![]() ![]() Once the toggle joint is no longer straight, it bends freely, allowing the bolt to come rearward and the striker to be cocked. When a round is fired the entire breech, barrel and toggle move straight rearward (on rails) until the toggle begins to ride up on a pair of cams that 'breaks' the toggle (makes it bend at the joint). ![]() This is how the Luger functions, as concisely explained in the 'History' section of the online Luger Forum ('The most distinctive feature of the Luger is undoubtedly the toggle-lock mechanism, which holds the breech closed by locking in a manner not unlike the human knee, which can sustain a heavy weight when straight, but once bent, is quite easy to continue to bend. ![]()
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