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Rare original Willi KORTH (Ratzeburg) "Sport" 6 inch cal 22LR Revolver in like-new condition
Guns International #: 102159622 Seller's Inventory #: 167
Category: Korth Revolvers - .22 Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: Askari1
Company: FINE EUROPEAN ARMS
Member Since: 6/14/11
First Name: Hubertus
Last Name: von der Beeck
State: Nevada
Country: United States
Phone: (619) 750-8650
Number of Active Listings: 2
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Upon prior approval only. Shipping not included.
Payment Types Accepted: Check, Money Order, Installments
Description:
Description:
Excellent, early mfg (1969 in original Ratzeburg factory) WILLI KORTH Model "SPORT" revolver. Cal .22LR, 6" barrel, adjustable rear sight, Nill-made Walnut grip with crisp checkering. High polish deep blue finish. All original, in like-new top condition revolver. The quality of this revolver is legendary and immaculate. Considered the World's Best Revolver. A combined number of only 825 revolvers cal .22LR with 6" barrels of the 24xxx and 25xxx Series were ever made. Highest quality, mostly handmade with unsurpassed workmanship, and a pleasure to shoot - even in competition. Very desirable and hard to find these days. Descreet import marking.
BACKGROUND INFO: Willi Korth’s revolvers were bench made by five gunsmiths at the rate averaging about 120 pieces a year. Except for their wooden grips, three screws, and two hex socket action screws, outsourced to specialty outside suppliers, every part was made in house. In contrast to the mass production standards, Korth revolver parts were neither cast nor milled. They were ground in the course of hard fitting from steel forgings that boasted a tensile strength of 1,700 psi. Each revolver required 70 man-hours that comprised 600 distinct operations. Their major components were surface hardened up to 60 HRC on the Rockwell hardness scale. In a feature that persisted throughout the production of Ratzeburg Korth revolvers, the cylinder chambers were preened and polished by a hardened steel ball pressed repeatedly back and forth. This leads to a glassy smooth surface and makes extraction and cleaning a breeze.
In 1965, Korth introduced 4" and 6" barreled six-shot revolvers in .22LR and .22 Magnum, and the subsequent 22xxx/23xxx series appeared in 1967. Its new feature was a torsion trigger spring mounted on a stud accessible on the left-hand side of the frame, and fixed with a set screw on its right hand side. This arrangement allowed an easy adjustment of the trigger pull weight between 1kg (35.274 ozs) and 2.5kg (88.185 ozs) without disassembling the revolver. The 24xxx series, introduced in 1969, featured the definitively shaped Nill grips. The main innovation appeared in the trigger action, patented in Germany as DE 1904675 A1, and designed for a precise and tunable stacking transition in double action, achieved through the use of variously sized rollers on the trigger impinging upon the double action sear on the hammer. Thenceforth every revolver was shipped with five numbered metal wheels of different diameters that ranged from No.1 (0.283") for the hardest stacking transition to No.5 (0.293"), for no stacking at all. Korth also added the second cylinder lock, achieved by latching the head of the axially fixed ejector rod inside a lug located under the barrel. Because the head of the ejector rod was no longer accessible for manipulation with the cylinder latched, Korth added a pivoting lever at the right side of the hammer to cause the cylinder release. The floating firing pin with its spring was retained in the frame by a transverse pin. Finally, the exposed coil mainspring gave way to the definitive sleeved telescopic design inspired by the MP38 recoil spring. (Quoted from “The Revolvers of Willi Korth” by lavatus prodeo)
Price: $ 3,690.00 plus $ 50.00 shipping (lower 48)
Manufacturer: W. KORTH - West Germany
Model: SPORT
Serial Number: 24341
Caliber: .22LR
Condition: Excellent
Sights: Adjustable
Grips: NILL made checkered Walnut
Manufacture Date: 1969
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Handgun Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Manufacturer: KORTH Germany
Model: Sport
Serial Number: 24341
Barrel Length: 6
Condition: Like new
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Finish: Incredible
Sights: Adjustable
Manufacture Date: 1969
Item Location: Las Vegas NV