Luger Books

[Kyrie]

Hi Sid,


Here is a bit of a list - hope it helps!


Best regards,


Kyrie


"Luger Tips" by Michael Reese II


This is a soft cover, fairly thin, book which gives an overview of the Luger pistol, including development, variations, and markings. It's a good place to start.


"1900 Luger U. S. Test Trials" by Michael Reese II


This is also a thin, soft cover, book. It details the 1900 American test trials of the Luger pistol for possible adoption as standard U.S. Issue.


"The Luger Pistol" by Fred Datig


Excellent book. Mr .Datig did an level of research that is just superb. He visited and spoke with a number of people, including Georg Luger's son (George Jr.) and many people from The Mauser Werk (including August Weiss). This book is mostly text, with supporting photos. Regrettably, Mr. Datig was not a professional writer and his book is not well organized. Still, I highly recommend it for its content.


"Lugers at Random" by Charles Kenyon


An excellent counter point to Mr. Datig's book, this volume is mostly photos with short, descriptive text. It also details proof, military acceptance, and manufacturer markings.


"Imperial Lugers"

"Weimar Lugers"

"Third Reich Lugers"

"Axis Pistols", all by Jan Still


These volumes are about half way between the approaches taken by Mr. Datig and Mr. Kenyon; I'd guess about 1/3 text and 2/3 photos. Each book concentrates on a specific Lugers from a specific time period, and like Kenyon, details proof, military acceptance, and manufacturer markings. They also supply production volume numbers for each variation.


"The Luger Story" by John Walter


In the same vein as Datig - very dry but lots of good information.


"The Luger Book - The Encylopedia of the Borchardt and Borchardt-Luger handguns, 1885-1985" by John Walter


Excellent work - encyclopedic [smile]


â??World of Lugersâ?� by Costanzo


Directory of Luger markings. But itâ??s out of print, had to find, expensive, and much of it has been called into question by more recent research. Probably of interest only to the advanced collector.