^Lot 1437 LOT OF 2 ORIGINAL GERMAN & ENGLISH 1902 OLD MODEL

LUGER MANUALS. Lot consists of 2 original German and English Model 1902 Old Model manuals, consisting of: 1) Green cover German printed Old Model Manual of 1902 with gold colored text and graphic on front cover. Cover is marked "Die/ Seldstlade-Pistole/ 'PARABELLUM'/ Patentiert in allen Landern" above a graphic of a shooter's hand holding an Old Model Luger and "Deutsche Waffen- und/ Munitions-Fabriken/ BERLIN NW./ DOROTHEENSTRASSE NO. 43/44", with a black ink graphic of a shooter's hand cocking an Old Model Luger on the rear. Manual is housed within protective plastic packaging. CONDITION: very good, with light to mild exterior wear and some minor wear to the gold characters on the front cover. 2) Red cover English printed Old Model Manual of 1902 with gold colored text and graphic on front cover (This manual's cover used as the basis for "The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols" by Joachim Gortz & Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess). Cover is marked " 'PARABELLUM'/ Automatic Pistol/ its Construction/ its Manipulation and its Use" above a graphic of a shooter's hand holding an Old Model Luger and "Deutsche Waffen-und/ Munitionsfabriken/ Berlin N.W./ Dorotheenstrasse no 43-44", with a black ink graphic of a shooter's hand cocking an Old Model Luger on the rear. Additionally, the front of the manual exhibits x2 illegible black ink stamps. Manual is housed within protective plastic packaging. CONDITION: manual is good, showing mild exterior wear and some wrinkling, with wear / darkening to some of the gold characters on the front cover. Bottom left edge of front cover exhibits a small tear. An extremely attractive pair of early and iconic Luger manuals. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of John Eckert. (02-26542-3/MLW). NON-GUN. $600-1,200.