(Photo courtesy of Stan Trzoniec)
February 27, 2025
By Stan Trzoniec
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Mention the name Korth to any dedicated handgunner and watch his or eyes light up because they are likely thinking of someday owning this finely tuned, well-made precision revolver. While I may never own one, it was a pleasure to just hold and review a Korth Super Sport GTA—a gun I have seen under glass at gun shops and at shows.
Korth was established in Lollar, Germany, in 1954 by Willi Korth, who had a strong desire to manufacture the finest revolver in the world. Today the guns are made available to the U.S. market courtesy of Nighthawk Custom.
The Super Sport GTA .357 is built from parts machined from billet steel that are then mated to a six-inch hammer-forged barrel. The finished product is flawless in execution, no machining marks or unsightly gaps anywhere. The sideplate is fitted with hardly a separating line between the plate and frame. Those components are finished in a satin DLC. Contrasting the assembly is one of four custom colors—green, blue, red or blue—on the skeletonized barrel shroud. The hand-filling, laminated target grips are colored to match the shroud.
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The shroud has a ventilated rib up top and a Picatinny rail below. The muzzle is target crowned, and the front sight is adjustable. It rotates to various widths and can also be moved up and down in four heights to adjust for elevation—all courtesy of a dial just behind the sight. The sight is protected from glare via removable wings.
Shell Out Loading is accomplished by moving the new-style lever on the left side of the hammer forward to open the cylinder. The movement is short and fast to do.
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Cylinder timing is so good the bolt never leaves a drag mark on the periphery of the cylinder while it’s rotating. Extra cylinders are available in 9mm Luger. Simply open the cylinder, and then press in on the release button on the right side of the frame, allowing the cylinder and crane to slide out of the gun.
It took a long time to finally get a Korth gun in my hands, but the feeling is very rewarding. To me this is a work of art in the handgun world, and it commands a premium price of $6,199.
If you really demand a gun of this caliber (no pun) for yourself, save your dollar bills and go for it. Owning and shooting it will be a lifetime experience.
