Profusely illustrated, serial numbers listed by year of manufacture, index, colour pictorial softcovers. An invaluable guide to the identification and collecting of the rare Swiss Variant Lugers, made between 1898 and 1946. Their story is presented in concise text, large, clear photographs, exploded diagrams and drawings. The author (deceased 2011 was a world-recognised authority in military small arms, who himself lived in Switzerland for many years, gathering data for this and other books.

An accessible one- volume study of the development, manufacture and use of the Luger pistol he elegant but menacing silhouette of the Luger is immediately recognisable. It is the only gun of its type to have entered modern folklore. Nearly two million had been made by the end of World War I and it was still being manufactured in the dying days of the Third Reich in 1945. This is the most comprehensive one-volume guide to the world's most famous pistol: a simple history not overly complicated by technical details. This is an updated edition designed to appeal to collectors and more general military historians. This edition will include a foreword by Reinhard Kornmayer, one of the world's leading Luger historians. AUTHOR: John Walter has been writing military history books since 1968 and has published more than 50 books, translated into 11 languages. He is a regular contributor to key military journals including 'Guns Digest', 'Gun Collector's Digest', 'Shooter's Bible' and 'The Armourer'. He is one of the world's best-known authorities on guns of the twentieth century. The author had a toy Luger as a child. SELLING POINTS: Classic history of the most iconic weapon of World War II The pistol's complete 100 year history Well-illustrated guidebook intended for use by both collectors and enthusiasts Brings the Luger's manufacture up to the present day with the unveiling of the 'American Eagle' model made by Mitchell Arms 16pp mono, 80 b/w illustrations.

Revised edition by Michael Reese II. One of the most comprehensive books on Lugers currently in print. Revised and expanded with much new data including information on the Borchardt, Commericial, DWM, Military & Swiss models. Chapters on the history of the Parabellum pistol and its inventor, George Luger, shooting the Luger, and leather goods and accessories for this popular handgun. Softcover, color cover, 120 pages.

The world’s 9mm weapons are covered in this detailed volume, showing the variety of weapons and ammunition in the 9mm format from Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Israel, Austria, Poland, South Africa, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the United States.Among the famous makes covered are the Mauser, Walther, Llama, the various Berettas including the models now used in the American Armed Forces, the UZI, Colt and Smith & Wesson. Over 500 photographs, including detailed interior shots, and numerous line drawings makes this book ideal for the collector and enthusiast.

This comprehensive identification and price guide goes a long way to giving Luger enthusiasts information to enjoy and be successful in an extremely active collector market. Includes reproduction of symbols and makers' marks from every model of Luger for use in accurately identifying the hundreds of Luger variations. More than 1,000 detailed photos and line illustrations demonstrating design and performance of Luger pistols. Manufacturing data and model rarity information to aid collectors when buying Lugers as an investment. Perfect for firearm collectors, gun shop owners, auction houses, museums, and appraisers, this book helps every Luger enthusiast enjoy their hobby more

Secondhand, G Cond.
"Here at long last is a book relating for the first time the complete and authentic story behind the most famous automatic pistol of all times -- Luger, Parabellum, P - 08. On these pages will be found a wealth of little - known and heretofore unpublished facts dating from the early days of the Borchardt, predecessor of the Luger, to the Walther P - 38 which finally superseded it

Covered in detail are the Army and Navy Lugers of Imperial Germany, their holsters, magazines, loading tools, cleaning rods and literature. For the first time these accessories are related to the Luger variations with which they were originally issued. Unit marked Lugers issued to infantry, riflemen, machine gun crews, cavalry, combat engineers, artillery crews, air ships, railway crews, munitions columns, Army staff, Kaiser's Headquarters, ambulance units and the III Seebattalion are described with photographs and related World War I battle scenes. Also covered are Lugers used by Germany's ally, Bulgaria, and the Lugers tested by the U.S. Army that influenced the Luger design adopted by the Germany Army in 1908. Over 55 Luger variations are described with 460 photos and battle scenes. Replaces all previous references on DWM and Erfurt Lugers.