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Dok · 08-31-2001, 08:40 AM

and when you can see the word, then the safety is "on". Flick the thumb safety up so that the word is covered up, and the sfaety is "off". There is another German word printed on your Luger... on the side of the extractor (the piece that pulls the shell casing out of the berrel), this is slightly raised when there is a cartridge in the breech. You should see the word "Geladen" which is German for "Loaded". Hope this helps.

08-31-2001, 08:40 AM	#11
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Gesichert means "made safe"... and when you can see the word, then the safety is "on". Flick the thumb safety up so that the word is covered up, and the sfaety is "off". There is another German word printed on your Luger... on the side of the extractor (the piece that pulls the shell casing out of the berrel), this is slightly raised when there is a cartridge in the breech. You should see the word "Geladen" which is German for "Loaded". Hope this helps.