I recommend Mauro Baudino’s “LUGER Artiglieria” to all collectors. The books only drawback is that it is not all in English (perhaps the next edition). This publication is generously laced with period photographs and documents. Covered are accessories such as drum magazines, ammunition, sight adjustors, period literature, etc. Numerous artillery holsters are covered including a reichs-revolver type that I was unaware of.
The following artillery Lugers are shown: Erfurt military, DWM military, Red 9, unit marked (R.J.R.78 9.47), full auto, 1923 Stoeger, Siamese, Persian, Commemorative Mauser, and Werle. In Italian with English illustration captions and summaries. Comments to the first edition Jan Still: “Mauro Baudino’s “LUGER Artiglieria” (Artillery): 9.5 X 6.75- high quality-111 page- paperback. The history, use, technology and all variations. The Luger Artiglieria is the first book totally focused in this Luger variation. The famous infantry Sturmtruppen employed the Artillery Luger equipped with a new large magazine – the Trommelmagazine. This iconic pistol is known today as Artillery Luger, although it was also used by Aviation units (prior to equipping aircraft with machine guns) as well as the Infantry, primarily on the Western front during WW-I.
The adoption of the Lange Pistole 08 LP.08 was authorized by the Kaiser on the 2nd of July 1913. Bavarian Captain Adolf Fisher (1869-1938) was assigned to head a team that, in collaboration with DWM – Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, was tasked to develop such a variation. The Kriegsministerium decided at that time to re-consider the Artillery unit requirements. In August 1908, Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1914) signed authorization for adoption of the Pistole 08 – P.08 Pistol. Comparative tests were performed between several pistols of the day, the Borchardt C93, the Mauser C96, and the Frommer but these pistols were not chosen.
ISBN: 978-88-6262-284-4 How to buy it: Italy: Rusconi Libri, Non Solo Storia International: Non Solo Storia, Amazon For additional information, contact the author: Abstract In 1907, German Artillery units requested the development of a pistol-carbine to replace the obsolete Reichsrevolver M79 and M83. The book is in Italian language, all the captions are also available in English. All accessories are covered, from the holsters to the Sudicatis nocturnal sights, and a section of historical photos has also been added. The production in Mauser in the thirties, the limited production in Mauser under French control in 1945-1946 and the reintroduction made by Mauser in the second half of 1980. The wartime use of the gun in WWI by the Artillery, the Infantry and the Air Force.
DWM production, Erfurt, Mauser, Mauser under French control and Mauser post 1970.
The 200-page book covers the entire history of the iconic Lange Pistole 08, pistol from 1913 to 1986. The 2003 edition has been revised both in terms of content and in terms of the quality of the images, now all in colour and high resolution. La Luger Artiglieria - The Artillery Luger Second Edition - 2020 The newly published second edition (2020) is in fact a new book.