Costanzo

BogeyB · 04-21-2006, 08:06 PM

Hi all...just got a copy of Costanza's book,( Boy..out of print books are high! ). A question to the members: If this is Volume 1, then did Costanza intend to write other volumes? If so, why didn't he?

Mike

Edward Tinker · 04-21-2006, 08:09 PM

I heard he felt he caught so much sh&t from the first one that he said the hell with it. Not that much wrong with it, but he didn't like the little bit of flak he got, same reasons I think for Reese and his books.

Send your e-mail to me, I made a word document for the corrections from this forum a couple of years ago.

Ed

weimar_lugers@comcast.net

Pete Ebbink · 04-21-2006, 10:01 PM

Minor point ---

Costanza was George's neurotic family on Seinfeld; whereas the author is "Costanzo".

Here is an interesting link about a Sam and Jan in Ohio...may be the author and his wife.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=37218

Looks like he got busy with collecting and researching motorcycles.

Hi Bob,

This big WOL book was Sam's 2nd. book. He put out another smaller one about the AE lugers he theorized, probably incorrectly, were sold to German spies living in America around Hans Tauscher's time. Sam caught flak for this book and this theory as well.

I bought my copy of this smaller book about 1.5 years ago directly from Sam for only $ 15, new. I have seen them go for over $ 75 at gun shows, in used condition.

Edward Tinker · 04-21-2006, 11:16 PM

Pete, sometimes you being picky can appear a bit brazen to poor folks that frick up and post the wrong letter in their writing...

BogeyB · 04-22-2006, 12:03 PM

Ed,

Any pickiness(?) by Pete is all right by me. He was a most gracious guide at the NAPCA last Aug.

Thanks Ed and Pete,
Mike

Edward Tinker · 04-22-2006, 06:09 PM

I figured that, was just giving him back a bit, he can take it and "dish' it back to me

04-21-2006, 08:06 PM	#1
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 422 Thanks: 0 Thanked 227 Times in 99 Posts	Costanza Hi all...just got a copy of Costanza's book,( Boy..out of print books are high! ). A question to the members: If this is Volume 1, then did Costanza intend to write other volumes? If so, why didn't he? Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

04-22-2006, 12:03 PM	#5
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 422 Thanks: 0 Thanked 227 Times in 99 Posts	Ed, Any pickiness(?) by Pete is all right by me. He was a most gracious guide at the NAPCA last Aug. Thanks Ed and Pete, Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

04-22-2006, 06:09 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	I figured that, was just giving him back a bit, he can take it and "dish' it back to me __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

04-21-2006, 08:09 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	I heard he felt he caught so much sh&t from the first one that he said the hell with it. Not that much wrong with it, but he didn't like the little bit of flak he got, same reasons I think for Reese and his books. Send your e-mail to me, I made a word document for the corrections from this forum a couple of years ago. Ed weimar_lugers@comcast.net

04-21-2006, 10:01 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Minor point --- Costanza was George's neurotic family on Seinfeld; whereas the author is "Costanzo". Here is an interesting link about a Sam and Jan in Ohio...may be the author and his wife. http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=37218 Looks like he got busy with collecting and researching motorcycles. Hi Bob, This big WOL book was Sam's 2nd. book. He put out another smaller one about the AE lugers he theorized, probably incorrectly, were sold to German spies living in America around Hans Tauscher's time. Sam caught flak for this book and this theory as well. I bought my copy of this smaller book about 1.5 years ago directly from Sam for only $ 15, new. I have seen them go for over $ 75 at gun shows, in used condition.

04-21-2006, 11:16 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Pete, sometimes you being picky can appear a bit brazen to poor folks that frick up and post the wrong letter in their writing...