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Good day gentlemen. I am new to this forum, but not new to firearms. I do confess to a severe lack of knowledge of Luger's though. My emphasis has always been contemporary handguns and K98 rifles. I know enough to know I don't know much regarding the beautiful Luger's though. I have always desired a Luger from the WWI era in 9mm but am unwilling to spend the money until I know what I'm doing. Thus my membership here.

Thank you for this forum and I look forward to learning and eventual purchase. :thumbup:

Regards,

Bittrich

Bittrich, WELCOME to the Luger Forum. You are on the way to a serious illness called "Lugeritis" Once you have this illness, there is no known cure. :thumbup:

But it's lots of fun!! :jumper:

Frank has a serious case of it....beware,look what happened to him!!...pale green skin...bolt through the neck!!....

Peter, That bolt is a toggle neck.

Bittrich, Buy a couple hundred dollars worth of books..THEN consider spending thousands on a Luger. Some good books will pay for themselves. If you want one of the best and cheapest books out there consider Jan Stills Central Powers. Not a truely comprehensive Luger book as it covers many other pistols too but not a bad place to start for less than a hundred bucks shipped.


Jerry Burney

Also read everything here. Especially the New Collectors Forum

Okay Guys, some one once told me to keep my head on straight, thus the bolt!! It certainly didn't cure my Lugeritis!! :D

Thank you gentlemen for the advice. Is there a "definitive" Luger book that you can recommend? Price, while always a variable, is not as important as the correct book. :cheers:

For now, I am going to use this list found on this forum.

Some pretty good starter books that cover the "General" category are:
1) Kenyon's "Lugers at Random"
2) Walter's "The Luger Book"
3) Costanzo's "World of Lugers"

Not necessarily in that order!!

I also like Jan Still's books for period Lugers:
1) "Imperial Lugers"
2) "Weimar Lugers"
3) "Third Reich Lugers"

Then, you could get some ancillary books, like:

1) Bender's "Luger Holsters and Accessories"
2) Goetz's "German Small Arms Markings"


Bittrich

Bitrich..Untill you decide to specialize and know exactly what you are going after there is no perfect book.
If you want one of the best and cheapest books out there consider Jan Stills Central Powers. Not a truely comprehensive Luger book as it covers many other pistols too but not a bad place to start for less than a hundred bucks shipped.
This book I mentioned before, Central Powers.. will put you in depth over your head on WW1 Lugers. I have thousands invested in Luger books...I recommend this one.
If you have a spare $300 you can track down a copy of Still's out of print Imperial Lugers... As soon as Central Powers is out of print it will bring $300 too.
Take my advice..you can thank me later.

Jerry Burney

My particular time frame of interest is the Imperial era.


Bittrich

Costanzo, although indespensible, it would be below the others you have mentioned; unless you like to compare markings, then it is fairly fun.


ed

Hi, If your primary interest is Lugers of the Imperial period you need look no further than Jan C. Still's two books. They are "Imperial Lugers" which is out of print, and "Central Powers Pistols" which is still available. Regards