As written on the frame, exposed ОГЪНЪ indicates the safety lever position for FIRE in Bulgarian spelling; the Russian spelling ОГОНЬ was not used on Lugers. In a related matter, the extractor logo ЗАРЯДЪ indicates the presence of a CHARGE. The modernized Russian spelling has omitted the final hard sign Ъ since 1918. You may consult Wikipedia pages that explain the roles of the hard and soft sign in Cyrillic alphabets. This Virtual Cyrillic keyboard may be used for convenient data entry.
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