1916 Erfurt sear bars

[wlyon]

Ron
You can sidetrack my posts anytime. It never seems like a sidetrack. Always learn something when you comment. Thanks for sharing your vast luger knowledge. Bill

[Norme]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

I used to think that was the way to explain the modification...but it isn't exactly correct. The modification is intended to allow a loaded round to be cleared from the chamber with the safety on. If the gun is not already loaded (i.e. the firing pin is not cocked) you can't work the toggle to chamber a round. The safety blocks the sear and will not allow it to cam out to set the firing pin, which in turn blocks the full movement of the toggle and won't allow a round to be picked up from the magazine.

Hi Ron, While your certainly right that one can un-chamber a round with the safety on, the reverse is also true, if the firing pin is cocked, a Lugers normal condition. If I were to leave a loaded Luger lying round the house (I don't, as I have small grandchildren), it would be cocked and loaded, with the safety on, and with an empty chamber. Best regards, Norm