Janz is a line of premium (costing up to 25,000 Euros), low volume (less than one hundred per year)
revolvers
A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...
manufactured by Janz-Präzisionstechnik GmbH, of
Bad Malente,
Holstein
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,
Germany
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History
Janz-Präzisionstechnik GmbH originally produced a number of parts for the company
Korth-Ratzeburg. In the 1990s Korth was bankrupt and production ceased, prompting Janz to start manufacturing revolvers under their own brand in 1997, utilizing frames and parts produced for Korth.
Current products
Revolver
* EM frame - Small frame in calibers from .22 lr to .44 MAG with barrel lengths from 2 1/2 inches to 12 inches. Available with a quick change system.
* E frame - Medium framed from .22 lr to .454 Casull with barrel lengths from 2 1/2 inches to 12 inches. Available with a quick change system.
* MA frame - Large frame in .460 and .500 S+W with barrel lengths from 4" to 12"
* Type S and EM-S Medium and Small frames with a common frame which can use various interchangeable barrels (2½ to 12 inches) and various caliber cylinders.
* Sport revolvers, in either .357 or .44 magnum, equipped with adjustable sights.
Semiautomatics
Janz also produces a 9 mm semiautomatic as the ''Janz-Schuknecht Pistole''.
See also
Other German revolver brands:
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Korth
Korth is a high-end firearms manufacturer based in Lollar, Hesse, Germany. Their high-end revolvers cost over €3,000 and their semi-automatic pistols cost over €4,000.
History
The company was founded in 1954 by Willi Korth, a railway engin ...
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Arminius
Arminius ( 18/17 BC – 21 AD) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, in which three Roman legions under the command of ge ...
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Röhm (defunct)
References
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External links
Janz official pageUS page
Revolvers of Germany
Firearm manufacturers of Germany