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04-09-2017, 07:02 AM | #1 |
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P08 Luger book
I would like to purchase a good book that shows just about everything involving a P08. Like disassembly/assembly, maintenance, diagrams, stampings on P08, etc. What do recommend for the new Luger guy? also, info on various models.
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For Mauser guns - Hallock and van de Kant, The Mauser Parabellum, 1930-1946: Analysis of a Million Luger Pistols
And Jan Still, Third Reich Lugers For Imperial guns - Sturgess and Gortz, Pistole Parabellum: Hisotry of the Luger System and Jan Still, Imperial Lugers and Weimar Lugers
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Buy the Sturgess 3 volume set- about $300; or buy it as a CD for about $40 from Simpsons Ltd.
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For disassembly there are videos on YouTube that are helpful.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. At this time I cannot see spending $300-400 on a book. And I don't use CDs either.
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Would you spend $300-400 on a new gun? On ammo? On accessories for your gun?
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Then read these forums from beginning to end, there are several "books" worth of info here.
No "quick" way to knowledge.
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If you don't have a DVD drive for your computer, buy a cheap external one. The books are worth every penny at $300. As a DVD it is an insane bargain. It will save you far more than $300 worth of mistakes buying Lugers and their accessories.
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Avoiding One mistake in buying a faked Luger makes a $300 book cheap.
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Lugers At Random was recommended to me as a good "starter" book, I got mine used via Amazon for under $50. One of the best book purchases I've ever made.
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John Walter recently republished his Luger Story book. It is a great reference book for new collectors.
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