"... And so, Gun Jesus proceeded to demonstrate the sublime engineering behind the pistol, and the pistol demonstrated its pure German quality for the world to enjoy, and Gun Jesus said 'Hipster calibers for all'!"
Roughly the same method of slide removal as the Walther PP. Three hands or a wooden wedge stuck in the trigger guard - but shaped _just right_ so it doesn't disturb the trigger and drop the hammer. Until I got a look inside the slide, I would have sworn it was the same action. :-D
@@ScottKenny1978 That and I'm sure several collectors pieces that would be difficult to find at any price. If I were to open a box containing this pistol it would probably morph into the firearm equivalent of an octopus, escape to the nearest ocean, and attempt to swim home. :-)
I like seeing people struggle. It remind me that Ian, after taking apart thousands of different guns, can still have difficulty. It also reminds me how good he is at making these videos because it happens so rarely.
I love that he does that, you don't realise how fiddly a lot of these guns are until you see someone like Ian struggle to get them disassembled. You might not realise that if he just did the one perfect take.
My dad used to take part in "big bore" competitions (9mm and up) in the late 80s early 90s. One of the guys had one of these, built up to exploit the rulebook to the fullest. It was chambered in 9mm para, and set up as a competition match pisol with match grips and an extended custom barrel (how ever long was allowed. Must have been more like 6.5" if I remember right). That thing was ridiculous! An absolute jaw dropper. It was not just the accuracy, but with his setup there was so little recoil, you wouldn't believe that this was a 9mm. A fantastic gun.
At 3:11 Ian clearly says ".45 Otto" - which is actually the correct pronunciation when referring to German guns. I really appreciate this level of attention to detail.
@@floo1465 : It is just fun. Ian speaks the word ,Auto' in a way, that it sounds similar to german name Otto. But when you know the context, it is nearly impossible, to confuse Auto ( german pronouncion) and Otto. But when someone speaks unclear or with a german dialect , you are not familiar with, funny things can happen.
"Got any 9mm?" "No, but I've still got a few boxes of .37249 pinfire hand-crafted for the custom duelling pistols of the archbishop of Bad-Burgenheim."
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey I'll take your entire stock. Think about it. Dueling pistols... You can run those boxes for YEARs if you're a bit frugal with it.
.38 super automatic is not quite a hipster caliber , it’s been around for nearly 100 years... I would say .45 super , .45 GAP , .50 AE and .357 SIG would be more accurate
And probably disclaims that he only owns the gun because of his appreciation of fine craftsmanship, never shoots or carries it, probably stores its austrailian style with the high end handmade ammo in a seperate locked secure container, which is where he also stores the firing pin which he never brings out at the same time as the gun for safety.
"You don't use 7.62 Nagant? It's superior in every way, I'm not surprised you haven't heard of it, *real* gun enthusiasts use it. All my ammo is locally sourced and we only make our cases out of copper and the rounds out of brass, because it's just *better*, you know?"
Thanks for making me notice that! I've seen one at a friend's shop today, we did not really knew much about it so started resarching. Thanks to this video we learned a lot about it. We also checked a couple of forums and pages about them... After reading your comment i re checked each picture i've found..... THEY ALWAYS MATCH THE FRINKING WOOD GRAIN WITH THE SERRATIONS!
Actually, the name is a play on words. The word Koryphäe is Greek for someone that leads a choir. It is in common German usage and means someone that is really good at what they do. In essence, a luminary, or genius of their craft. So, "yes", this gun.
I have this romantic notion of small German towns full of workshops with doctor-engineer craftsmen trying to one up the workshop across the street with the quality and pricetag of his pistols. On Friday night they get together at the pub and laugh at H&K for their mass market appeal and reasonable price points.
Many thanks for not editing the takedown portion, it's moments as those I appreciate this channel even more for being real in a world that offers unreal and expects me to accept what is not real.
Art, top level craftsmanship, individuality, handmade, against sheetmetal, mass produced functional stuff with interchageable parts. A Rolls-Royce vs a Corolla,
Seeing how much fun that was to strip gives me an idea of why it hasn't been fired much :) It actually reminds me of certain Italian motorcycles; they mightn't be faster or better handling than the average bike but they are mechanical works of art.
I own two of them, including a SAO version with the 5” barrel in 9mm and the original 4” 45ACP from the first year of production. They are exquisite handguns.
It took seeing all the precision machine work required to squeeze the bolt mechanism into the slide for me to finally understand why roller delay slipped out of favor with HK. The action is simple, reliable, and accurate. But my guess is on a factory scale of rapid production you can't get sloppy with the finish and dimensions of roller surfaces. As a military contractor. If you can get even 5 more gas system guns made in the same time as 1 roller delayed gun. They'll find other ways to make up for the slight drop in accuracy in the action.
Every time I see such great machining and smooth surfaces on a pistol, I'm reminded of your video about the Rogak and something inside me just dies for a moment.
When I saw the image I was thinking "CZ Vz52 mated with a SIG-Sauer P220." Externally, perhaps so (I'd be curious if SIG P220 mags would fit or could be made to fit) but that internal system took a whole new level of genius. Beautiful piece of functional art.
in a Freudian world, anything can be a dicc.. but then the question becomes, what happens when a girl has a bigger gun than you? How does that make you feel? Inferior? Transphobic?
I’ll still take that Korth PRS that Ian did a video on once. After seeing that video that gun instantly became my dream gun. Used to be a Wilson Combat EDC X9, now it’s a 4” Korth PRS.
I can't believe I missed this episode; after seeing this on LifeSizePotato it'd become my favorite obscure handgun. It's so rugged yet so classy, like only a certain kind of serious professionals would think of carrying and using it with care.
Earlier this year MDW Guns sold a lot of last two .45s Budischowsky made. These guns were from the owner's personal collection, were never fired outside of the proof house, and were sold in a custom wood case, which is actually unusual since they were almost always sold in a two-piece cardboard box. His asking price was $55,000 for the pair.
@@douro20 True, but the mark was applied very conspicuously on the underside of the dust cover, when it could instead have been applied much less obtrusively on the edge of the magazine well.
@@claudiodiaz9752 It might actually be easy. Looks a lot like a 1911 or Kahr .45 magazine. I would be willing to bet that you can modify them to work. And I would almost be willing to bet that the magazine started life as a 1911. Hand making a magazine is NOT simple at all and is the single hardest thing to get right.
Seems to me that the kind of person that spends money on a pistol like this would only be interested in authentic accessories. It’d be like driving a Lamborghini and having your machine shop pal make you a muffler when yours craps out.
Just for reference - it's pronounced "Boodishofsky" in german - the pronunciation of the first half was correct but Showski is pronounced "Shofski" with the Sh like in fish - then a normal o and f sound and "ski" like it was pronounced in the video.
Hi. Ian. Firearm artwork indeed. Reminds me of the V12 Maybachs and the Duesenberg Model J, and dinners at the alpine villa. I have no idea about which Americans could appreciate, and afford this pistol. It is truly a Connoisseur's choice. I am sure you would appreciate it, from afar, of course. Most of these pistols probably reside in Texas. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
I've wanted one since I first read about it in 1985.. The slide release decocker is meant to be used to drop the slide on a loaded mag, leaving the gun decocked ready to be holstered in double-action mode.
Postscript: If I were financially endowed enough to own one of these, I have no doubt that it would no longer be a showpiece. I would carry it and give it the life it deserves. But.... I'm not. So sadly this will sit in a case inside someone's safe to see 50 rounds a year. Sorry fancy german pistol. You're too good for me.
The best 38 Super I ever competed with was an S&W model 39, but when in Europe I had a chance to fire this pistol in 38 Super and it was even "Better."
I almost bought a used .25 Budokowski in the late 80s. I passed because extra mags were _competely_ unavailable. I bought a Beretta 950 BS instead, I could not have been happier with a mousegun.
The explanation of the mechanism is all crooked, sadly. When the slide is in battery the roller is down in the frame recess. It is pushed down by angled surface on the slide. While firing, case pushes the breech block back. The roller needs to go up from its recess to allow the slide to go back. When the roller goes up against the angled surface on the slide, it moves the slide back. Before the roller is out of its recess every miniscule movement of the breech block translates into significantly more movement of the slide. This increases time of extraction and splits the energy from the case into one that goes to the slide and the other that goes into frame itself (through the frame recess).
With the roller-delay, the disassembly knobs and procedure, the decocker, and the overall shape, I was associating it with the CZ vz 52 from the start.
Phenomenal piece of machining, what beautiful precision. Also, that loaded chamber indicator, that's brilliant. That should be standard on all handguns somehow, though that's not feasible in the slightest. But you could even check for safe on that in a holster.
I would just like to take a moment to thank you for all the research , time, and information you put in each and every one of your episodes ! ! I'm new to this , all this , using my phone to watch your notifications ! To watch anything on my phone is amazing to me . So when I say I have your channel on my phone I do , and I look forward too them ! I love history , and anything to do with mankinds quest to build and produce weapons for the sheer and it seems ( love ) to do so !! And some of them have a aura all about themselves, the military ones that seem combat especially , so once again thank you and I look forward to your next one .
The disassembly lugs looks exactly like czechoslovaks VZ 52. That was absolutely my impression. But the VZ 52 disassembly is much simpler. And is so interesting that VZ 52 has also the roller delayed action, but the mechanics of VZ52 is not so fancy/complex like this HSP.
The loaded chamber indicator on this reminds me of the Walther CCP M2. It has a little red tail that comes off the back end of the striker so when you have a round chambered you see a bright red nub sticking out the back of the gun.
Seeing this vs the Korth video he did a while back, it seems like Korth actually did a much better job making the gun look more high quality at least on camera. That matters for high end guns like these.
The last few lines reminded of the character Lazaro from the Bond movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" who designs firearms with craftsmanship in mind who shuns mass manufacture.