Collector guides
Know what you are buying.
Short, practical guides to the makers and models collectors ask about most: where they came from, what separates one variant from another, and what to check before you pay.
- Hand-built in GermanyKorth: a collector’s guideHow Korth went from a Ratzeburg workshop to the Lollar factory, what separates the classic revolvers from today’s guns, and what to check before you buy one.Read the guide →
- Mastershop & P210SIG P210 and the Mastershop pistolsThree factories, one reputation: the Swiss P210, the German P210 Legend and Mastershop guns from Eckernförde, and the American-made P210s. What each one is and what to check.Read the guide →
- Hartford legendsColt legends: Single Action Army, 1911 and the snake gunsThe Colts collectors chase most, how to tell the generations apart, and why a factory letter is the first thing to ask for.Read the guide →
- Lugers · HK · KorriphilaGerman rarities: Luger, HK P7 and KorriphilaThree German pistols collectors pay up for: the Luger, the squeeze-cocking HK P7 and the hand-built Korriphila HSP 701. The history in brief, and what to check before you buy.Read the guide →