Kahr?

[GLOCKROCKER]

Got a question here and I know some of you guys gotta know. Where did the name KAHR originate and what do the letters stand for?

[rjt123]

Doesn't "stand for" anything. It isn't an acronym.

When Justin Moon was doing the original design work on his first pistol, he wanted to name his company something that sounded German/European and had an "air of quality" sound to it. He settled on Kahr.

[GLOCKROCKER]

Thanks rjt - just something that popped into my remains of a mind that I was curious about and couldn't find a quick goggle answer to. I was thinking maybe an acronym for something like Korean American Handgun Research.

[Bawanna]

Same story I heard so it has to be true.

[tjm]

Kick Ass Handgun manufactureR

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[jeepster09]

Kinda Awesome Handgun Really :cheer2: I am pretty sure this is the real answer......:cool:

[ripley16]

Korean Army Handguns ROK Pun intended. :D


I guess that works better for Daewoo or Lionheart, :rolleyes:

[Tinman507]

Hyundai was already taken?

[muggsy]

A Japanese automotive company when to a German car manufacturer for assistance in naming their new car. The Japanese firm told that German firm that their engineers had just finished designing the car and that they would be in full production by the end of the following week. The German manufacturer was astounded and said, "Dat zoon?" and the rest is history. :)

[olympicmotorcars]

I read somewhere that Justin Moon simply made up the name because it sounded "German" and he thought that everyone would think it carried an air of quality for that reason.

[JohnR]

That's what I read too.

[rjt123]

I read somewhere that Justin Moon simply made up the name because it sounded "German" and he thought that everyone would think it carried an air of quality for that reason.


I thought that was what I said...

[T0RMENT]

A little dated (2007) but it speaks of Justin Moon and how he and Kahr Arms came to be.

"In 1993, Justin founded Kahr, taking for the name a made-up word that combined his affection for German engineering and fast cars."

A really interesting read...

http://upstart.bizjournals.com/careers/Features/2007/09/17/Unification-Church.html?page=all

[wyntrout]

They did use a German-sounding name. Who would want to buy a "Moonie" or Moon Gun??

Wynn:D

[O'Dell]

A Japanese automotive company when to a German car manufacturer for assistance in naming their new car. The Japanese firm told that German firm that their engineers had just finished designing the car and that they would be in full production by the end of the following week. The German manufacturer was astounded and said, "Dat zoon?" and the rest is history. :)

It's interesting to examine the Japanese and American car names. They are quite different.

American: Viper, Barracuda, Typhoon, Blazer, Mustang, Mako shark [Corvette], Stingray, Thunder Bird, Charger, Cobra, plus a lot of race track names.

Japanese: Accord, Prelude, Civic, Bluebird, plus all the soft sounding made up names from Nissan and Toyota.

[wyntrout]

One of the Asian manufacturers came up with Incubus for a new model... until someone protested and told them what an Incubus was.

Wynn:)

[olympicmotorcars]

When you think about it, the automobile manufacturers have to come up with names that will be acceptable all over the word in many different markets. That is probably why there are so many "made up " names and alpha numeric names, now.

I guess one of the classic naming screw-ups goes to Chevrolet for marketing the chevy NOVA in Mexico under that name ( nova in Spanish translates roughly to " will not go"

[jocko]

It's interesting to examine the Japanese and American car names. They are quite different.

American: Viper, Barracuda, Typhoon, Blazer, Mustang, Mako shark [Corvette], Stingray, Thunder Bird, Charger, Cobra, plus a lot of race track names.

Japanese: Accord, Prelude, Civic, Bluebird, plus all the soft sounding made up names from Nissan and Toyota.

those fokkers never name a car PEARL:Amflag2: