Warning! A Luger in good mechanical condition WILL fire with the toggle almost closed but not locked! This question came up a bit ago and I ran the simple experiment of chambering a primed case, setting the toggle almost closed and pulling the trigger. I did this several times with two different Lugers. They both fired each and every time! The consequences with a fully loaded cartridge do not bear thinking about!
I don't know if this has any bearing on the problem that started this thread, but do be aware that a Luger will fire with an unlocked toggle.
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