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If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. His other books include, luger, the luger book, and rifles of the world. Lugers at random by charles kenyon lugers at random has long been considered the top reference book on luger pistols by collectors and researchers alike. The encyclopedia of the borchardt and borchardtluger handguns, 18851985 by j. His writing style is entertaining and flows smoothly. Luger the luger book the encyclopedia of the borchardt and borchardtluger nadguns, 18851985 john walter on. He is one of the worlds foremost experts on guns of the cartridge era. Other books on the parabellumpistole, as the luger was also known.
Luger book by john walter official publisher page simon. I would welcome comments by more experienced collectors. Buy the ebook luger, the story of the worlds most famous handgun by john walter online from australias leading online ebook store. The encyclopedia of the borchardt and borchardt luger handguns, 18851985 john walter on. In luger, renowned gun expert john walter traces the history of this semiautomatic pistol from an early design by hugo borchardt in the 1890s through its use in the trenches of the first world war to the final days of the third reich. John walter is the acclaimed author of a number of militarythemed books, including the rifle story, the airgun book, the luger story, rifles of the world, the. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. The story of the worlds most famous handgunnook book. Buy the luger book first edition by walter, john isbn. The one pictured on the left is formally of the john pearson collection.
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