Korth 50th Anniversary Jubiläumsmodell Matched Set 1 of 5

Look closely at the gold-inlaid portrait set into the revolver's frame. That's Willi Korth, the man who started the Ratzeburg workshop in 1954, and his likeness anchors a matched anniversary set that almost never surfaces. This is the Jubiläumsmodell, built to mark Korth's first half century, and it is numbered one of five sets worldwide. The grip frame of the revolver carries the gold script Anniversary 1 of 5, which puts this pair at the very front of an already tiny run.

The set pairs two of Korth's signature designs. There's the 9mm Para semi-automatic, the rarer of Korth's two pistol traditions, and the .357 Magnum revolver that built the company's name among precision shooters. Both wear deep mirror-polished bluing under full-coverage oak leaf and acorn engraving, a classic German motif cut in relief and framed by fine gold line borders. The dates 1954 to 2004 run in gold across each frame. The revolver's signature N. Korth sits in gold beside the engraver's portrait medallion.

The walnut is the kind of figured stock you only get on a commission like this. Warm reddish tones, strong grain, and the Korth checkmark logo carved into each panel. On the pistol the grips are full target shape, and the revolver wears matching anatomical target grips. The .357 carries a vented rib barrel and Korth's precision-machined cylinder. The pistol shows the deep slide serrations and adjustable rear sight of the brand's sport-built semi-autos.

Each piece sits in its own fitted Korth presentation case lined in blue velvet, gold logo plaque on the lid. The pistol case holds a spare magazine. Together they form one artistic statement, conceived and executed as a single pair. For a Korth collector, an anniversary set numbered this low is the kind of thing you wait years to see come up.