1909 German Infantry training book
 

Hello fellows,
I have just received this very interesting book. It is a 1909 German book used for training of Infantry officers and NCOs. It keeps into consideration all aspects related to the life of a soldier, from the uniform up to the different guns used at that epoch.

At that epoch (1909), the Parabellum was used by about one year. I have extracted the pages related to the P08.

The book is in very good condition quite new.

I hope you appreciate.

Ciao
Mauro

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Very interesting! Even though it was printed in 1909 and the German Army had adopted the Luger in 1908, the illustrations still show the "old model" 1900 Luger! I would have thought at least it would show the 1906 with the coil mainspring. I guess one year volunteer reserve officer aspirants weren't expected to be around long enough to know the difference!

Very nice acquisition Mauro. Period documents and Luger accessories are great side collections for Luger fans, and are becoming increasingly desirable (and expensive!).

Hello Ron,
You are right; it is odd that the â??00 model is described in a 1909 manual.
I can provide you another very unusual example. Please look at the following scans.

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It is extracted from a 1919 book for the German Field Artillery. This book, now in my collection, was used for Artillery Officers and NCOs training. Again the Parabellum described is the â??00 model.
It is absolutely unusual that a training book doesnâ??t describe the correct model.
Let me know your opinion.
Ciao
Mauro

Hi all,

The reason for not updating these illustrations is probably caused by the fact that they are engraved plates, expensive to replace.

These identical illustrations show up on a number of (then cheap) German publications but were overhauled at some point. I have a fold-out instruction form that shows the same 1900-model, but has revised coil-spring illustrations also.

Also note the lack of a stock-lug on all illustrations.

Apologies for the bad image, it's a framed reproduction that sits above my PC :)

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