The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols: A Technical History for Collectors from C93 to P.08, 3 Volume Set Standard Edition by Joachim Gortz, Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess

1,992 full color pages in 3 Volumes with 2 DVD's in a slipcase. The biggest & best Luger book ever! Standard Edition.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Dramatis Personae
Chapter 2: The Rifle Proving Comission
Chapter 3: Development of the Parabellum Pistol
Chapter 4: The DMW Contract
Chapter 5: Instruction Manuals
Chapter 6: Acceptance of '08 Pistols up to 1918
Chapter 7: Instruction on Marking the Pistol 08
Chapter 8: Examination and Acceptance after 1918
Chapter 9: Proof and Inspection Marks
Chapter 10: Serial Numbers
Chapter 11: Manufacturers and Their Contracts
Chapter 12: German Military Procurement & Deployment
Chapter 13: The Naval Parabellum
Chapter 14: The Lange Pistole 08
Chapter 15: Cost Accounting
Chapter 16: Manufacture and Maintenance
Chapter 17: Technical Alterations to the P.08
Chapter 18: Unit Markings
Chapter 19: Accessories
Chapter 20: Parabellum Ammunition
Chapter 21: Shooting and Troubleshooting
Chapter 22: Dead Ends and Curiosa
Chapter 23: Borhardt and Luger Patents
Chapter 24: Patents List and Nomenclature

Also includes manufacturing drawings, bibliography, glossary and subject index.