Neil Grant

The Luger

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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?mm round, from 1902 the Luger was designed for DWM's 9?mm 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… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Gilliland, Alan (B.E.V. illustrator) (Illustr.) / Shumate, Johnny (Illustrator) (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4728-1973-4
EAN: 9781472819734
Produktnummer: 25393388
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Seitenangabe: 80 S.
Masse: H24.6 cm x B19.2 cm x D0.5 cm 262 g
Gewicht: 262
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Neil Grant studied archaeology at Reading University, and now works for English Heritage. His interests include firearms, medieval edged weapons and classical and medieval horsemanship. He lives in Wiltshire, UK. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille. Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.