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Ron Wood · 04-19-2002, 01:57 AM

Mickey

No Luger can be cocked (i.e. set the firing pin to fire a round) with the safety on. On early Lugers with the "unrelieved" sear bar, you could not cycle the action with the safty on. After the sear bar was relieved (patent date 1916), if the weapon is loaded and cocked, you can cycle the action to clear the loaded chamber with the safety on.

04-19-2002, 01:57 AM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,120 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Re: Please Identify my Luger Mickey No Luger can be cocked (i.e. set the firing pin to fire a round) with the safety on. On early Lugers with the "unrelieved" sear bar, you could not cycle the action with the safty on. After the sear bar was relieved (patent date 1916), if the weapon is loaded and cocked, you can cycle the action to clear the loaded chamber with the safety on.