All about the Luger models

[gerard]

Today, on the Web , E-books on firearms quite rare.


Here is a place where that fact is contradicted :


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We are very proud to announce you our third E-book relating the Luger pistol.


No doubt it is a document that will greatly improve your knowledge on the subject.


Content of our E-book

A brief look at the basic models of the Luger pistol

- The Old (1900) and the New (1906) construction

- The current calibers

- The frame can be of long or short type

- Old and New Model Features compared point by point

- Finishing of the Luger pistols

The Luger Model 1900

- Basic technical characteristics

- One of the first requested changes

- Thumb safety lever variations

- Pictures showing the salient features of the 1900 Model

- The grip safety broadening

The Luger 1902 in 9 mm Parabellum

- The 9 mm cartridge evolving from the 7.65 mm cartridge

- The first 1902 prototypes

- Shortening of the frame

- The curvature of the trigger guard

- The cartridges-counter model

- Mauser 1902 commemorative models

The Luger Carbine

- Long barreled models appeared during 1900

- An unusual graduated rear sight

- The 1900 models with a 175 mm barrel

- The Luger Carbine of 1902

- The Luger Carbine of the post WW I period

The transitional Models of 1903 - 1906

- Mechanism improvements of the 1903 - 1906 period

- Breechblock - Extractor - Toggle knobs

- The transitional modifications of 1904 - 1905

- The Luger Model 1906

The Standard Luger from 1908 to 1916

- By 1908 the German Army adopted the Luger pistol

- German Army Luger characteristics

- The hold-open latch discarded and later reintroduced

- The production for the Army began in 1909

- By 1916, Georg Luger changed the sear design

The Naval Luger

- The Naval Luger of 1904

- Some transitional variations

- The Naval Luger of 1906

- Naval Lugers with a modified safety

- First issue - First issue modified - Second issue

- The Naval Luger of 1908 - 1914

- The Naval Luger of 1914 - 1918

- The Naval Luger of Weimar Republic

- Photo Gallery

The Long Luger or Luger "Artillery"

- Officially adopted by the German Army on June 3, 1913

- The Erfurt arsenal produced it during 1914, only

- The Luger "Artillery" mechanical features

- The rear sight variations

- The Luger "Artillery" of 1916

- The first drum magazine pattern

- Photo Gallery

The Luger Prototypes

- The seven shots Luger prototype

- The Luger prototype in caliber .45 ACP

- The "baby" Luger of 1920

The Standard Luger of the 1925 - 45 Period

- The wooden magazine bottom was canceled

- The striker's head milled with three longitudinal grooves

- The machinery was transferred from BKIW(DWM) to Mauser

- MAUSER's typical rear frame shape

- Improvement of the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge

- Another specific feature of the MAUSER's production

- HAENEL's new improved magazines

- A trick to quickly determine if a Luger toggle is Krieghoff made

- Two types of brown plastic grip pieces

John Martz Lugers

- A truly original and meaningful technical modification

- John Vernon Martz credentials

- Martz Safe Toggle Release (U.S. Patent number 3,956,967)

- What about the M.T.S.R.?

- Photo Gallery

John Martz Luger in Caliber .45 ACP

- Lugers in 45" ACP require modifications of the structure

- How the frame is cut and the receiver lengthened

- How the toggle assembly is lengthened

- New walnut grips tailored and checkered by Georges Sarkisian

- Specific jigs for the welding of the frame

- Ed Korda : A machining expert

- The Luger breechblock adapted for the .45" cartridge

- Sights are produced from scratch for any Luger model

- The Luger in .22" Magnum caliber


Our other ebook available :


- The Luger Mechanical features (US $5.95)

- The DWM Lugers (US $5.95)

- Aimed Point Shooting (US $3.95)

- The Nagant revolvers (US $4.95)

- The Savage 1907 pistol (for free)

- Firearms and Related Topics Bibliography (for free)


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[John Sabato]

I have downloaded all three of these books and they are excellent and each is also an excellent value. I have owned the two previously released books for some time, and just recently purchased the latest offering.


The three books available are DWM Lugers, Luger Mechanics, and the latest book, Luger Models.


These books contain many of the same graphics, but there is much good information in these books and the price is a bargain. I look forward to new releases in this series.


These books are read with a proprietary version of a browser and are password protected to make copyright infringement difficult.


If you download one of these books and have a problem with it, drop me a line and I will be glad to help you with it.


-John

John, I'd sure like to see these volumes, particularily the last one. But, without a printer (or computer for that matter) I can't down load them. How much to run me a copy of yours or print off another from their site? Thanks, Tom

[Luke]

Being new to the Luger world, I also downloaded the e-book on Luger mechanics. The color drawings and explanations of how the gun works are useful for newcomers to the subject, and they are printable on a color printer.


Issue: I downloaded the e-book on my wife's computer, as she has a color printer (Mine is B/W.)and found that I could not later move the e-book to my computer because of their password protection scheme. I contacted H&L Publishing and they made an "exception" and provided me with a new password so that I could move the program to my computer upstairs. Not a big deal, but I contacted them again and asked about recovery when I buy a new computer next year. They returned an e-mail saying that they would provide me with a new password at that time. That might be okay as long as they are in business . . . . .


I believe H&L is a French company, and the English is a little awkward in a few places but not a real problem.


I have since downloaded their book on DWM Lugers; and I agree with John, the books are a bargain, as Luger books go, at $5.95 each.

[John Sabato]

[John Sabato]

You have very unique circumstances that these books were not designed to accomodate. These books were intended to be viewed only on a computer, and not with a web device such as WebTV...


The page content must have a place to be stored so it can be viewed by the proprietary browser... when the e-book is executed.


Unless you have purchased the book, to give you a printed copy would really be a copyright infringement...


Didn't you say at one time that your family had a computer, but you just stayed off of it and used the WebTV so you wouldn't have to compete for screen time? I think you may have to get in line for a couple of hours of time there to see this book.


While printing from the e-book application is an option, there is paging done, and each of the web pages that makes up the book is multiple pages long... This means that both text and graphics get broken up across page boundaries and although readable, it won't be very pretty and won't bind very well into a book... Perhaps these books should be available in a printed version as well, if you are listening H&L...


But if that is what you want, I can "buy" you a download, and print it out. Check your email...


-John