Korth Ratzeburg semi-automatic pistol in .357 SIG with a matching 9mm Para exchange barrel and recoil spring. Plasma chrome finish, gold-plated controls, and figured walnut grips in the original leather Korth briefcase.
Korth built revolvers that collectors chase across continents, but the Ratzeburg autopistol is a different animal altogether. The company made only a small run of these self-loaders, and this one wears Korth's Plasma finish, a deep liquid chrome that sits somewhere between satin stainless and soft gray. It shifts under light without ever turning gaudy. That restraint is the whole point.
The pistol is marked 357 SIG on the slide, and it ships with a matching 9mm Para exchange barrel and recoil spring tucked into the case foam. Swap the barrel and the platform changes character entirely. Korth chambered very few of these in .357 SIG, which makes the caliber pairing here something most collectors will never see in person.
Look at the slide machining. The serrations are cut sharp and even, the flats are true, and the edge transitions are clean enough to tell you a hand fitted every surface. The Korth logo and signature script sit ahead of the gold-plated takedown lever. Gold runs through the controls in a deliberate pattern, the trigger, the safety, the magazine release, and the rear sight adjustment screw all picked out against the chrome. The front sight is a fixed blade, the rear an adjustable target unit with that knurled gold elevation drum standing proud of the slide.
The grips are full-figured walnut, a single wraparound panel anchored by a Korth medallion at the heel. The grain runs warm and dark against the cool metal, and the contouring fills the hand the way a target grip should.
The frame carries the Waffenfabrik Korth Ratzeburg address and the Made in Germany stamp. Everything stays matching, as it left the factory.
It comes in the original black leather Korth briefcase with combination latches, fitted gray foam, two magazines, and the 1994 Korth price list. For anyone building a serious Korth collection, the autopistol is the piece that completes it.
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