Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in

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, Germany. Their high-end

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s cost over €3,000 and their

semi-automatic pistol A semi-automatic pistol is a type of repeating single- chamber handgun (pistol) that automatically cycles its action to insert the subsequent cartridge into the chamber (self-loading), but requires manual actuation of the trigger to actu ...

s cost over €4,000.

History

The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engineer, who began his business in a basement workshop making

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Firearms

Revolvers

Korth Combat Korth Combat is a German high-end revolver produced by Korth GmbH chambered in .357 Magnum The .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum, .357 S&W Magnum, .357 Magnum, or 9×33mmR as it is known in unofficial metric designation, is a smokeless powder car ...

Korth Asia Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in Lollar, Hesse, Germany. Their high-end revolvers cost over €3,000 and their semi-automatic pistols cost over €4,000. History The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engin ...

Korth Bellezza Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in Lollar, Hesse, Germany. Their high-end revolvers cost over €3,000 and their semi-automatic pistols cost over €4,000. History The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engin ...

Semi-autos

Korth PRS Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in Lollar, Hesse, Germany. Their high-end revolvers cost over €3,000 and their semi-automatic pistols cost over €4,000. History The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engin ...

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