[bac1023]

Look at this finish in plasma blue of Korriphila HSP 701 and Korth Autopistol: View attachment 1332115

A really beautiful pair. I love the HSP Target.

One note is that the early Korth Autopistol may have been refinished by Korth at some point. I was under the impression that these early P prefix models were mostly a matte blue.

The HSP looks like the standard semi polished bluing.

 

[Korrifex]

Here a picture of the Korth Autopistol S/N P 066 in bright sunlight:

 

[Korrifex]

I agree that the early P prefix models were mostly a matte blue, as shown in your pictures for P024 and P122.

 

[Korrifex]

And here a comparison of the Korriphila HSP 701 standard blue and the plasma blue:

 

[bac1023]

I can see it now in that lighting. Very nice

Curious that the Target model doesn’t have the thumb safety

 

[Korrifex]

I can see it now in that lighting. Very nice

Curious that the Target model doesn’t have the thumb safety

Thumb safety is not needed for german sport shooters - the gun is always discharged before it is put down with the open slide (failure to do so would result in immediate disqualification). It is not intended to carry the gun in a holster.

 

[bac1023]

Thumb safety is not needed for german sport shooters - the gun is always discharged before it is put down with the open slide (failure to do so would result in immediate disqualification). It is not intended to carry the gun in a holster.

I guess a singular intended purpose built pistol

 

[zeleny]

If you have any interesting that you found in Europe and wanna just resell in EU let me know.

I may have something for you shortly. Please email westcoastguns@gmail.com.

 

[happyguy]

Awesome craftsmanship. Do you take trade ins? I have a 2022 Hyundai Kona I can part with.

 

[Korrifex]

I guess a singular intended purpose built pistol

The HSP 701 could be configured upon the needs of the client, and there are other single action only without safety, for example S/N 0072, 979, 962 and 982. Apparently, those pistols were not intnended to go to the USA.

 

[bac1023]

The HSP 701 could be configured upon the needs of the client, and there are other single action only without safety, for example S/N 0072, 979, 962 and 982. Apparently, those pistols were not intnended to go to the USA.

Yeah he did a lot of different configurations. I do think I’ve seen a picture before of one without the thumb safety. It was a long while ago.

 

[Korrifex]

Yeah he did a lot of different configurations. I do think I’ve seen a picture before of one without the thumb safety. It was a long while ago.

The S/N 962 was sold in 2024 at Hermann Historica, see Hermann Historica

 

[bac1023]

The S/N 962 was sold in 2024 at Hermann Historica, see Hermann Historica

They are certainly beautiful pistols

 

[bac1023]

Korth AutoPistol page from Hartink's Handgun Encyclopedia...

 

[Korrifex]

Korth Pistol serial P126 up for sale from a German dealer here: - SELTEN - Korth Pistole Kaliber 9mm Para in Originalbox - SAMMLER - - eGun

Does anyone know whether these pistols originally came with additional barrels, or if the foam to the box was already cut for those anyway?

The foam cutouts for extra barrels are standard, but very few pistols were delivered with them. Here is my 9mm Para & 7.65mm Para Korth autopistol s/n P093, a three barrel, two caliber kit.

Based on its serial number P122 It is a "late" first series Korth Auto pistol with S/N Pxxx, but it has already the short extractor of the later S/N xxx of 1994 and later and it has the less common and more elegant round trigger guard.

It has a proof date "AD", that is 2003, instead of the expected "JK", that is 1989, would be interesting to know why.

 

[zeleny]

I’ve gone through enough of these specimens and logged in trigger time on many more, to become convinced — here goes my best attempt at understatement — that either iteration of the Korth brand is unfit for application to an autopistol. The best that can be said for Willi’s original design, is that it stops short of catastrophic failures that plague the wretched PRS.

 

[bac1023]

I’ve gone through enough of these specimens and logged in trigger time on many more, to become convinced — here goes my best attempt at understatement — that either iteration of the Korth brand is unfit for application to an autopistol. The best that can be said for Willi’s original design, is that it stops short of catastrophic failures that plague the wretched PRS.

Hard to disagree with that, Michael

 

[zeleny]

Hard to disagree with that, Michael

And yet I’m not ready to give up on them. Waiting for a late production Ratzeburg autopistol to test the theory of their eventual correction.

 

[bac1023]

And yet I’m not ready to give up on them. Waiting for a late production Ratzeburg autopistol to test the theory of their eventual correction.

Wishful thinking, but hopefully

 

[Korrifex]

Based on its serial number P122 It is a "late" first series Korth Auto pistol with S/N Pxxx, but it has already the short extractor of the later S/N xxx of 1994 and later and it has the less common and more elegant round trigger guard.

It has a proof date "AD", that is 2003, instead of the expected "JK", that is 1989, would be interesting to know why.

Correction: it should read "... serial number P126 ..."