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If there was anything that you wanted to learn about the Dutch Luger from the initial contract and modifications for the Dutch by DWM, the the saga of Vickers assembling the guns for DWM to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles this book has it all.

There is no better authority on the Dutch Luger than this books that has hundreds of pictures and many technical illustrations. Holster, unit markings, designations and everything to make you a Dutch "expert".

Although the last Dutch Order was never delivered by the invasion of Holland it marked the end of the long history of the Dutch affection for the Luger.

This out of print edition is like new and is offered for $145.00 plus shipping to wherever you are in in the world.

Questions to josef@phoenixinvestmentarms.com

Ralph Shattuck has collected over 1000s of Lugers and these are the best of the best. From the acknowledged Dean of Lugers you will see both the details of these rare guns and read about their history. This book sells retail for $29.95. Your price is $20 + $5.00 S&H


Exquisite details and vivid pictures of one of a kind Lugers	Details and descriptions of various unique Lugers

Some of the Lugers featured: 1893 Borchart, 1900 Swiss, 1906 Portuguese Navy, 1900 Portuguese Contract (1 of 2 Known).	Hiram Maxim's 1902 Presentation Carbine (Wow), 1904 Navy with Stock, 1900 & 1906 Russian. 1918 Spandau plus many more.

Sam Costanzo Published this World of Lugers Classic in 1977 and it proved so comprehensive that it has never been revised. It has long since gone out of publication.

This is an unused book in excellent hard back condition with over 400 glossy pages of information and is offered for $450.00

The chapters cover the Evolution of the Luger Factories for all the companies the produced the Luger. It features exploded Luger view of the various models of the Luger so you can know the individual parts by their English names (including the carbines).

.Part 3 is the Eagle Evolution with detailed illustrations of all the Eagles you will find as proof marks on the Luger and then the succeeding paragraph where each proof is written for explanation and location on the gun. This is followed by the Related Proof Marks from the seldom seen to the frequent proofs of the manufacturers. and subsequent paragraphs of explanations.

This is the 2nd book every Luger Collector must buy whenever they can find one.

Randal Gibson was a beloved Luger enthusiasts and approached his work with precision and determination to make the best reference book on the H. Krieghoff there as and succeeded. The books is full of illustrations and explanations of he evolution of the logo, magazine usage and development, the contract guns, the "P" Codes and more about the Krieghoff than they probably knew.

World renowned his volume has stood the test of time and hasn't needed errata sheets published before the book hit the collectors.

This is a must have for the Krieghoff Collector of a out-of-print book that is the last one we have left.

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