You want rare, Bac?....here you go.

[Hokie1911]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=177214492

[drc767]

I wonder if anyone makes an IWB holster for that thing.....:) It is actually pretty damn cool!

[bac1023]

That is what you call a collector's item. :wow:

I wonder how many more times it will be bid on?

The last 15 minutes resets everytime a new bid is submitted.

[bac1023]

Sanford had one hell of a collection. They have been selling it off for years now.

I bought this Korth from his estate in 2008.

I remember saying I have more non-1911s that I won't shoot than I do 1911s. Well, this is one of them.

Its a mint, never fired, 1976 Korth Combat 357mag. Its one of the finest pieces of machinery I've ever handled and certainly one of the nicest handguns I own, bar none.


http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2081.jpg

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2082.jpg

[glock2740]

Imagine that sum***** hardchromed! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[glock2740]

Sanford had one hell of a collection. They have been selling it off for years now.

I bought this Korth from his estate in 2008.

I remember saying I have more non-1911s that I won't shoot than I do 1911s. Well, this is one of them.

Its a mint, never fired, 1976 Korth Combat 357mag. Its one of the finest pieces of machinery I've ever handled and certainly one of the nicest handguns I own, bar none.


http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2081.jpg

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2082.jpg
That is a sweet revolver.

[BlayGlock]

Man that is one sweet Korth.

[Nine Shooter]

I'm not even a revolver guy and that thing is beautiful. The proportions are just perfect and it looks like it fits together like a Swiss watch.

[bac1023]

That is a sweet revolver.

Thanks Joe.


http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/bac1023/000_2084.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/bac1023/000_2090.jpg



Korth still builds them and imports through Korth USA.

New Korth Combats revolvers run anywhere from $6K-$8K and up. Its nuts.


Even rough 38 special Korths (not the Combat model) sell for 2-3K on Gunbroker. :wow:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=178374743

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=178375586




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[Oaklands]

Very nice looking revolver.

[CA_DUDE]

I swear that Savage is something Buck Rogers would use.

[bac1023]

I swear that Savage is something Buck Rogers would use.

Yeah, imagine how it looked to people 103 years ago. :wow:

I think its beautiful the more I look at it. It brought over $23K. :shocked:

[Hokie1911]

$23,785 final price. :wow:

[bac1023]

$23,785 final price. :wow:

Yeah, certainly not for the faint of heart.

That was a hard core collector's piece. Someone paid $24K just to mount it on a wall or stick it in a safe. :shocked:

[Joshhtn]

$23,785 final price. :wow:


That is insane!!

[ctfireman]

It was me.



lol

[thecableguy]

So bac when are we going to see the famous carpet picture?
:rofl:

[TheBooger]

I wonder if the 23k price included the Marks-a-lot

[bac1023]

So bac when are we going to see the famous carpet picture?
:rofl:

:rofl::rofl:

[bac1023]

I wonder if the 23k price included the Marks-a-lot

:animlol:

[glock2740]

I wonder if the 23k price included the Marks-a-lot
:rofl:To get the marker, you had to go all the way up to 24K :rofl:

[bac1023]

:laughabove:

[faawrenchbndr]

So for $23k you get a wooden box, not the cardboard?

[Cobra64]

That is a sweet revolver.

And I'll bet I'm the only GTer that's had the privilege of handling that German masterpiece. :supergrin:

[bac1023]

And I'll bet I'm the only GTer that's had the privilege of handling that German masterpiece. :supergrin:

Yes you are :)

[Annoyedgrunt]

Yeah, certainly not for the faint of heart.

That was a hard core collector's piece. Someone paid $24K just to mount it on a wall or stick it in a safe. :shocked:

Hang it on the wall? Put it in a safe?? Screw that- I'd shoot the piss out of it, with Wolf steel-case and the hottest +p .45 ammo that I could find!

[bac1023]

Hang it on the wall? Put it in a safe?? Screw that- I'd shoot the piss out of it, with Wolf steel-case and the hottest +p .45 ammo that I could find!

:rofl::rofl:

[Annoyedgrunt]

Just think- if that model had won the trials and beat out the Colt 1911...would it have the following that 1911's do today? And would there only be about a dozen or so "leftover from the trials" 1911's selling for $24,000? :wow:

[bac1023]

Just think- if that model had won the trials and beat out the Colt 1911...would it have the following that 1911's do today? And would there only be about a dozen or so "leftover from the trials" 1911's selling for $24,000? :wow:

Yeah, you never know.

It was definitely a decisive moment in the history of handguns.

[BayouGlocker]

:wow: :shocked: :faint: :tequila: :uglylol: :therapy:

[kirgi08]

Sanford had one hell of a collection. They have been selling it off for years now.

I bought this Korth from his estate in 2008.

I remember saying I have more non-1911s that I won't shoot than I do 1911s. Well, this is one of them.

Its a mint, never fired, 1976 Korth Combat 357mag. Its one of the finest pieces of machinery I've ever handled and certainly one of the nicest handguns I own, bar none.


http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2081.jpg

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/ollituc/000_2082.jpg

A stupid question. Brian,what is that lever on the right side of the hammer in your second pic?,a safety.'08. :dunno:

[bac1023]

A stupid question. Brian,what is that lever on the right side of the hammer in your second pic?,a safety.'08. :dunno:

Its the take down lever.

[kirgi08]

Thank you.I guess one doesn't know unless one asks.'08. :wavey:

[GVFlyer]

Nice Korth, Brian. It doesn't even look like the cylinder has been rotated.

I've always liked Korth, I just haven't been able to rationalize the price of admission (yet).

[loki993]

Just think- if that model had won the trials and beat out the Colt 1911...would it have the following that 1911's do today? And would there only be about a dozen or so "leftover from the trials" 1911's selling for $24,000? :wow:

Yeah, you never know.

It was definitely a decisive moment in the history of handguns.

As cool as that savage is, I'm glad they picked the Colt if you know what I mean.

[bac1023]

Thank you.I guess one doesn't know unless one asks.'08. :wavey:

No problem, Kirgi :wavey:

[bac1023]

As cool as that savage is, I'm glad they picked the Colt if you know what I mean.

Uh...me too :supergrin:

[Glockdude1]

Nice Korth.

:cool:

[Annoyedgrunt]

I sure would like to have that, though- the Savage, that is. Authentic turn-of-the-century old world technology right there. You could definitely say that they don't make guns like that anymore.

[deadite]

The Savage is bad-ass. I have one, a 1917 model, in 32ACP.

Yeah, I think the Colt 1911 is cooler, but the Savage is really cool in it's own catagory.

http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/177214000/177214492/pix1790782468.jpg

It's like a puzzle the way they come apart. You pull back the slide, lock it back with the safety, twist the rear of they slidecounterclockwise about 90 degrees and it pulls out of the rear. Then you just release the slide lock and the front of the slide comes off under spring pressure. MUCH easier to field strip than the 1911 (Not that the 1911 is hard to break down, but the Savage is super easy.)and less parts.

Btw, you notice there is only one screw on that baby? That's old-world master machining.

Compared to the trigger on a 1911, the Savage trigger sucks, though.

I would love to have that Savage!

deadite

[bac1023]

Nice Korth.

:cool:

Thanks!

[Glockdude1]

The Savage SOLD for $23,785.00.

:wow:

[kirgi08]

:faint:

[bac1023]

The Savage SOLD for $23,785.00.

:wow:

Yeah, that is crazy. :shocked:

[Glockdude1]

Yeah, that is crazy. :shocked:

I was SURE you were the crazy one that bought it!!!

:tongueout:_____ :rofl:

[triggerjerk]

That Savage would be an awesome piece of .45/military history to own.

[bac1023]

I was SURE you were the crazy one that bought it!!!

:tongueout:_____ :rofl:

:animlol: