safe to shoot

[Roadkill]

If I were to pick up a unfamiliar Luger and prepare to shoot it I would remove and check magazine condition for dents, dirt, and spring tension, then take off safety and pull toggle all the way back then release making sure it closed tightly and was locked. Then I would place safety on and pull trigger. Take safey off, insert empty magazine, pull toggle to rear and lock. Look in chamber and barrel for obstruction. Make sure gun is well oiled. Check locking lug with toggle both down and locked back to be sure spring is present.
Check bolt face for wear/dirt and push up on ejector checking tension. Dry fire just once listening for "click". Put one round in chamber, no magazine, pull toggle to rear, release.Did it completely close and lock? Next, fire. Did it eject? Did toggle return and lock? If OK then put three rounds in magazine. Chamber. If it worked then fire. Did it eject and chamber the next round? Did hold open work? If any failures then its time to start working on magazines, springs, ammo, ect. If I had resources I'd also want to disassemble, clean, and lubricate it first.

rk