Sergio, Its an old American expression! It should be "I give you my 2 cents for what its worth!! Usually being not much!!! Eric

Not really, no. That info has been on the back of my mind for so long that I truly can't remember if I read it or if I was only told about it.

I'm from a country that used the Luger as a military sidearm for far more years than the Germans did (1909 to 1961, and up as far as 1974 as a secondary pistol). So, I may have got that info from older army buddies.

In response to shooting with half a luger, here is proof it is indeed possible with just your thumb PS DON"T TRY THIS!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1zmp-vhylQ

I think that the Europeans were concerned about the issue of notification to the weapons holder of chambered semi auto firearms long before we ever were.

I have a very early F&N (Browning) M-1900, in .32 that when the gun is cocked you can feel the rear sight and realize that the piece of metal in the center has dropped flat, giving the shooter a clear picture. When the trigger is pulled (fired) this piece then returns to where it sticks up slightly above the rear sight at about 90 degrees. There is an obvious difference to the feel and view.