Hugo Borchardt revealed?!!

Ron Wood · 10-11-2012, 07:09 PM

Until now it has always been reported that there are no known photographs of Hugo Borchardt. David Eash has brought a book to my attention "The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols; Self-loading Pistol Designs of Two World Wars and the Men Who Invented Them" by Gordon Bruce. This is a relatively recent book and it contains not only one but two photographs of Hugo Borchardt! I am sure the photos are copyrighted so until I can find out otherwise I can't post them here. One of the photos shows him as a relatively young man and the other somewhat later in life. If these photos have provenance, this is a significant find. Is anyone familiar with the author, this book or the origin of the photos?
Ron

10-11-2012, 07:09 PM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Hugo Borchardt revealed?!! Until now it has always been reported that there are no known photographs of Hugo Borchardt. David Eash has brought a book to my attention "The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols; Self-loading Pistol Designs of Two World Wars and the Men Who Invented Them" by Gordon Bruce. This is a relatively recent book and it contains not only one but two photographs of Hugo Borchardt! I am sure the photos are copyrighted so until I can find out otherwise I can't post them here. One of the photos shows him as a relatively young man and the other somewhat later in life. If these photos have provenance, this is a significant find. Is anyone familiar with the author, this book or the origin of the photos? Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction