0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment

Buy Now

The Luger (Paperback) Loot Price: R434
Discovery Miles 4 340
You Save: R47 (10%)
The Luger (Paperback): Neil Grant

The Luger (Paperback)

Neil Grant; Illustrated by Alan Gilliland, Johnny Shumate

Series: Weapon, 64

 (1 rating, sign in to rate)
List price R481 Loot Price R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 You Save R47 (10%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 9 - 17 working days

Patented in 1898 and produced from 1900, Georg Luger's iconic semi-automatic pistol became synonymous with Germany's armed forces throughout both world wars.

Initially chambered for the 7.65×21mm round, from 1902 the Luger was designed for DWM's 9×19mm round, which even today remains the most popular military handgun cartridge. It was adopted by the Imperial German Navy in 1904, followed by the German Army in 1908, receiving the name Pistole 08. Despite being supplanted by the Walther P38, the Luger remained in widespread service with all arms of Nazi Germany's armed forces throughout World War II, and even equipped East Germany's Volkpolizei in the years after 1945.

Featuring full-colour artwork, expert analysis and archive and present-day photographs, this engaging study tells the story of the Luger, the distinctive and deadly semi-automatic pistol that has come to symbolize Germany's armed forces in the 20th century.

General

Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Weapon, 64
Release date: September 2018
Authors: Neil Grant
Illustrators: Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator) • Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
Dimensions: 248 x 184 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1973-4
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Promotions
LSN: 1-4728-1973-X
Barcode: 9781472819734

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

The Bomb - South Africa's Nuclear…
Nic Von Wielligh, Wielligh-Steyn von Paperback R679 Discovery Miles 6 790
The Poisoners - On South Africa's Toxic…
Imraan Coovadia Paperback R320 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950
Abyss - World On The Brink, The Cuban…
Max Hastings Paperback R330 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950
Nuclear War - A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen Hardcover R766 R643 Discovery Miles 6 430
Nelson's Victory: Trafalgar & Tragedy…
Kevin Jackson Paperback R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190
Revolver - Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter…
Jim Rasenberger Paperback R531 R496 Discovery Miles 4 960
Two-Seat Spitfires - The Complete Story
Greg Davis, John Sanderson and Peter Arnold Hardcover R1,071 Discovery Miles 10 710
Shells and Shell-Guns
John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren Paperback R676 Discovery Miles 6 760
Edward Webbe, Chief Master Gunner, His…
Edward Arber Paperback R355 Discovery Miles 3 550
Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the…
Charles Boutell Paperback R563 Discovery Miles 5 630
The Dreyse Military Needle-Ignition…
Leonard Alston-Roberts-West Paperback R1,648 Discovery Miles 16 480
The Needle-Ignition System of the Modele…
Guy A-R-West, Leonard A-R-West Paperback R1,627 Discovery Miles 16 270

See more

Partners