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PISTOLE PARABELLUM - History of the "Luger System"
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PISTOLE PARABELLUM - History of the "Luger System"
 by Joachim Görtz and Geoffrey L Sturgess
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Deluxe 3-Volume set - In a special slipcase.
First Edition, 2010
2,014 pages, 1,917 illustrations, most in color




Includes Editor's Preface, Author's Foreword, Introduction, sixty-three chapters of profusely illustrated text plus a Bibliography, Glossary, and comprehensive 34-page Index, this is the most complete and authoritative account ever published covering every aspect of the Pistole Parabellum - the world's most collectable handgun.

Volume I: Discusses and depicts the historical antecedents of the Parabellum with emphasis on the Borchardt C93, and documents the derivation of the Parabellum from the C93. The bulk of the volume is devoted to illustrated descriptions of all Parabellum prototypes and Old and New Model variations as adopted by the Swiss and German militaries and manufactured for foreign contract and commercial sale.

Volume II: Begins with an in-depth, historical discussion of the four Parabellum production lines (in Germany, Switzerland, and Britain) and all the military, contract and commercial models manufactured by each; the official production and military inspection and procurement procedures, plus an exhaustive, fully-illustrated study of markings (factory internal, proof, acceptance, serial numbers and unit), ending with a chapter on supplementary police safeties and selective-fire conversions.

Volume III: Covers all the many accessories and ancillaries produced for the Borchardt C93 and the Parabellum, including commercial, military and police manuals; holsters, magazine pouches and holster/stocks; magazines and drums; maintenance accessories; Swiss and German sub-calibre conversions; cases and cartons; and ammunition (7.65mm Borchardt and 7.65mm and 9mm Parabellum), including headstamps, special loadings, and military packaging and labelling.

Fakes: This is the first and only Luger study to tackle head-on the vexing issue of fakery. The nearly two thousand sharp, clear illustrations in these volumes, mostly in full colour, painstakingly depict and compare the key details of hundreds of genuine examples of exquisite rarity with those of known fakes. In keeping with this as an ongoing theme throughout all three volumes, the exhaustive Index in the back of Volume III directs the reader to over 50 specific entries under the heading "Fakery".

THE PUBLICATION HISTORY OF PISTOLE PARABELLUM

Those who are interested in the history of the publication by Collector Grade Publications of Pistole Parabellum by Geoffrey Sturgess and Joachim Görtz should be aware that considerable controversy surrounds the editorial changes made in the final published form of the book.

As part and parcel of the signed Settlement Agreement, an "Authors' Statement", reading exactly as Dr. Sturgess agreed, has been inserted into the first volume of each set of books. It reads as follows:

Authors' Statement:

"This publication is based upon a manuscript originally written by Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess and Joachim Görtz, now deceased. In accordance with the publishing contract, the publisher has introduced a number of amendments to the form and structure of the original manuscript. However, Dr Sturgess and the Görtz Estate do not agree with many of these amendments."

Regardless of the controversy, the facts (with supurb photographs) presented by Dr. Sturgess and Herr Görtz represent a remarkable achievement in documenting the development and manufacture of the Luger Pistol. This material represents a lifetime of study by two serious students of firearms history, and includes contributions from firearms students and collectors around the world. Dr. Sturgess intends to publish this book in it's original form in the near future, and collectors will need both in their firearms library. Dr. Sturgess may well have created the ultimate study on Lugers which may never be surpassed.

Order From:
BOB ADAMS
COLLECTOR FIREARMS
P.O. BOX 23010, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87192 U.S.A.
(505) 255-6868

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