Lugers of Ralph Shattuck [Library Binding]

Russell C. Keep III (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2000

LUGERS of Ralph Shattuck is a 48 page, high quality, full color pictorial review of the Luger pistol regarding its evolution in design and its place in history. Every page is a beautiful picture of a Luger and its history. It is hot stamped in 24K gold foil on a solid black hard cover binding with a library hard spine. The special introduction, GUNS OF BATTLE, by Tom Johnson historian and collector, sets the pace for this wonderfully authored book by Russell C. Keep III, and is both interesting to read and historically graphic in content. Detailed information describing manufactures, variations, usage in war, commercial production and a guide to values, provides the novice and collector alike with a handsome and easy to read 5" x 7" book for invaluable reference. LUGERS of Ralph Shattuck contains vivid scenes of battle and full color pictures of privately owned Lugers never before published.

Ralph and Nancy Shattuck of Phoenix, Arizona have shared their unique collection of Lugers to provide a reliable source of information and weapons, representative of truly great periods of conflict in world history. Their contribution to this books provides a truly great legacy in collecting and perpetuating the German guns of battle!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Finally somebody published a high-quality, full-color book that shows not only what they look like but how to identify them..." -- Cameron Blackshear, Collector

"...I recommend it to anyone who has a special person in their life that is interested in guns and pistols." -- Sheila Clark, wife

From the Publisher

LUGERS of Ralph Shattuck appeals to anyone who is interested in World War I or World War II. It holds your interest from beginning to end and is a wonderfully well written book with exciting stories and facts regarding the use and design of the German Luger.

Unlike any pistol ever designed, the romantic fascination with the luger's design and look is rivaled only by the Wester 6-shooter of Sam Colt. The unique variations, designs and uses of the Luger provide collectors world wide with a never ending quest to identify each variation and collect them. Its a must for anyone interested in information about German Lugers. And its complete with an up to date value guide for the serious collector!

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Product Details

• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: David Mouser - PGP Publishing, Inc. (September 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 192977110X
• ISBN-13: 978-1929771103
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,691,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lugers of Ralph Shattuck, October 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lugers of Ralph Shattuck (Library Binding)

Review of “The Lugers of Ralph Shattuck” by Rocky

My first impression of this book is SMALL. 71/4 x 5 x 3/8 inch (185 x 130 x 10 mm) with only 48 pages. At ... it is an expensive book.
Then I wonder why it was published at all. It is not a large format, glossy book of exquisite photographs of rare and beautiful Lugers. Nor is it only pictures of Lugers from the collection of Ralph Shattuck; several examples are from other collections.
The photographs have been scanned with a poor resolution scanner, on page 10 it is almost impossible to make out the chamber markings on a Portugese Navy contract Luger.
He does introduce the concept of Lugers as historical artefacts rather than merely collectable metal. Describing some of the battles where Lugers have been used and famous previous owners. This is a good thing, many pistols have been separated from their provenance and anything that encourages collectors to research their collections must enhance our knowledge, this is especially important in the UK where famous association is one reason to be allowed to collect Lugers.
This book is not for the beginner, only Luger completeists or book loonies (guilty) should buy it. If you are interested in Lugers there are much better titles, with more information.

Rating 4/10

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars the very small luger book, January 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lugers of Ralph Shattuck (Library Binding)

I found this book to be an extremely small book with some photographs that were not clear. I returned my copy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Over Priced Over Hyped, February 21, 2006

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Jerry N. Nighswander (Hermitage, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lugers of Ralph Shattuck (Library Binding)

I agree with some of the other reviewers who have stated that this "booklet" is overpriced and underwritten. It is very small in physical size, has poor quality pictutes, and has very limited written information. What is there is interesting, but there isn't much there. I cannot give the booklet a positive recommendation. There are many better books out there at much more reasonable prices. The price leads one to think it might be something special - IT IS NOT!