The original version of the Luger didn't have a magazine hold open. Most all later versions had them.
It's a part that fits along the top of the frame, just beside the well that the magazine pushes up through. There is a small spring in the front of it.
Some users removed the hold open because they didn't want an opponent to see that their pistol was empty.
Marc
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