Korth PRS .45 ACP Pistol

Most 1911 pattern pistols borrow from the same well. The Korth PRS does something different, and you can see it the moment you pick one up. This is the 5 inch PRS4 in .45 ACP, built in Lollar by Waffenfabrik Korth Germany, the same house that earned its name building some of the most expensive revolvers on earth. That pedigree shows in the machine work here.

Start with the slide. The flats are brushed to a clean satin, the top wears a dished panel of round dimple serrations rather than the usual cut cocking grooves, and the Korth name is engraved deep into the side. The lockup at the muzzle is its own conversation. Korth uses a tensioned bushing arrangement with a captured spring detail at the front of the slide, and the crowned barrel sits proud and bright against the dark finish. Up top you get a serrated rear and a post front for a clean sight picture.

The frame carries an integral light rail, a skeletonized trigger, a relieved hammer, and a beavertail grip safety with a memory bump. Korth machined the front strap and mainspring housing with an aggressive pebble texture, and the cocoa colored hardwood panels with their diamond checkering warm up the whole presentation. CIP proof marks sit on the slide and frame.

And here is the part that sets this one apart. Forgotten Weapons featured the PRS on camera, walking through the design and where it sits in Korth's small run of pistol production. That kind of documented exposure is rare for a maker that builds in such limited numbers.

It comes in the fitted Korth wood presentation case with the German and English instruction manual, a spare magazine, the bushing wrench, and extra recoil springs. For the collector who already has the usual suspects, this is the German outlier worth chasing.