History of the parabellum pistol in Switzerland

SIGP2101 · 02-16-2011, 08:11 PM

Hi guys,

Found this book on early Lugers on line. Lots of pictures as studying material. If you know German even better.

Die Geschichte der Parabellum-Pistole in der Schweiz
Reinhard Kornayer

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3615008/hi...in-switzerland

tomaustin · 02-16-2011, 09:22 PM

it may not be totally accurate, but it does work...........

Vlim · 02-17-2011, 09:06 PM

This is an older, well researched, booklet that was written and published by Reinhard Kornmayer. Mauro and I had the chance to study the original manuscript of this book.

mauro · 02-19-2011, 08:17 AM

Hello fellows,
Just to add some pictures concerning what Gerben wrote above.

I have taken some pictures of the original Kornmayer master booklet I have here at home.

This is the master from where the copies have been published.

Interesting to note that the pictures are manually cut and glued as we expected for a booklet written in 1969.

A nice piece of luger history...

Enjoy,
Mauro

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Ron Wood · 02-19-2011, 10:42 AM

Mauro,
That little booklet is an excellent, relatively rare early reference and very difficult to find (I have one and found another for a good friend). As Gerben has indicated, it is a well researched work by a very authoritative author. This was one of the first references to identify and illustrate the 1899 "Versuchsmodell" pre-production variation (Kenyon got his book to press slightly sooner). To have the original master copy is truly outstanding! Congratulations and thank you for posting it.

mauro · 02-19-2011, 11:13 AM

My pleasure Ron!

SIGP2101 · 03-01-2011, 04:44 PM

So i got this book in PDF format on my USB stick so I can carry it with me everywhere as reference material. What is the policy of sharing this material among the members of this site.
Can file be uploaded to this forum so new members could benefit from it as learning tool. File size is 9279 KB

Vlim · 03-01-2011, 06:59 PM

The simple answer is no.

The material is copyrighted. The copyright holder is still alive and copyright will not expire until 70 years after his passing. Which may take a while.

02-16-2011, 08:11 PM	#1
SIGP2101 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 256 Thanks: 74 Thanked 67 Times in 32 Posts	History of the parabellum pistol in Switzerland Hi guys, Found this book on early Lugers on line. Lots of pictures as studying material. If you know German even better. Die Geschichte der Parabellum-Pistole in der Schweiz Reinhard Kornayer http://www.scribd.com/doc/3615008/hi...in-switzerland

02-16-2011, 09:22 PM	#2
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	my computer has a pretty good translation program it may not be totally accurate, but it does work...........

02-19-2011, 08:17 AM	#4
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Hello fellows, Just to add some pictures concerning what Gerben wrote above. I have taken some pictures of the original Kornmayer master booklet I have here at home. This is the master from where the copies have been published. Interesting to note that the pictures are manually cut and glued as we expected for a booklet written in 1969. A nice piece of luger history... Enjoy, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

02-19-2011, 10:42 AM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	Mauro, That little booklet is an excellent, relatively rare early reference and very difficult to find (I have one and found another for a good friend). As Gerben has indicated, it is a well researched work by a very authoritative author. This was one of the first references to identify and illustrate the 1899 "Versuchsmodell" pre-production variation (Kenyon got his book to press slightly sooner). To have the original master copy is truly outstanding! Congratulations and thank you for posting it. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 02-19-2011 at 12:52 PM.

02-19-2011, 11:13 AM	#6
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	My pleasure Ron! __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

02-17-2011, 09:06 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	This is an older, well researched, booklet that was written and published by Reinhard Kornmayer. Mauro and I had the chance to study the original manuscript of this book.

03-01-2011, 04:44 PM	#7
SIGP2101 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 256 Thanks: 74 Thanked 67 Times in 32 Posts	So i got this book in PDF format on my USB stick so I can carry it with me everywhere as reference material. What is the policy of sharing this material among the members of this site. Can file be uploaded to this forum so new members could benefit from it as learning tool. File size is 9279 KB

03-01-2011, 06:59 PM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	The simple answer is no. The material is copyrighted. The copyright holder is still alive and copyright will not expire until 70 years after his passing. Which may take a while.