Re: Book Showing Restoration
John Martz is not only a true craftsman, he is a true gentleman. I called him a few years back when I was a true newbie and he talked to me for three quarters of an hour and NEVER once tried to give me a brush off. Here he is, a true well known craftsman, and I was a nobody and he talked to me like I knew what I was talking about. He even responded to a letter that I wrote. I talked to some restorers that John was talking to and they indicated that John is fussy about who he farms out his work to. No cheapy work for him. He was the one who turned me on to Don Hallock and Don's available list of available luger magazines. John even invited me out to his property in California to do a little shooting. John is a class act. Someday, I would like to see one of his guns. There is a nice article about him in LUGER TIPS by Michael Reese II (about $10).
As for Don Hallock, He has a list of luger magazines for people who are trying to match their lugers with the original magazines. This list costs $10 each and comes out about once a year. Don also has a book of previously published magazine numbers that he sells. I think that this book cost $40. Don's e-mail address is EAGLE@MICRO-OPTIONS.COM. I have never tried his e-mail.
Somebody asked where they could get Schroeder's book GUN COLLECTOR'S DIGEST. Joseph is at the Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA) frequently and often has a table there. I bought my book from him there. At the time, he had a stack of them. The publisher is DBI BOOKS, inc. 4092 Commercial Ave., Northbrook, Il. 60062. Maybe GUNLIST magazine has someone selling it. Try GUNLIST first.
Big Norm
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