984 Korth Combat





it's truly a work of art, fit and finish is finer than any of my other revolvers (including pythons and registered magnums). thanks again fennecfrank!

Das ich wunderbar!!!!!! Damn I love that and would do almost anything to score one. Alas....kids in college prohibit that right now. Maybe someday. You are VERY lucky.

[davey111483]

That's a beauty. How much did you get it for?

[ojisan]

Nice gun, thanks for the pics and write-up.

Can you explain why .38 Special cannot be fired in a .357 Magnum Korth?

The cylinder / crane assembly can be easily removed from most DA revolvers by simply removing the crane retaining screw.
While this does require a screwdriver, it is easily done.
The button release of the Korth is a nice feature, certainly it is more expensive to make this way than using a screw in a threaded hole.
But that's the point behind the Korth anyway.

[fennecfrank]

Thanks, Ojisan.

Korth revolvers are precisely made and they do not recommend shooting .38 Special from it. Unless, one shoots them from cylinders made specifically for either 9x19mm or .38 Special.

As for the easiness of cylinder/crane assembly, there was a member here, who claimed to have more than 40 years of experience of working on revolvers, stated that it could not be done without special tools. I had to make a my very first youtube video in order to shut the person up. The link is in the first post of this thread.

[penguinofsleep]

congrats. luckily a french manurhin isn't too hard to find vs the korth... found 2 or 3 at a good price in the time it took me to find an early production DW.

[fennecfrank]

Korth Mongoose, 3-inch, .357 Magnum

[fennecfrank]