Korth PRS 4.25 Inch Two-Tone Gold & Black

Korth builds revolvers that command attention, so it's worth slowing down when the same German shop turns its hand to a 1911. This is the PRS in its 4.25 inch carry-and-competition length, dressed in a two-tone scheme that pairs a gold-anodized slide against a black frame. The slide carries Korth's signature dimpled cocking serrations front and rear, raised half-spheres milled into the gold that catch light at every angle. Look closely and the Korth name is cut cleanly into the flank, with Waffenfabrik Korth Germany rolled along the dust cover.

The pistol is chambered in .45 ACP, marked .45 Auto on the barrel hood that shows through the ejection port in bright stainless. That bare steel barrel, the stainless bushing, and the muzzle crown all break up the gold with a touch of natural metal. The frame runs a full-length accessory rail, a skeletonized trigger, a beavertail grip safety, and a ring hammer. Korth fitted a flat mainspring housing and a magwell, and the front strap wears aggressive checkering for a locked-in hold.

Grips are the part that surprises. Smooth reddish wood panels sit against the black frame, an old-world choice on a pistol this modern. The contrast works. It keeps the eye on the metalwork without shouting.

This particular gun wears the factory hang tag, hand initialed by the gunsmith who built it and signed off by the approver, the way every Korth leaves Hochsauerland. It comes cased in the fitted Korth wood presentation box with a spare guide rod and the Korth bullet keychain. For a collector who already has the German revolvers and wants the 1911 that almost nobody knows Korth makes, this is the one to chase.