I -hate- it when that happens!
The item in question is the takedown lever spring. This is one of the more common parts to fail. Yours could be broken, or it could be mashed flat.
They are devilishly difficult parts to find, you will need to track down one from a specialist Luger parts dealer. One may chime in here, or you could put a notice on the Parts Wanted forum. If you find one it will probably be affordable, though certainly not cheap.
If it is only flattened, there are ways to "refresh" it. I have had good luck by simply--and carefully--bending it with a pair of pliers. This is -definitely not- the recommended way. If you do a search on the topic you shoudd find a description of a much more elegant (and less chancy) way to proceed.
--Dwight
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