What is a Korth?

[B.C.]

Korth Revolver .357 mag 357 : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

Looks nice. But I have never heard of them. Its says they are german. blue looks too new. $2400??????

[William B.]

I've seen them before and the prices were similar to what you cited above. I've never handled one, though, and don't really know much more about them than what you've already posted. My Google-Fu turned this up:

Korth-Waffen (Wir ber uns)

Korth: Startseite

[John Fugate]

High End German Revolvers,, expensive and superb quality. Some say the finest revolver ever produced.

John

[cubrock]

High End German Revolvers,, expensive and superb quality. Some say the finest revolver ever produced.

John

What John said.

[thecoltguy]

German made, EXPENSIVE, good quality. I had one in my hand yesterday at Williams Gun Site Company in Davidson, Michigan. Price tag for the used gun was about $2500.

[Boge]

$4700..........................in 2002.

http://www.korthusa.com/brochure/gt_korth_revolver.pdf

[twaits]

They make really odd looking automatics too. The prices on those I think are between 5000-10,000
Gun Test magazine tore one apart. For some silly reason they though a gun that cost several thousands of dollars shouldn't jam

[gkitch]

Back in the 70s these were in the gun catalogs with outrageous high retail $$. Reputed to be high quality, of course. No real shooters ever had them though, as they were marketed toward the rich. At those prices, not many were sitting aruond on dealers shelves and most folks dropping that kind of cabbage on a wheelgun would kind of like to see it first....so not many sold or around today.
Other than the fact they they were well made, I do not know of any feature to the revolver that would render it superior in design or function to a S&W or a Colt. I doubt it shot any better either. Likely just an overpriced 357 for those who wanted a designer label.
I believe Charles Bronson used one in the movie "St Ives".

[CO_Kid]

They literally make their own steel, then make all the steel parts from their priprietary stel

[Hawk Eye Tom]

Where is the cylinder release on it .