What is a Budischowsky TP-70?
The Budischowsky TP-70 was the brainchild of German designer Edgar Budischowsky and chambered in .22 Long Rifle and .25 ACP. It was a recoil operated, double action pistol in which the action is locked by the weight and inertia of the slide and pressure exerted by the recoil spring.
What happened to Korriphila-Präzisionsmechanik?
On 31 December 1993 KORRIPHILA-Präzisionsmechanik GmbH, last based in Heidelberg, was closed, and on 1 January 1994 it was converted into the sole proprietorship “KORRIPHILA- Präzisionsmechanik Edgar Budischowsky”. Budischowsky produced the last TP 70 in 2018 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
What kind of gun is the Korriphila HSP-701?
The Korriphila HSP-701 is a boutique luxury pistols designed by Edgar Budischowsky in the late 1970s, which entered production in 1984. It uses a fixed barrel and roller-delayed blowback action with a single roller below the line of the bore.
Are Budischowsky pistols any good?
However, the pistols made by Budischowsky had a favorable reputation and when they hit the market they were a novelty being an all stainless steel traditional double action handgun.
Is the Budischowsky 701 the best pistol ever made?
The HSP 701 is considered one of the finest pistols ever made, was made only to order, and still achieves high prices today. Budischowsky’s entry into short-arms production, however, began with a small vestpocket pistol, the TP 70, in 6.35 mm Browning and .22 long rifle.
What kind of gun is the TP-70?
NORTON TP-70 TP-70 .25 CaL. There are two gold-plated and elaborately engraved TP 70 pistols. BUDISCHOWSKY-Waffen GmbH manufactured a pistol in .22 long rifle with the serial number 0001. The KORRIPHILA -Präzisionsmechanik GmbH also presented a gold-plated and engraved pistol in 6.35 mm Browning with the serial number 0003.
Is the Budischowsky made with ivory or giraffe bone?
Originally the Budischowsky came with black checkered plastic grips but the previous owner of this specimen upgraded to either ivory or giraffe bone; I am not exactly sure which there are and have not taken the grip panes off to see if there are any inside markings.