Korth
{{Short description|German high-end handgun manufacturer}}
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| name = PTW KORTH Technologies GmbH
| logo = Korth Germany.png
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| type = GmbH
| industry = Firearm
| founded = {{start date and age|1954}}
| founder = Willi Korth
| hq_location_city = Lollar, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse
| hq_location_country = Germany
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Martin Rothmann CEO)[https://kortharms.com/de/about Unser Team]
| products = Firearms
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| homepage = https://kortharms.com/en/
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Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in Lollar, Hesse, Germany. Their high-end revolvers cost over €3,300 and their semi-automatic pistols cost over €4,500.[http://www.korthusa.com/docs/caranta.pdf KORTH Workmanship Supreme! by Raymond Caranta GUN DIGEST, 57th EDITION, 2003]
History
The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engineer, who began his business in a basement workshop making gas revolvers able to fire blanks or tear gas cartridges.{{cite book|last1=Hogg|first1=Ian V.|authorlink1=Ian V. Hogg|last2=Walter|first2=John|title=Pistols of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=okQH6zFgDtUC&pg=PA193|date= 2004|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=0-87349-460-1|page=193}}
Later on, production of firearms began. In 1982, Willi Korth retired from the management of the company and sold it. However, he remained loyal to the company for a short time as production manager.[http://www.mgth.de/caliber.htm Information from the book about Willi Korth]
In 1999, the company, which was owned by Bernstorff at the time, had to file for bankruptcy. The company, which had around 30 employees at the time, was broken up as a result of this bankruptcy. Since April 2000, Korth has been owned by Armurerie Freylinger & Cie., Luxembourg, and in 2001 expanded into the American market by establishing a branch in the United States. According to an announcement by Korth GmbH in November 2008, Korth was closing its factory. This information was announced, among other things, through an advertisement in the specialist journal DWJ.
On April 22, 2009, the company moved its headquarters to Lollar near Gießen and, according to its own statements, would resume production there with Martin Rothmann as its CEO.
Firearms
=Revolvers=
Each revolver is custom-made involving about 70 percent manual labor and four months time. A rare feature of .357 Magnum/.38 Special Korth revolvers is a user toolless changeable cylinder,{{Cite web |title=Korth Waffen |url=https://kortharms.com/en/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=kortharms.com}} sold as an accessory, enabling firing 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition after being correctly timed to the gun.[https://kortharms.com/en/wechseltrommel-national-standard-184.html Product Code: 60-093 Changeable Cylinder 9 mm Luger 6-Shot]
=Semi-automatic pistol=
See also
References
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External links
- [https://kortharms.com/en Korth German]
- http://www.korthusa.com/ Korth USA]
- [http://www.indaginibalistiche.it/utlities/manuali/korth_revolver_EN.pdf KORTH - Revolver Technical data and instruction manual]
- [https://www.tiropratico.com/manuali-pdf/2015-K/Korth%20Semi-Auto.pdf KORTH - Semi-Automatic Pistol Technical Data and Operating Instructions]
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1954
Category:Firearm manufacturers of Germany