korth combat
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If one could be found in the mid $3000 range, get all over it. I suspect the price would be more, maybe as high as gdawg suggested in VG+ condition. I've been contemplating them myself, but at the end of the day, my shooting skills make me think my Python, and S&Ws already are capable of far more than I can contribute to the equation....they are certainly a very fine firearm, but for me I think a pair of Sig 210s for about the same money is the better deal. I know, that is comparing apples and watermelon, but the point is they are both equally fine firearms, and the Korth price bracket is.....prohibitive.
I'm with you TC. I would have been all over that one at the CSC for that price.
The last one I saw that sold on EE was in excellent condition and it went for 5k. I know another forum member that was offered one in similar shape for 4500. That was a couple years ago before the dollar tanked and prices jumped.
The last one I saw that sold on EE was in excellent condition and it went for 5k. I know another forum member that was offered one in similar shape for 4500. That was a couple years ago before the dollar tanked and prices jumped.
Nah. OP you're reading the people who own these firearms incorrectly. I'll suggest there is no such thing as a NRA "Fair" grade Korth. (Unicorn) Folks that own these firearms take care of them and tend not to sell.
Agree as well, when you look at the price of a Korth - and then what other, very nice as well, multiple FA's you could purchase for the same amount...well, it's very hard to pull the trigger - pardon the pun.
That is solid logic in my books. I applied the same principle. Problem is I couldn't stick to just a single nice one...
I think the challenge is that at a certain point you hit diminishing returns and the Korth Combats (at 5-8K) are way above that $ threshold for most peoples.
Other high end options are the Manurhin MR73s (reportedly one of the most durable 357s and have a bit of a cult following) or the Korth National Standards (new model with less hand fitting and not a lot of reviews but still apparently a step up). Both around $3.5K new so still steep.
Well, I would put forth the thought that an excellent condition S&W Model 27-2 is far from being a 'mid grade' gun, and you could find one as new condition from a collector, get Murray Charlton to do his magic on the trigger, and still have better than three grand left over to buy ammo, or another gun.....I personally think the old Smiths and Colts emphatically do qualify as really high quality revolvers. Korth has a certain 'mystique' about it, not unlike the Pythons, but they won't make you a better shooter. You may have a higher 'cool' factor at the range, but at the end of the day, they are all very nicely made revolvers.
Having said that, I myself have been guilty on any number of occasions of buying something expensive (not limited to firearms) just because I liked it, I wanted it, so I got it. If you want that Korth, don't let anyone tell you why you shouldn't get it, just do it. TC
I keep telling myself that I should stop buying any guns for a couple of years and then get the 8K for a brand new Korth Combat.
Now as I have just received my brand new SP-01 Shadowline this week, I am getting at it. This time is the good one. I will be strong enough... Will I really ????
Gilbert
Now as I have just received my brand new SP-01 Shadowline this week, I am getting at it. This time is the good one. I will be strong enough... Will I really ????
Gilbert
