REVOLVERS of Quality:

There are more D/A revolver makers out in the big wide world than some folk might think .. so if you find one that looks good but doesn't have a "known" name on it - check it out.

The classic petrol-head world whispers about "BARN FINDS" - a Bugatti hidden beneath bails of hay in an old collapsed farm building - even a forgotten Vincent Black Shadow V-Twin leaning against a garden shed wall

 .. dream-on mates as it's not going to happen eh - Keep looking - keep looking.

Colts Python.

You will likely have read the odd story lauding the quality & finish of a classic Colt Python? .. well, - not to knock it but 'you ain't seen NOTHING yet'.

MANURHIN

Two names to tattoo on the inside of your eyelids: KORTH and MANURHIN

.. and maybe a third name JANZ ?

- My usual disclaimer ... I don't own one .. have NEVER shot one .. and don't have any expertise.

Korths are German made while Manurhin are French .. if you are a 'wheel-gun' man and do find a six shooter with one of those names engraved on it - don't let go.
 - You might have to sell those old diamond rings your missus doesn't wear anymore - and pay the price - but do it - as it will be worth the hassles.

https://flicense.blogspot.com/2018/10/manurhin-revolvers.html

The reason that Rolls-Royce cars and Rolex watches are quietly displayed by the discriminating wealthy is quality engineering .. same with these two handguns.

Look .. I've got a Chinese made black plastic digital watch I bought in the souq at Mutra (Oman) nearly 13 years ago - and it's still working (just) & I'm on the third replacement strap - but I don't flash it to young women. Cheap stuff can work but that's it.

- Real quality doesn't need gold plating - it just IS.  These guns are built from the strongest-toughest hardened tool steel parts that are then fitted by gun-makers .. not just assembled.

Revolvers such as these two Europeans can fire many thousands of full-house rounds and still continue tight and accurate .. you will not "shoot out" one of them.

The reason neither of these maker's names are "household" names like Colts, Ruger or S&W is because they don't budget millions of dollars on marketing.

Rugers LCR.

There are of-course other builders of quite decent repeat-fire handguns - and if you treat them well while not hammering them to death - you'll have a chance of getting your money's worth - but they are built down to a price - using polymers, - castings and metal-injection-molded parts - metals chosen for ease of machining and forming rather than their wearing ability.

Korth review link:

https://www.guns.com/news/review/korth-combat-revolver-review-a-near-perfect-357-except-for

You don't get a Mercedes for Ford prices anywhere ... but I will suggest that when a top maker like Manurhin contracts with a manufacturer like Ruger to use one of their guns as the basis of an "economy line" they will have checked the field for winners.

All those other makers out there serve their part of the market - firms like Taurus, Charter Arms, Chiappa all produce worthy tools too.

 - Way below these legit makers come various "Saturday Night Specials" Even these paperweights with peeling paint chips over grey shit-metal can be "interesting" - even if they don't blow your skirt up.

Korth are currently now making their Sky Marshal revolver in 9x19mm .. looks like a good value novelty - so their name may get better known:

I've only just read the name 'Janz' & I truly know nothing other than that they are way-too-rich for me

 - he is a Holstein/German outfit that makes dairying equipment as well as Korth based revolvers?  Link to JANZ:

http://www.janz-revolver.de/index.php/produkte-2/quick-change-system

- This is getting way 'over-the-top' .. How much is US$40,000 in kiwi ??
Marty K.