Is a Korth revolver really worth the money?

[Doc Hollywood]

Honestly if you are looking for a euro 357 get a Manurhin in my opinion they are excellent and less than a grand

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

A very good friend of mine wears a Rolex.......even though I make ~2.5times his pay, I wear a Timex Ironman. Every time we go out for a beer, I'll ask him what time it is. When he gives me the time, I'll say, hmmm, same time on my watch

A guy I know was flashing around his new watch... I said "Where did you get that fake Rolex?". He said.."Can you tell it's fake looking at it?". I said.."No, I can tell it's fake looking at you."

 

[bc1023]

Yes, they are worth the money. They are the finest revolvers in the world. I've got many S&W's and they are great, but they never built anything that really compares to a Korth Combat.

 

[bc1023]

Honestly if you are looking for a euro 357 get a Manurhin in my opinion they are excellent and less than a grand

Unless you're getting a well used and rough surplus MR73 with a nasty import stamp, you aren't touching one for that price.

The commercial models are nearly as expensive as a Korth. Its my favorite revolver.

 

[Doc Hollywood]

Mine is a surplus gun but it's a solid 90% I paid $450.00 at acme pawn in Colorado Springs.

 

[Doc Hollywood]

Mine was a cop gun it is blued

 

[jag312]

I don't think a Korth is worth the premium price. I'd rather have a S&W Model 27 or a USFA Single Action. By the way, I don't own a Rolex. I own a Montblanc; German design and quality. I see a lot of Rolex watches, but I don't see anyone else with a Montblanc. I guess some people own a Korth for the same reason I own a Montblanc.

 

[bc1023]

Mine is a surplus gun but it's a solid 90% I paid $450.00 at acme pawn in Colorado Springs.

On Gunbroker, surplus examples in that condition have brought nearly $2000. You got a nice deal.

 

[bc1023]

I don't think a Korth is worth the premium price. I'd rather have a S&W Model 27 or a USFA Single Action. By the way, I don't own a Rolex. I own a Montblanc; German design and quality. I see a lot of Rolex watches, but I don't see anyone else with a Montblanc. I guess some people own a Korth for the same reason I own a Montblanc.

Have you ever shot one or handled one? I wonder how many people saying they aren't worth it have...

I've got USFA single actions and M27s. I even have an original Registered Magnum. None of those are Korths

 

[Cardboard_killer]

Unless you're getting a well used and rough surplus MR73 with a nasty import stamp, you aren't touching one for that price.

I found that the nasty import mark has not affected accuracy or fit any any way, yet saved me $1500 over a new one.

I just wish I had acted faster when I had the chance and bought a surplus 3" as well as the 4", which is all they had left.

 

[rickinmd]

Nighthawk Custom Korth

Nighthawk has custom Korth revolvers. Spendy but interesting:

Korth & Nighthawk Revolvers

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

You DO NOT buy a Rolex just to see the time! For that job you could save your money and buy an Apple Watch!
You buy a Rolex partly as an investment. Partly to own one of the finest craftsmanship that you can buy, it's a legacy you are buying into! You people doesn't get it!
Same thing with a Korth or a Manurhin. Those revolvers where made esp. for the 'upper class'.
Sure, they get the 'job done', but just look at the finish! Look at the detail that went into these beautiful pieces! They may or may not be better in accuracy, who am I to question those parameters? Esp. if you look at the revolvers. When it comes to watches all I know is that my Apple Watch is dead on time.
Weather my Smith & Wesson or my Korth is shooting the better, I can't say. I'm not that good at shooting them. But I do appreciate the build quality of both my Korth and my Rolex (that I'm almost afraid to wear, there are bad guys out there)!

If you think that Rolex is the pinnacle of horological engineering, you are kidding yourself or haven't looked at pieces from Patek or even high grade Walthams(American). The basic 3135 they use now is a fine movement with good engineering and great finish, but at the end of the day it's just a good, sturdy movement. Rolex has largely, IMO, marketed themselves above what they are.

BTW, I wear a ref. 16013 every single day. The 3035 movement in it hovers between 0s/day and +2s/day. BTW, I'll also add that I rarely have anyone ask about it or comment on it...about the only time it happens is when I'm at a watch show and get "What are you asking for your DateJust?" BTW, mine was a graduation gift from my parents, and isn't going anywhere.

 

[bc1023]

Nighthawk has custom Korth revolvers. Spendy but interesting:

Korth & Nighthawk Revolvers

Yeah, I have to see one of those, but they're less than half the price of the real thing. I wonder how build quality will be.

 

[joe44va]

Ahhh, my red Corvette never goes 5 under.

 

[franzas]

Several years ago the local Gander Mountain had a 38 Korth in the display case. I had never heard of them. I remember it was a nice looking gun, sort of about like any 38 revolver. I didn't know enough about such things to know if it was any better or not.

They were asking $999.00 for it. I sort of wish I had bought it, just for grins and giggles of it. At the time a grand for a gun was pretty much unthinkable. Not so much so anymore.

Which Gander Mountain?

 

[-db-]

Nighthawk has custom Korth revolvers. Spendy but interesting:

Korth & Nighthawk Revolvers

$2-5K new custom revolvers with $10 Hogue rubber grips? That's...interesting.

 

[Steve912]

A guy I know was flashing around his new watch... I said "Where did you get that fake Rolex?". He said.."Can you tell it's fake looking at it?". I said.."No, I can tell it's fake looking at you."

Sounds like a George Thorogood line!

 

[Andyd]

How posters here can make statements and comparisons on a gun that they have mostly never seen is absolutely beyond me!

While everybody is entitled to an opinion, nobody is entitled to make up his own facts and compare a Korth to a Dan Wesson, Colt, or S&W without ever having handled a Korth.

 

[6string]

Willi Korth is now passed on. The Korths of the 1980s (the best in my personal opinion), are a limited commodity.

The "price" isn't the "price", (in the conventional sense of a mass produced product). The "value" is the "price".

There is a willing market for a Korth for good reasons, some related to the workings of a free market, some to quality without compromise, some to performance, etc.

Since there have been a few analogies to other items of high value, I'd like to respectfully add one of my own, namely to a fine violin by Stradivari, Amati, or Guarneri. A million bucks won't even get you in the front door of that market. Yet, to a world class musician, such an instrument is priceless. To the guy gigging with the local or regional orchestra, not so much.

No disrespect intended, but, by the same token, there are discerning owners & competitive shooters who can not only appreciate the very real quality of Willi Korth's masterpiece, but can measurably demonstrate it. (More than one world class competitor shooting revolver in ISSF World Cup Centerfire Pistol event comes to mind...)

So, I have to agree with Andyd:

"How posters here can make statements and comparisons on a gun that they have mostly never seen is absolutely beyond me!

While everybody is entitled to an opinion, nobody is entitled to make up his own facts and compare a Korth to a Dan Wesson, Colt, or S&W without ever having handled a Korth."

 

[Andyd]

Thank you 6string.

I find it disturbing that on this very forum here there is judgement passed without having any facts for a verdict.

Of course, my S&W M14-2 and 1952 vintage K-22 are also excellent shooters and their performance is extremely hard to beat by any gun. The quality, however, is day and night and so is their longevity when compared first hand to a Korth by a distinguishing shooter.

After all, a mobile home is also offering a roof over the head and shelter just as much as a nicer and unnecessarily more expensive home.