Jäger Pistol

     Notes: Franz Jäger was a maker of quality firearms and add-ons in the early part of the 20^th century. His primary forte was finely-engraved and engineered shotguns, though he did make some other types of firearms, including the Jäger pistol. The Jäger pistol was at first rejected by the German Army as being not innovative or different enough, but as World War 1 rolled on, the Jäger pistol was placed on the list of handguns permitted to be carried by officers (though they had to pay for it themselves, like most officers’ handguns of the period). The price was 33 Marks, which was a little below average for the time period, and 2000 were bought by German officers and eventually, after the war, 11,000 were sold to civilians. Krieghoff was interested in mass producing the Jäger pistol, though after a patent for the weapon was denied in both Germany and the US, Krieghoff lost interest in the design. The Jäger pistol is almost entirely made of steel stampings and die-cut pieces, and was very simple to produce and build, and was reasonably reliable. The barrel was the only precision part, and is 3.8 inches long. Though Franz Jäger was primarily interested in producing his fine shotguns, the Jäger pistol did save his business during World War 1 when sporting gun manufacture was curtailed.

Korriphila HSP701

     Notes: Marketed by Intratech, the HSP701 is sort of a “semi-custom” pistol, with virtually innumerable options, finishes, and other touches available, but based on a common basic design.  The HSP701, like all Korriphila pistols, are in real life extremely valuable and can be worth as much as the typical used car to collectors (in no way similar to the game cost listed below). 

     The HSP701 uses an unusual patented operation designed by Edgar Budischowski.  It is an improved version of the Vorgrimler roller-delayed system invented during World War 2, and used on some Heckler & Koch pistols after World War 2.  Without getting too wordy and technical, the roller-delayed system is a variant of delayed blowback which allows the slide to reciprocate faster, giving the shooter the ability to fire rapid follow-up shots, even though it uses a double-action trigger.  The HSP701 is made almost entirely of steel, which may be of various high grades, except for the grip plates.  The finishes may be of almost any type imaginable, and the grip plates may also be of almost any material possible.  The finishes and grip plates are always of top-notch quality.  Construction is done with extremely tight tolerances (which probably limits its use as a combat or competition pistol).  Barrels are 4 or 5 inches, and the grip accommodates only single-stack magazines.  They are heavy weapons due to the high grades of steel and the virtually hand-made nature of Korriphila’s weapons.  Various calibers are available in the HSP701.

Korth Pistol

     Notes: Korth, normally a manufacturer of quality revolvers, introduced its first pistol in 1987.  The .357 SiG caliber was not used until 1998, however.  The Korth Pistol does not have an external safety catch; however, it does have a slide catch and (for American distribution) an automatic firing pin safety.  There is also a half-cock safety.  The Korth pistol is available in a stainless steel, matte blued, or protective titanium coating finish.  The grip plates are of walnut.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: The .357 SiG version does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.