![]() 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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