German Manuals in English Coming

New manuals are always wanted. Specifically I'm hunting the HDv 181 series. I have HDv181/6 and 181/7,
but HDv 181/1 to 5 are wanted Also, I'd like to find the MG08 and Luger armorer's manuals. I have the
142/a, b, and c, booklets, and there may be a "d" volume out there, but I haven't found it yet. All other
manuals will be considered. Let me know what you have. I don't need to buy it, or even borrow it. It can be
scanned and emailed to me. Six of the manuals I've translated so far have been scanned by collectors and
emailed to me. Other collectors have sent their original manuals for me to scan in. It's a great bunch of guys in
the gun collecting community. Your help is appreciated by other collectors around the globe. So far, I've sent
manuals to Russia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, New Zealand, Taiwan,
Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Argentina, Belarus, Canada, Turkey, and of
course, the U.S.A.

Members of the gun community have been a welcome source of manuals to translate.
If you have anything you'd be willing to share, please email me. I've had original manuals
loaned to me, but they can also be scanned and the scans sent by email or on a CD.

.22 Caliber Conversion Kit for the 98k	D 114 - Beschreibung des Einstecklaufes 24. This is a 1937 dated manual for the .22 caliber conversion unit for the 98k rifle. Even though this is a military issued manual, it's a little different because of the shooting gallery pictures. It has about 50 pages on the conversion kit itself, and several pages of pictures with dimensions and showing the mechanical operation of an old style shooting gallery. Click on this Link to see a sample picture of this manual. This manual is next on the schedule, after I finish the tactics book (below).
WW2 German Tactics	I have been working on a 1941 dated, 270 page book on "Tactics in the Context of the Reinforced Infantry Battalion" written by two Generalmajors of the Wehrmacht: Greiner and Degener. I have the rough translation done and I've finished the first 139 pages of the final rewording, but it will be at least the end of August before it is ready to print. This is a new area of subject matter, directed at the military historian. This book contains nothing about squad level tactics, so if you're looking for something explain how 10 guys attack the enemy, this isn't it. I'm still looking for a manual to fit that description. This is about managing the troops at the battalion level, dealing with reinforcements, march formations, housing, orders, meals, the advance guard, deployment on a large scale, calling in the leaders for orders, and on and on.
Drilling M 30 3 Barreled Shotgun/Rifle	The original manual is just 31 pages, but it's surprisingly thorough in describing how to care for the Drilling M 30 Luftwaffe shotgun. This is the operator's manual for the side by side shotgun with the rifle barrel underneath in the middle. Drilling is German for triplet. 3 barrels and outstanding craftsmanship made these "survival guns" true collector's items. The rough translation is done, but I need to see a Drilling shotgun to verify a few things before this goes to print.
Coming - but I don't know when	I have a 1943 Reibert manaul I'm working on. This will be at least 500 pages when finished, so I'm looking at around 6 months work. As of March 20, 2007, it's about 25% done. Ive stopped working on this one again.. It's a miserable manual to translate, as my German vocabulary is limited mostly to gun-related equipment. I'll start again when I have more patience.
All	I've been trying to get together the full series of Waffentafeln, the little fold-up cardboard type instruction booklets. I've done well, but some are far less common than the others. I think they'd make a great "pick what you like" manual, maybe in a binder with clear plastic sleeves. I'm still looking for the following Waffentafeln: 44 - The Egg Grenade I have the others in the Waffentafeln series. If you have any of the below listed Ausbildungstafeln fur die Infanterie, please let me know. I'm still looking for Ausbildungtafeln: 17/17a - Gelandeverstärkung A 19/19a - Sprengen Also I need the vehicle series (ATKfk) and the communication set (ATN). A good scan will provide what I need to produce the finished booklets in English.

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