Magazine Safety?

John Sabato · 04-03-2003, 05:13 PM

JohnF,

It is a magazine safety and from your photo it appears that it has not been clipped or disabled.

The graphic illustration below is modified from one that appears in Gerard Henrotin's excellent Luger E-book on the Luger Mechanicals...

How it works?

When the rib on the side of a magazine (pointed to by the green arrow) slides up the mag well and contacts the inside of the mag safety (red arrow on the right) it pushed the safety out and allows the trigger to be pulled by eliminating the interference by the front of the mag safety behind the trigger (red arrow on the left). Most all of these safety devices were permanently disabled by clipping the portion that fits behind the trigger...

Hope this helps...

04-03-2003, 05:13 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	JohnF, It is a magazine safety and from your photo it appears that it has not been clipped or disabled. The graphic illustration below is modified from one that appears in Gerard Henrotin's excellent Luger E-book on the Luger Mechanicals... How it works? When the rib on the side of a magazine (pointed to by the green arrow) slides up the mag well and contacts the inside of the mag safety (red arrow on the right) it pushed the safety out and allows the trigger to be pulled by eliminating the interference by the front of the mag safety behind the trigger (red arrow on the left). Most all of these safety devices were permanently disabled by clipping the portion that fits behind the trigger... Hope this helps... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*