Janz (revolvers)

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Janz (Revolvers)

Company type	GmbH
Industry	Firearms
Founded	1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Founder	Uwe Janz & Rene Janz
Headquarters	Bad Malente, Holstein , Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Julia Janz - Managing Director
Products	Firearms
Website	www.janz-revolver.de

Janz is a line of premium (costing up to 25,000 Euros), low volume (less than one hundred per year) revolvers manufactured by Janz-Präzisionstechnik GmbH, of Bad Malente, Holstein, Germany.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

• 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.^[4][1]
• 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.^[4][1]
• MA frame - Large frame in .460 and .500 S+W with barrel lengths from 4" to 12"^[4][1]
• 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.^[5][6]
• Sport revolvers, in either .357 or .44 magnum, equipped with adjustable sights.^[7]

Janz also produces a 9 mm semiautomatic as the Janz-Schuknecht Pistole.^[8][1]

Other German revolver brands:

• Korth
• Arminius
• Röhm (defunct)

• Janz official page
• US page