Korth Matched Pair Semi-Auto 9mm Pistol and .357 Mag Revolver

Korth almost never built across both platforms at once, and that is exactly what makes this duo worth stopping for. And on top of that, they both have the number 5. A 9mm Para semi-automatic and a .357 Mag triple lock revolver, both out of the Waffenfabrik Korth works at Ratzeburg, assembled to live together as one set. You do not see the two forms paired like this. When you do, it tends to be a single owner who wants the whole range of Korth's handwork under one roof.

The revolver is the showpiece. Mirror-polished blue runs so deep it reads almost black, broken only by the ventilated rib along the long barrel and the roll mark reading .357 Magnum. The cylinder sits tight against the frame with the close lock-up Korth built its reputation on, and the walnut target stocks carry a worn, hand-filling checkered pattern with the Korth roundel set into the frame. The trigger is the wide target shape, and the rear sight adjusts cleanly.

The pistol takes a quieter route. Its slide wears a matte, light-absorbing black against checkered walnut grips that echo the grain of the revolver stocks. The slide is marked 9 mm PARA over the Korth signature, and the left frame carries the Made in W. Germany, Waffenfabrik Korth, Ratzeburg / Lbg address. Lines are clean and almost architectural, with the bank-vault slide fit that owners notice the moment they cycle it.

Both pieces come in their original period Korth boxes, the black cardboard cases printed Die Stahlgewordene Prazision. The boxes show shelf wear and edge scuffing, honest for their age. For a collector chasing the full breadth of what Ratzeburg could do, a pistol and a revolver built side by side is the kind of pairing that rarely comes up twice.