Korth PRS Automatic Pistol: German Quality (And Price!)

[@NexusDex]

*loads non-german magazine into the gun* Gets crushed by an anchor of the Bismarck

[@SSky06]

*Returning home from the hospital after my horrible anchor related injury* “Ahhh finally ho-“ *house gets hit with a V2*

[@Skandalos]

Cant help picturing this as a Family Guy clip.

[@deletdis6173]

@@SSky06 😂😂🤣🤣😭😭

[@deletdis6173]

@Poly chru dat

[@veleriphon]

...with Sabaton's song Bismark playing in the foreground.

[@aaron4820]

If you can charge $2000 for a Glock with holes cut out of it, $5750 for this is surprisingly good value.

[@Room-qd7pl]

Amen to that

[@arieheath7773]

Honestly, for a custom 1911 that’s an amazing price.

[@rickycollins4633]

The quality I'm looking at here and awesome machine work that is a good deal. I still can't afford it.

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

Seriously? It's a made to order gun and that's all it costs?

[@wrenchist]

@@arieheath7773 I would call this custom. This is engineering a 1911 to German standards.

[@five5105]

Korth: So you can make fun of the HK poors.

[@heikopanzlaff3789]

@GYPSY KING FURY Try a P9S, have one ...

[@derb7462]

Oh lol

[@appalachiangunman9589]

Yeah Korth owners can look down their noses at H&K owners who saved for a whole year to buy a Mark 23 and say “ H&K makes a good quality budget pistol!”

[@appalachiangunman9589]

jessé do my dad had a Mark 23 for awhile and it was insanely overbuilt. It doesn’t make a very good carry gun though, even for open carry. I think it’s intended role was as a primary weapon as opposed to a secondary or backup as handguns usually are.

[@TheZINGularity]

@@appalachiangunman9589 have you seen Ian's video on it? It was specifically made to be what you said & an "offensive pistol"

[@karkosgiehex]

Korth machinist: I have done it! I have perfected the 1911! Korth QA specialist: This is true. The fit is so perfect that standard oils cannot lubricate it. Korth manager: Excellent work. Next we will make a proprietary metal which oils itself. Only on the inside.

[@pickelsvx]

I'm wondering now if it's not made of some sort of titanium alloy.

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

It's probably just machined smooth enough that it all just slides, just gotta make sure to strip all moving parts after firing so they don't contact weld

[@44hawk28]

Seems like a couple of drops of zMAX will do just fine. I always preferred dry Teflon on my carry gun anyway.

[@KingHalbatorix]

@@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming any amount of surface oxidation prevents cold (or even 'warm') welding.

[@armr6937]

@@pickelsvx Watching the colour display going on inside it you'd think it was coated with the stuff.

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

Listening to someone as well spoken as Ian staggering and struggling towards the end of the video to verbally convey just how nice this gun is makes me want one even more than I did watching him break it down for us. This seems like one of those products that inspired the whole "Germans make good stuff" meme.

[@niklasfabricius5530]

Not a meme tho

[@Wuestenkarsten]

I am from Germany. We always had a good construction engineering, for example, Tanks , Cars etc.....Now we live in a Global World, Money dictates Pricing. So our Cars are now produced "worldwide" with lower Quality......so, what do you do if you are born to produce Quality??? Going into the Markets which still value Quality. Korth is a good Example of this.Better to die instead of producing Mass Rubbish!!!German Engineering is dying because of Globalisation, so go to Businesses which still value "real Quality" instead of Rubbish......No other Choice!

[@DontKnowHowToTypeIn2]

germans make complicated stuff. doesn't have to be good. it mostly is, but it also takes more time in germany. rules and regulations...

[@Dreyno]

@@DontKnowHowToTypeIn2 Germans do make good stuff. Some of it is complicated. Much of it isn’t.

[@CaptainShuffles]

The Korth owner's guide for this particular model explains how, when empty, the magazine can be launched at the enemy as a secondary offensive option. Though due to its unparalleled lethality, doing so is considered a war crime.

[@flavahcatg]

@Mike Griffith Masaki r/woosh

[@deletdis6173]

😂😂

[@Compgeek86]

"Hands up! Ow! My eye!"

[@alexgottmituns7049]

Isn't everything the Germans do labeled as war crimes?

[@MediumRareOpinions]

"I was only following the user manual"

[@PolenarTactical]

Such an expensive handgun and they troll us by putting a glock style rear sight on it :D

[@csjudgement6012]

Polenar Tactical Doesn't matter looks cool tho

[@TacgnolSimulacrum]

"Glock Style" Nope, those are straight up Glock rear sights. Glock style mounting at the front as well, but atleast they put some effort into that :P

[@99pppo]

The 5 and 6 inch versions however do have competition adjustable sights. Those are pure breed competition handguns. And the 4 inch Version in the video might be for production class shooting where adjustable sights are not allowed.

[@scwhk1]

With the popularity of Glock, there would be some one in the marketing department who genuinely thinks people would like that.

[@joew5792]

Does he say how expensive it is?

[@Chevypotamus]

1911 with a Glock slide and German space magic inside. I need it.

[@cosmichemistry]

buy me one too!

[@Lockbar]

Very good, cat. You explained it perfectly.....

[@VonRammsteyn]

We all do! Nobody could live without it!

[@VonRammsteyn]

+The Stoned Videogame Nerd Good point...

[@timturbo7727]

Cat i think we all need some of that german space magic cat

[@theduke7539]

When you go to a museum and you see those engraved wheel lock pistols owned by kings, or jeweled greatswords owned by noblemen, or custom revolvers owned by presidents of centuries past, this is a modern version of that tradition. It functions as a standard pistol with a quality not meant for average people, and in a hundred years, people will look at one of these and wonder what kind of person owned one.

[@gesamtszenario]

Actually, no. Korth sells their current lineup of PRS pistols for around €5000. This is expensive, yes. But is achievable for most members of the middle class, if they are willing to give up other luxuries, or take on debt. What made those historical examples function as status symbols, is that no one who wasn't of exalted rank could have them. A Korth pistol can be bought from the factory, by anyone who is willing and able to spend the price of a modest used car.

[@theduke7539]

@@gesamtszenario as someone who works in a gun store, and is going to school for gunsmithing. Yes, most middle class COULD save up to buy a Korth pistol, it would take several years for most to save up that kind of cash, but it is doable. The upper middle class could do so in a couple months. However, most individuals would rather have 5,000 dollars worth of multiple guns, not 5,000 tied up in a single gun. The only people who spend 5,000 dollars on a single firearm are of significant financial status. Especially considering anyone who owns one, likely own many firearms.

[@ramjb]

Actually no, because guns like the ones you described for monarchs and presidents, etc, of the past, still do exist nowadays. Just take a look at the handguns people like Saddam, Gadaffi (and a long list of other absolute leaders, monarchs or dictators, elsewhere in the world) had/have. Some damascened, others actually plated in gold, all of them with insane ammount of decorations, hand made engravings ,etc. Those are the guns people of the future will look back at the same way we look at, dunno, a Lous XV hunting rifle today. Something truly out of reach of anyone but the top class wealthiest of the wealthy (which in most cases means the most powerful of the powerful aswell). This is nothing like that. At all. It's costly, but is well within the realm of the affordable for a pretty large part of the population. Which, even if they won't buy one because why bother for the cost, still could theoretically afford one with comparative ease... Now try to compare that with one of Saddam's gold AK-47 or Hitler's gold and ivory PP (just to name a couple of instances). They're not even in the same league. Literally light years apart. So, once again, this is nothing like that.

[@warshipsatin8764]

@@theduke7539 nah youre still wrong

[@alexlongfur2515]

To be curt and pissy, you’re wrong; your comparison is like comparing a cheap shovel to a ceremonial shovel for groundbreaking ceremonies. For this gun, it’s more akin to a cheap stamped metal knife vs a Damascus steel knife. Both are functional, one will last longer with use. Put any amount of rounds through those historical ceremonial weapons (EDIT: I mean the firearms, though you can compare blade wear on the others)and watch the damascene wear off. Put 10x the amount through the Korth and it will not have such wear or degradation.

[@Themayseffect]

perfect companion to a WA2000.

[@Daemeon93]

My wallet hurts just thinking of those 2 guns

[@abelgerli]

@@Daemeon93 Actually when the GSG9 got rid of their WA2000 in I think about 1996 you could by one for about 3800 German mark. Adjusted for inflation about 3000 euro in today's money. But I was to late for it they where sold very fast back then.

[@mgarcia366]

If you can find one

[@Themayseffect]

@@abelgerli you talking about a wa2000 or the Korth?

[@abelgerli]

@@Themayseffect I was talking about the WA2000. The German anti Terror unit used them and I have seen them on sale back then when there where no longer in use. But as I said it was about in 1996 so I was to young but I took a very close look a the gun expo back then.

[@minuteman4199]

This fits the old German saying (according to my German wife) "why do something the easy way when the difficult way also works?"

[@nicksande6880]

Although we use that saying sarcastically most of the time xD

[@MilanPokorny]

What is the exact phrase in german? I'm asking, because we use the same saying. It must be old, I've known it since I was a child. Czech version: "Proč to dělat jednoduše, když to jde i složitě?"

[@nicksande6880]

The german wording is "warum einfach wenn's (wenn es) auch kompliziert geht" literally "why easy if its also complicated works" and yes that english grammar is broken because i translated it directly this time and the sentence structure differs from german to english, 'why simple if complicated works aswell' would be a better sounding translation

[@MilanPokorny]

@@nicksande6880 So it is same, thanks.

[@moxigen]

"warum einfach, wenn es auch kompliziert geht?" why simple, if it also works complicated? greetings from a random german.

[@matthewramada922]

Q: What is the purpose of this kind of gun; who was it made for? A: The engineer who is so pleased with his work, he leaves heat treatment coloring on the inside, *just because he knows it's there.*

[@OvidiuHretcanu]

this is exactly what some high-end watch manufacturers do, when they polish even the underneath of the tiny screws on the movement. The only ones that will notice this, will be the persons servicing the movement... and even them need to pay attention to it!

[@gymbr0]

@@OvidiuHretcanu As someone who enjoys both firearms and watches, this pistol REALLY felt like a high end watch in a lot of ways. One big one being the very well done brushed finish which looks nice, but is skipped on many firearms because it's expensive and not super practical. Used on many high end watches though.

[@Kazuhira2249]

​@@OvidiuHretcanu if youre going to spend a lot on a gun you might aswell get THE gun

[@kurtbergh]

''How do you make a 1911 German? Put some rollers in it.'' Germans being serious people, they made it.

[@MyBoringOldRice]

Bier*

[@Centurion-st5pe]

I can’t afford a Rolex or a Bentley but I still appreciate them. Same with this pistol. Thanks for showing us this great gun

[@dimitryc7975]

Inserts ratty GI mag . (Disembodied deep voice from the sky ) “WIE KANNST DU ES WAGEN “ lightening bolt strikes me and kills me

[@fredmachine]

*rumbling sound of teutonic god breathing in* "Junge."

[@alkatrasz5338]

@@fredmachine warum hast du nichts gelernt.

[@leergutlars]

@@alkatrasz5338 Schau dir den Dieter an.

[@alkatrasz5338]

@@leergutlars der hat sogar ein Auto

[@peaveyst7]

@@alkatrasz5338 warum gehest du nicht zu onkel alli in die budeh

[@Jesses001]

Oh I fired on of their revolvers once. It was beat to hell. The finish was worn down, it has all kinds of wear, and it looked like it was drug though a few war zones. The thing still locked up as if the parts melted into each other. Timing was perfect. Trigger in double action was insanely smooth, and single action was scary light.

[@timbirch4999]

Somebody did that to something so well made?!!

[@56bturn]

And it still performed admirably. That says something.

[@jameshay7247]

Doesn't sound believable. Korth's are safe deposit box queens.

[@erebostd]

@@jameshay7247 not necessarily. I use a Omega as Dive Watch and would sure as hell use this thing for competitions. There are some very rich guys out there who would also do this, but have also the means to do it (which I haven't in the slightest) ;-)

[@meatblade3490]

@@timbirch4999 Yeah, a very large number of people that buy high end things like this actually use them the same as people use the cheaper versions. It's all relative and a lot of people out there would rather buy the best version of something once and know it'll work forever than settle for something less. Hell, I'm sure you buy whatever the best version is of something you need. Whether it needs to be the best cheap tool for one job or the best tool that'll be by your side for 3 decades until you pass it on.

[@stcredzero]

Korth needs to come out with a pistol named "The Norean." This way, I could buy a Korth Norean gun!

[@crktritual]

I see what you did there....☺️

[@izzfitri6888]

The best pun of the month goes to.......

[@Happymali10]

Impossible. We don't do humor.

[@braaap2943]

@@Happymali10 German engineers do excellent dry humour

"The Spooner Gun"

[@kevlarandchrome]

I've done a lot of machining in my life, getting fit and finish to those tolerances is very difficult and time consuming, That gun is a functional mechanical work of art.

[@araw540]

You ain't kidding, Those prints must have some crazy GD&T

[@thenutbucket5971]

"The teutonic gods of German-ness will strike you down with a lightning bolt from the sky."

[@franciscoschwarz6451]

Exactly 😂

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

😂

[@ZATennisFan]

And that is what should happen for using shitty magazines with such a work of art..

[@peaveyst7]

happens every day here in germany muahahahahaha

[@jotunheim2080]

"...from the sky." Please, to be exact.

[@legodude666]

They built an over-engineered 1911 with quasi-cyberpunk aesthetics...I want it.

[@GeoStreber]

You should look at their "Ranger" revolvers.

[@einsatzgruppencommander740]

Wilson Combat: we make the most over-engineered and ridiculously priced plain looking 1911's anywhere. Germans: Hold my bier.

[@TheOsfania]

Halt' mein Bier fest!

[@01100101011100100111]

Hold mein Stein.

[@lungfixer]

Schpanken ze assen, fraulein?

[@arnox4554]

I seriously wonder just how reliable this thing is. It looks like it would break if even a little bit of dust got into... Any of the action. Super low tolerances are great for accuracy and beauty, but practicality? Eh.

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

@@arnox4554 If someone's willing to spend as much as this thing's worth for a 1911, I don't think they're gonna be running two-gun matches with it.

[@brucereutens8730]

"Is going to be a carry gun? Most certainly not." Some billionaire somewhere just sneezed as he loads up his Korth.

[@RudeCorona]

... and shoots his balls off with that trigger.

[@idealist4910]

Well this gun will never jam😂

[@wardkerr2456]

Sometimes it is important for there to be a bang when you pull the trigger.

[@mansbestcomrade6315]

@@TheBananamonger "being rich doesn't mean being happy" -people who forgets all the benefits of not worrying about money. I know no one mentioned it but meh

[@MrCGangsta]

u dont need to be a bilklionar to carry a 4k gun around I know ppl who ware more expansive watches every day

[@craigbenz4835]

"Because they're Germans they chose a roller delay." Great line. Amazing pistol.

[@Breacca]

"Hinter den Grenzen des Handwerks liegt die Kunst..." As stated on the Korth website. Not much more to say.

[@yasyasmarangoz3577]

Wow

[@thomasjehn9280]

"Art lies beyond the limits of the craft" Hope I saved somebody a trip to google translate

[@Gronicle1]

Ja, das stimpt!

[@ramjb]

@@thomasjehn9280 You just saved me one ;).

[@StarsWithScars]

Ich würd gern eine zum Schießstand führen aber.. Deutschland...

[@flyingsquirrel9996]

You can just hear the quality and attention to detail in the sound of the parts coming together and moving.

[@Crash-To-Desktop]

"The Teutonic gods of Germaness will strike you down with a lightning bolt from the sky" Never thought I'd hear that combination of words come out of Ian's mouth. I suppose he is gun Jesus though, and what he preaches is the truth!

[@Rumo82]

Amen

[@Nathan_Whaley-g8m]

Ian is gun Jesus, I'm sure he and the Teutonic gods have convened at some point.

[@thof8287]

As an ethnic German I'm always surprised when someone knows what Teutonic is or means.

[@scipio10000]

Frankly I do not understand the haters. If you were at an auction for, say, a Stradivari or classic European or Japanese swords, would anybody object at the sum paid to posses those masterpieces? No: you can have perfect sound on violins made of kevlar or fiberglass, you can have perfectly machined blades, what you cannot have is the 100 or 1000 of hours of work by craftsmen that would produce those objects. So is for the Korth's. I do not have the money for those products, but I would be enchanted to be able to see them at expositions and museums. It is just collector grade art.

[@jic1]

The problem with you analogy is that these are the "violins made of kevlar or fiberglass": they are all about technology, engineering, craftsmanship, and quality control, but are still a standardized production item. If you go to Korth with the money they will give you a gun identical to this one, and will continue to do so until you run out of money or they discontinue the model, whichever comes first. The Stradivari violins, on the other hand are all unique, were all handmade by a specific craftsman, will never be made again, and have over 250 years of history attached to them.

[@scipio10000]

You raise a fair point. That said, I looked quickly up on Stradivari's page on Wikipedia. it turns out that he produced about 244 violins (non counting another 400ish string instruments) over a 20 years period, that is, about a violin a month. Further, the reason they were so appreciated was their sound quality, which was more or less even. You need to consider that in fact the violin construction relies on standardized rigs. As for the metal, fibers, glue, wood material used for the construction one cannot assume the same consistency that Korth machinists can assume about their metal components, but, that said, craftmen working with such old materials were always very careful to source their material with the best desirable characteristics. All summed up, I would consider Stradivari's production more akin to a batch production run instead of, say, a unique piece like you may have for jewelry, statues, or painting. Also consider Korth run for this gun - or its revolvers - does not exactly runs in the tens of hundred of thousands. In fact, I would bet a slice of my sorry ass that this particular model might have had just a run of few hundreds at most. Hence my comparison, in my estimation, is also kind of fair.

[@bigbud6842]

@Red Line lol good one good one.. how much money does your country give to the u.n and defense of the free world? Because the u.s gives 4 times more than any other country. Hush trollio your freedom depends on american firepower.

[@sardoniclaugh9646]

@@bigbud6842 I don't like that argument and I'm American. See I used it a couple of times and someone replied to me that while the US spends far more on "defense of the free world" we also get a lot more in return. Cheap oil and lots of lucrative contracts all over the world. The Germans and the other NATO countries don't get that so understandably they're not that eager to spend their taxes on bringing freedom to Iraq and other shit holes. I had to admit he had a point and I never used that argument since. I'm not saying we shouldn't do it or anything. To the victor belong the spoils. But let's not pretend we're owed. Gas is 10 bucks a gallon or something ridiculous like that in Europe. Being a superpower has it's benefits.

[@Cybrludite]

"I got pistol-whipped with a $10,000 Korth revolver. Funny, it felt just the same as being hit with a Ruger." - Lorenzo "Dead Six"

[@donbow450]

Feeling is the same, lacerations are more precise.

[@ianlehman8342]

However, any injury inflicted by the gun used as a hand weapon will be so precise, that no medical care whatsoever is necessary for a full recovery, no matter how severe the injury.

[@LaserVelociraptor]

they are not that expensive they are between 3000-4000

[@foximacentauri7891]

The gun does not care how you feel after being shot, it cares about how you feel when you shoot it.

[@nicksolo2390]

@@LaserVelociraptor if you find me one for 3-4k I'll give you a 1k commission. They aren't 3-4k, they don't exist. In Germany they are 6-9k euro used to shit when they pop up(rarely). What happened is the marketed release price was something like 6k but they didn't make many. They only did a couple hundred then paused production. This drove the price up like crazy. I saw one sell on gunbroker or gunsamerica for 14k. Anyway, find me one for 3-4k and I'll pay you absolutely serious.

[@morelenmir]

Previously I have always considered the 'Kobra Carry' as the pinnacle of 1911 design and production. This lovely, _lovely_ pistol has effortlessly stolen its crown. If I were an American and lived somewhere that recognizes constitutional carry I would sell three of my kidneys and buy one of these pistols. I don't think I have ever seen a more perfect semi-automatic. A roller-delayed 1911... Beauty incarnate.

[@willghormley221]

When you pulled the trigger the first time I involuntarily exclaimed, "Ooooh!"

[@jonnymcjones1826]

A: "I should use this as a concealed carry." B: "Everybody on the ground, y'all getting mugged!" A: *draws Korth gun* B: "Holy shit, that guy drew some luxury firearm... mug him instead!"

[@lorenzoxcucco]

awesome xD

[@BacklTrack]

@Scanlon Moon but it's a turk pistol so not worth buying

[@rjstrunk6438]

"If you use simple blowback in a 45. you get a hipoint"

[@Nukle0n]

rj strunk well it works, it's clunky but it works. Better than earlier attempts at blowback .45s which blew up.

[@demtricolor]

Somehow this make me want a video where Ian talks 15 minutes about a Hi Point...

[@SafetyProMalta]

At least Ian mentioned a hi point!

[@pfootball6363]

I was thinking the exact same thing right when he said it. Made me laugh

[@NewScottishGentry]

AA12 initially was blowback but they added a gas system about 20 years ago

[@ej732]

My S&W 1911 feels like a HiPoint after watching this.

[@honkiekowboy4941]

My RIA 1911 feels like a lightweight hi poi..... Oh wait it already is.

[@knutdergroe9757]

Honest men, I bow too you both.....

[@gffrycole]

@@honkiekowboy4941 you can always make it better... If you got the cash D:

[@SmilingDevil]

ej732 your 1911 watches GunPorn with German Models, unsupervised on youtube?...?? Pass bloß auf alter, die Sauerei machst Du selber sauber!

[@butterfinger4393]

My hipoint feels like a shoty homemade sling shot

[@halofansam2446]

They literally made the “Glockteen-Eleven”

[@Walden-jx4mi]

Halo Fan Sam but better

[@ivanhecimovic5272]

This is an old video, but since I have a lot of fresh experience with the Korth pistol, I think it's okay to share the story and my fascination. So, in my country, Croatia, only public figures (politicians, judges, celebrities) and entrepreneurs whose wealth exceeds the legally prescribed threshold of 4 million euros can get a license to carry firearms for everyday self-defense purposes. Because the state considers that only these people are at risk because someone could be jealous of them enough to try to harm them. The director of the pharmaceutical company where I am the purchasing manager recently crossed that threshold and decided to buy a Korth 1911. As part of a team building, he decided to take us managers to the shooting range where he showed us his new Korth. Most of my colleagues were horrified because that gun costs more than our six months' salary, but I, on the other hand, remained in love with the indescribable quality and the very feel of that Korth. I am infatuated and mesmerized by him to the point where I have watched every video, read every blog I could find on the internet. bought an airsoft replica and made it one of your life goals to one day own such a piece of mechanical art.

[@TheRogueWolf]

Some things exist just to be nicely-made things.

[@jonnoMoto]

Im guessing its a Rolex of the gun world.

[@PavelNygryn]

jonnoMoto It's not. Rolex things are (technically speaking) no better than many others (or even worse). This is.

[@jonnoMoto]

Pavel Nygryn I was thinking Rolex Vs Casio. Both tell the time.

[@dwaynetherock-hardjohnson5676]

Pavel Nygryn that comment screams ignorance of the product, sorry to say. Rolex has very fine product, and having worked on them, being a watchmaker by trade, if I could never work on another brand I’d be happy for it

[@PavelNygryn]

Dwayne the 'Rock-Hard' Johnson So (according to this gun style) what are huge advantages of Rollex comparing to eg. Louis Moinet, Gorard Perregaux or Chopard?

[@personalaccount186]

This is like the sports car of the gun world. Like this gun, a sports car doesn't do any job really well. It can't race well, too heavy and expensive and finicky. It isint a daily driver or a utility car. But it is made very nicely

[@j4ff4c3ks1]

For those curious about the high price that Ian kept alluding to but not mentioning... PRS's start from 3400 euros. Certainly a bit of an investment

[@TBendez]

JC About the same as STI, SVI, Les Baer etc then?

[@ianfurqueron5850]

The way he described it, I was expecting a lot more. Korth should hire him.

[@j.yossarian6852]

+Ian Furqueron He'd need to drop the musketeer look and go for something more Nietzche to be a true Teutonic brand rep though.

[@gfhjkfghj4208]

As with all truely high quality, popular stuff it really is an investment. There is a good chance you will get a little richer every day just by owning and preserving it.

[@phuzz00]

The expected price on the auction is $2500-$5000. I have no idea how much more than (eg) a standard 1911 that is.

[@YTcontentconnoisseur]

holy crap the machining is so incredible...never thought I'd experience ASMR from watching a gun take down yet here we are

[@taberzak7587]

My favourite video of yours so far, as far as your RIA series goes. I’m not sure if it’s the Teutonic sorcery, or how rare it is to see you entirely impressed by anything.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

The Germans taunt us with their close tolerances and clever mechanical solutions, and we taunt them with our elegantly carved twatting sticks and fear of fire. Only this morning I was throwing rocks at the sun in an attempt to make it go away. heh

[@bitfreakazoid]

I laughed way harder than I probably should of.

[@Kackpuh]

@@bitfreakazoid *should have Just to go the extra mile in germanness.

[@nindger4270]

@@Kackpuh Is correct use of English a German thing as well now?

[@Kackpuh]

@@nindger4270 When was it not?

[@mikestanmore2614]

👍

[@trogdor8764]

The iridescent sheen on the inside of the gun is actually fouling that accumulates from firing the .45 caliber rainbows this gun was made for.

[@FWAKWAKKA]

awwe i would like to be able to order it.. would "case hardening" be a possibility you think?

[@HornadyMatt]

For anyone actually curious, it is from case hardening, I think. But .45 rainbows is more funny.

[@KAISER-OUTDOORS]

There are 3 ways to make a gun... the wrong way , the right way and the German way which is the best way.

[@gunnarkvinlaug7226]

Well, they prodused the Luger P08 wich is claimed to be the best pistol in the world, but to pricy to massproduce for a army.

[@lowesmanager8193]

@@gunnarkvinlaug7226 The P38 is better in essentially every way and also cheaper

[@willywonka5630]

@@lowesmanager8193 That's a plane my dude.

[@lowesmanager8193]

@@willywonka5630 I'm not talking about the Lighting I'm talking about the Walther

[@moistjohn]

the swiss way

[@randomaccount3364]

magazine flying out is the coolest thing i've seen ever

[@ParanoidMaster]

As a German I can say: Just because perfection. No more reasons needed.

[@tHiNk413]

Auf den Punkt. Hundert Punkte!

[@KirillTheBeast]

I got the chance to shoot a longer barrel variant of this model a few years ago. These things were clearly made as a flex by the engineers and machinists. The trigger is just amazing, the recoil is noticeably softer and "longer" than on a standard 1911. Once you disasseble them, though, then you kind of feel bad for having shot them to begin with. My first thought when I got to see and feel the tolerances was "they didn't have to go THAT hard on the tightness of the fit...", followed by "... I suspect that was exactly the point of it.". Too bad I can't afford one :-(

[@vettekid3326]

As someone who had a career in manufacturing the Korth looks like a gun made like fine machine tools are made. A finely made weapon that is exacting but not overstated with ornamentation would be not so much a display piece but what a person of a certain class would use just because they appreciate it for what it is.

[@GundamReviver]

If they ever make a modern day metal gear solid 3-style spy thriller, i nominate this weapon as the protagonists gun, damn its cool.

[@tillmannfischer]

It’s a bit big for a spy gun. I mean, there’s a reason why James Bond runs around with a PPK in the books.

[@GundamReviver]

Mirdarion well technically not spy, more commando doing spy stuff.

[@StumpfsCurse]

“The feeding ramp is polished to a mirror sheen. The slide’s been reinforced. And the interlock with the frame is tightened for added precision. The sight system is original, too. The thumb safety is extended to make it easier on the finger. A long-type trigger with non-slip grooves. A ring hammer… The base of the trigger guard’s been filed down for a higher grip. And not only that, nearly every part of this gun has been expertly crafted and customized.” - Snake

[@tillmannfischer]

+Wouter Sikkema It’s the size of a normal service pistol, the frame is based on the 1911 after all. Even by modern service pistol standards that’s *big*. Not to mention that it isn’t really up to date in many regards anymore, the magazine (as a 1911 clone) is only single stack, meaning you get 8 .45 ACP or 9 9mm Parabellum rounds. For a pistol that size, that’s simply not acceptable today for a service pistol.

[@Statusinator]

+Mirdarion Forgetting that Solid Snake ran around with a Mk. 23

[@MilanPokorny]

The level of objectivity (and honesty) really makes this channel special.

[@andymac4883]

I've never actually owned a firearm. I have no way of justifying the expense of a pistol like this. I don't even know when I'd get to shoot it with any kind of regularity. But damnit, I *want* one.

[@sillylittleowlguy2392]

Bro, same

[@monolith253]

No, you *need* one

[@shaunportlock4924]

I agree, I like watches,I have my childhood watches up to a Rolex and I now wear a Samsung smartwatch. In the UK we can't have handguns, but this would be my choice. Beautiful gun.

[@henry8651]

Ian's verbal craftsmanship is truly as impressive as the craftsmanship of that gun. I'm as impressed by his knowledge about guns as I am about the flow and precision of his words.

[@petep8828]

“German space magic”, will always be the adjective phrase.

[@RaketenKuhGewehr]

So I have no particular interest in this gun, but it made me curious and look up their revolvers and HOLY SHIT THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL.

[@mightress]

RaketenKuhGewehr if you get the chance shoot a korth revolver and you will feel very depressed if you get back to colt or S&W.

[@koettfaers]

@@vsGoliath96 do you live in the US? Are you able to own a gun? If I would have the opportunity to own a gun (big hazzle in sweden, you need to join a "fire arms club, be a member for a period of time, then you may actually own a pistol, hunting rifles is another thing, and you need a licens and take lessons and write tests) I would have no trouble with spending 3k on a pistol like this. I absolutely loved this gun. This gun would last me a lifetime, 3k is not cheap and im not wealthy but taking the lifetime in consideration i think i would have no trouble justifying the buy for myself, atleast! :p

[@jonathank7394]

@@koettfaers most, if not all guns "would last a lifetime" even a 500 glock will outlive you...

[@MaxF82]

If you like Korth Revolvers, check out Janz Revolvers... those two companies come from the same background... short to say 🤓

[@koettfaers]

@@jonathank7394 you are surely right about cheaper pistols also lasting a life time. Fire arms is still one of those things companies havent really figured out how to "life time plan" since its used as self protection (amongst other things) and failure in those situations put your life in danger. And a gun blowing up in your hand wouldnt be that great either. :p the threshold is higher so to speak. Nowadays everything seem to supposed to be out of date or break down in a couple of years... Maybe these Korth guns isnt really worth their price, in any regard. I dont really know. I would do my research, if i at some point really would make an effort to join a gun club or something. If the company is honorable, respectable, produces a high quality gun with great attention to detail like they seem to do, I think they deserve my money. When I do buy things I want high quality and I want to promote, in what i believe, is a good business who takes pride in their field!

[@ChristofferEricsater]

The color you see on the inside of the barrel is the oldest form of Black Smith skill there is and was used for Swords in the past. They used what they call “Tempering standards" and those are still used by blacksmiths today for comparison, ensuring that their work is tempered to the proper color. When the steel of the gun has been freshly ground, sanded and polished, it will form an oxide layer on its surface when heated. As the temperature of the steel is increased, the thickness of the iron oxide will also increase. Although iron oxide is not normally transparent, such thin layers do allow light to pass through, reflecting off both the upper and lower surfaces of the layer. This causes a phenomenon called “thin-film interference”, which produces colors on the surface. The green/turquoise color you see in the reflection is exactly 650 degrees Fahrenheit or 363 degrees Celsius of heating for one hour. Those old blacksmiths in the past could only measure the heat by seeing the change of the colors of the steal in the process. And each of the rainbow’s colors appear at very precise temperatures, and so provide the blacksmith with a very accurate gauge for measuring the temperature. Different parts of a blade need different hardening and so different heatening to reach that state. So those Blacksmiths became as pedantic perfectionists of a human one could be. Therefore a blacksmiths rumor also was a huge thing to the warriors when they were going to hire someone to make them a new sword. A modern example of this skill in knives is the Tahoma Field Knife by Andy ( Tran kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5iVZKV4arecd7M ), a blade with a hard spine and a soft edge, called Differential Tempering. I would guess these are skills the Germans at Korth Arms inherited by the history of German engineering, and today culminated in this precision firearm of an artwork, ... they probably heated the inside of the barrel but not its’ outside for application need to run the pistol as flawlessly one can over time. Thanks for a really informative review! I think it is Time to make a new visit to Germany, but this time for upholding peace and passion of the 1911 🤘🏻😃

[@tonypalmentera7752]

Thanks for explaining all that.

[@sherifelwakil6803]

Thank you for the info❤

[@kimjanek646]

Someone at Korth played Metal Gear Solid 3 and thought: "I know we only make Revolvers but we should definitely make a Pistol like that".

[@Matt-dy7uq]

Korth Employee: sir do you want a glock or a 1911? Mr. Korth: yes

[@tazbig]

If I had the money I'd have one today. As a tool and die maker the machining is beautiful.

[@TobiasHinz1992]

Was für eine wunderschöne Pistole.

[@Chevypotamus]

This will go perfect with my Bugatti.

[@nicksGLI]

Fancy Skoda!

[@nettles89]

As is Bugatti, I do believe.

[@DannyArcher32]

FuckingAntiPope Bugatti is basically German because they belong to Volkswagen. Further more when Bugatti was founded Molsheim was still a part of the German Empire.

[@nikolajc7617]

Danny archer Bugatti was originally frensh, maybe you should do some research before you say its all german.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

It'd go better with a Mercedes SLR Maclaren. German things don't pair with things that surrender to Germany.

[@alexbro8459]

I had one of these in my hands last week. They are freaking awesome

[@thetruth-hl7ct]

Every Makarov I've owned has had a recoil spring that was larger on one end than the other, with the rule of thumb being that the snug fitting end goes towards the breach.

[@shimsnee5686]

People would buy this for the same reason they would buy a Swiss automatic watch. I tells time but in a very cool way.

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

I'm gonna buy this for the sole purpose of using ratty GI mags in it. I ain't afraid of no Teutonic gods...

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

5 sec later thor, odin, wodan and the entire assembly of Hel poured onto your front lawn, looking very stern and German.

[@Nukle0n]

LazyLife IFreak Odin and Wotan are two names for the game God though

[@Scarleaver]

Vell, vell, vell. Hold your horzes zere, junger Mann.

[@yorp4161]

Krautan, Teikraut and Krautar the Germanic Gods of Germanity Also: *I ain't afraid of no SKHOSTS*

[@john-paulsilke893]

Odin is going to get his eight legged horse/reindeer to stomp on you. (You actually pissed off old one eyed Santa Claus you maniac).

[@chriscary5302]

If you watch with the volume turned down you can hear the soft sounds of a OmmPa band and hob nails on cobble stones.

[@gunfuego]

Is illegal to marry a firearm? I'm asking for a friend .......

[@RandomGuy9]

@kamerad erich and a rock

[@biscuitson]

@@RandomGuy9 Also the berlin wall

[@cCiIcCo]

"Four states, the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia fully prohibit the open marry of handguns. Twenty-five states permit open marry of a handgun without requiring the citizen to apply for any permit or license. Fifteen states require some form of permit (often the same permit as allows a person to marry concealed), and the remaining five states, though not prohibiting the practice in general, do not preempt local laws or law enforcement policies, and/or have significant restrictions on the practice, such as prohibiting it within the boundaries of an incorporated urban area. Illinois allows open marry on private property only."

[@carlosmonroy3441]

@@cCiIcCo I like people actually made laws thinking "Someday someone is gonna try to marry a gun so we gotta get ready for it"

[@b226tj]

500 caps per marriage at DC chapel, had a friend get married to a robot there.

[@SuperJimbo2222]

I have loved the aesthetic of guns for years (coming from the UK you don't see them lol), I have read books upon books about rare and interesting fire arms and finding your YT channel was amazing, love the way you give a break down of the weapon (and sometimes fire it) and your expert knowledge makes your video's a must for gun buffs . Keep it up!

[@JeffinTD]

Excellent video. Looking at the complexity of the machining, and the engineering, and the quality, seems to be a value even at their price.

[@healthyeuropeanpagan7230]

Wait this isnt pornhub

[@ekscalybur]

This is absolutely pornographic.

[@flubdreload2818]

eh, it’s close enough

[@codyjackalope8464]

It is still porn however. German german gun porn goodness

[@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697]

Close enough

[@LionofCaliban]

I want this. Reasons, I mean that thing is a piece of art, not engineering. Plus that internal finish. Someone loan me the money the buy it.

[@reignick1133]

Korth is where art meets engineering, and sadly the pricetag of both to boot...Absolutely worth it though!

[@TSzat77]

The internal finish is just anodized, probably the least intriguing thing about the internals honestly

[@DK-nv9zu]

Excellent analysis of a unique product. Great video Ian!

[@paspax]

"All hype and all brand and ultimately not all that special" I'm looking at you, Apple.

[@Wuestenkarsten]

That made my Day!!! So True...

[@bigmikeg84]

I love the stippling on the grip and slide, that Glock rear sight on the other hand....

[@rupertmcdougal7280]

The fit and finish are out of this world. My goodness

[@TSzat77]

Pepper jack are you serious

[@John.VanSwearingen]

But will KE Arms mill the slide for a Deltapoint?

[@BernardTheMandeville]

John Van Swearingen This is a high quality pistol, by German standards. Trying to mill the slide will probably break the milling machine with those Teutonic forces of Germaness because you would alter the German design

[@john-paulsilke893]

Might lose some reliability unless metal removed equals site added. Roller delay is pretty forgiving but this thing might be wrung out for a very specific ammo weight/power range and who knows where those tolerances lay.

[@john-paulsilke893]

People commented on the rear site as well. Does I also have a site selection?

[@Generalfoley]

No, they'll mill it for their own micro red dot

[@john-paulsilke893]

The stoned we have similar issues here in Canada but can simply have handguns for sporting or hobby and official range use only. Not quite as annoying. Canada is scared of small guns but 20mm cannons are okay with very few regulations. So strange.

[@jamesferguson2353]

A pure masterpiece of machining.Just beautiful

[@omariscovoador7486]

Its weirdly satisfying for me to watch how smooth it can be taken apart and back into place

[@paulbunch8388]

It’s so perfect it looks like it does not even need oil

[@gesamtszenario]

No, not "something vaguely like that", EXACTLY like that. You're getting better and better with your Teutonic firearms lingo. Though the real test at the end of class will be to properly pronounce "Vorderschaftrepetierflinte".

[@nickl1615]

Vas?

[@padraighclaigh8109]

Pump action shotgun - "Vorderschaft" ~= front grip, "repetier" ~= repeating", Flinte" = shotgun. Now try Rollenverschlußrückstoßlader

[@MlTGLIED]

Padraigh Claigh Kein Problem ;)

[@CaptainM0RRIS]

It actually is a real german name, however it derives from an older northern german dialect and means "Kurz" which translates to "short"

[@MlTGLIED]

CaptainM0RRIS Maybe you are right, but this name is not common, like Schmidt or Müller or Nonnenmacher ;)

[@siestatime4638]

It's hard to remember that it was just yesterday the Korth Revolver was my dream gun...

[@captainbackflash]

That rainbowpatern is the result of a heattreatment prozess called phosphatizing.

[@j.yossarian6852]

Cheers!

[@sbreheny]

In general, you get that pattern of color whenever there is a coating on the surface of a metal where the coating is in the neighborhood of 1 to several wavelengths of visible light (between 0.5 to 3 microns) due to the interference which happens in the light reflecting off the top surface of the coating and that reflecting off the metal-coating interface just a few wavelengths below. It acts like a color filter whose color depends on the exact thickness (which varies across the surface) and the angle at which you shine the light at it.

[@jeffreystroman2811]

Sean Breheny thanks, was looking through the comments as I knew someone would have some information

[@chikitabowow]

That pistol somehow looks both retro and futuristic at the same time

[@NeelTheHuman]

There is a very simple reason for the existence of this pistol It's a piece of art.

[@Urzaban]

Damn it someone mashed up a G3 in my 1911 again!!!!!!

[@GingerDuder]

Wow only 3 grand? That's only 50% more than a top shelf colt but these seem a lot nicer made than colts, and seeing that level of machining perfection available for 3 grand makes me extremely dubious of the 8 grand price tag on those fk brnos

[@fryingpanhead8809]

Take the Korth. My new $1,000 Colt has a shit-ton of MIM parts in it. I was chagrined.

[@EDGE94]

10:09 The colours might have emerged from an anodizing process or another anticorrosive coating / heat treatment, as different colours are dependant on different layer thicknesses, which occured mainly in the corners, where fluid or heat was concentrated.

[@ekvictory007]

Honestly kind of surprising they let it slide rather than blast, coat, or chrome over it.

[@TruthNerds]

Probably just from tempering i.e. (uneven) heat treatment. The bluish tones correspond to the highest temperatures. I agree with CataclysmChicken, it looks coincidental rather than intentional.

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

If it is anything like medieval armour the effect will fade away in a few hundred years

[@stardog62]

These are so beautiful, I seriously considered buying one recently, so I contacted Nighthawk Customs, the Korth distributor for the US. Here is the answer I got. "My understanding is that Korth is not producing the PRS at this time, and if they are, it is in extremely limited numbers. The only ones I have seen while in Germany at the factory were in 4.25” configuration; I cannot speak to Canadian compliance or why they made the change at some point previously. Unfortunately, the PRS is not coming to the US, as Korth is completely focused on revolver production. There is a possibility that they bring it back in the future, and if so, we will evaluate the possibility of Nighthawk importing them at that time."

[@michaelnolan6054]

They have one of these at the hi-point factory with the caption- "The opposite of this is our goal."

[@bristolfashion4421]

Although we're used to the presenter's careful, accurate and easy-to-understand explanation / descriptions of the guns he shows us, you'll have to look through a fair few of his collection before you come across a phrase as chucklesome as this at 1:53... ! Thanks, Ian 🙂

[@spudgunn8695]

I was reading a book the other day and it said a Korth revolver cost "over one thousand dollars" and I thought "big deal." Then I remembered that I bought the book in 1988! So that would be what, five grand these days?!?

[@Unsound_advice]

Spud Gunn $2,160.17 as of May 2019

[@maximilianfranz2158]

Yes but your Colt revolvers were like 200 Bucks or so.

[@georgekaradov1274]

Korth CRX Ranger Revolver just arrived in my local guns store - $6,099.00 Canadian - September 29, 2019

[@georgekaradov1274]

Korth National Standard 4.25 Reveolver-2019 New Model - $5,899.00 Canadian, September 29, 2019

[@georgekaradov1274]

Korth National Standard 6 Revolver - $5,549.00 Canadian, September 29, 2019

[@valentinapopa5750]

the finish is so beautiful

[@cristianomaddog]

I finally understood how roller delay works! Thanks Yan!

[@Roscoe6ix]

*something fits perfectly Germans: *sounds of orgasmic yodeling*

[@tuna5774]

I'm waiting for that one Austrian to whine about yodeling not being German.

[@LongRon6969]

That gun is gorgeous

[@cptreech]

Personal carry for the guy who rides an Egli Vincent in the rain and has a Maclaren F1 as his daily driver....

[@bobwampler3387]

Amazing pistol. A work of art for sure.

[@Volvith]

"Korth is a firearms producer known mostly for it's cost..." Looking at that dimpling on the side, i can see that... ... I'm uhh... I'm gonna need some alone time with that gun. (Holy hell that is some sexy machining. T_T)

[@dsandoval9396]

Wow. I know very little about firearms but even I can tell this thing looks like a very fine wine of hand guns, like the Cuban cigar of handguns. The inside of that gun looks exactly what you want in tools on the outside. Finely machined, perfectly polished, tolerances of a fine pocket watch.

[@mrsebastianhauk]

And again an awesome video Ian

[@meteormedia7021]

This is the PERFECT handgun. I'd love to own one.

[@JE-ed6te]

Perfection is an illusion… pros/cons exist in all that mankind has/can create(d) ad infinitum… see: philosophy of use.

[@heathledger4506]

Just found out, that the factory of Korth is 30 miles away from my home :D

[@6Six6Six6Bruh]

Steal me a PRS?

[@maximilianrethmeier4078]

@@6Six6Six6Bruh Ich würde auch eine nehmen

[@6Six6Six6Bruh]

Maximilian Rethmeier nein sprechen deutche

[@heathledger4506]

@@6Six6Six6Bruh Nah, I will work for them as a machinist. No need to steel one ;)

[@maximilianrethmeier4078]

@@heathledger4506 haha

[@MrBigboy3178]

another great video with wonderful explanation and summation. Anytime i find out about a gun i've never heard of i come to your channel and you've already made an excellent video about it!

[@ffmdotcom]

Even if you have no idea about guns and all (like myself) you can see the amazing level of craftsmanship going into this...the materials & surfaces as well as every single details just look perfect! I would just want one to look at every now and then to appreciate the work