Care to suggest a Luger book to add to my collection?

avroe

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What's the one "you've gotta own this" book when it comes to collecting Lugers?

Looking for something with a lot of photos that might be used to help ID pieces in the future.
 
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Seems nice, but $375 is a bit above what I had been planning to spend.

Does anyone own one of these yet? Worth the investment?
 
Combat Bookshelf used to have a good Luger manual for about $3.50. Lots of good info in it, including the FACTORY way of stripping the thing, which is definitely NOT the American way. It was a reprint of the original DWM English-language manual from about 1910.

BTW Fred Datig's book was the first in-depth book about the gun, although it is dated. Some really good photos, lots of strange things that we ever see. Should be able to locate a second-hand copy. The Luger Pistol. Get the latest copy you can find; he rewrote it to better than double the length of the original (rare and expensive) book.
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LIGHTINFANTRY;
"Jan C Still's set of books"

I could not agree more, I have used his books for years, they ARE the books to own....

John
 
LIGHTINFANTRY;
"Jan C Still's set of books"

I could not agree more, I have used his books for years, they ARE the books to own....

John

...and they are not cheap. I have seen individual books go for hundreds of dollars. But saying that, they are well worth the price.
 
Go to Cornell Publishing site -> Old catalogues -> L and then Luger Catalogues, lot of info. on that site and IMHO reasonably priced. --- John303.
 
Go Collector Grade - yea they are expensive but all the ones I have are a wealth of info. I've managed to ID WWI vintage experimental link for the Vickers and wouldn't be without them.
Excellent references all!!!
 
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