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what style is this lock assembly?

flint12
what style or mfg. is this lock assembly?
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  • rufe-snow
    It's what is called a back action lock mechanism. It dates to the second quarter of the 19th Century when their was the transition from flintlock to percussion ignition.
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  • rhmc24
    As rufe says it is basically a back action lock plate. Back action locks are typical of later percussion locks. This one has a flint hammer on it. To make it work as a flint lock it has a separate pan and frizzen. It was never a serious flintlock gun. Some say they were made for sale to the African trade but little evidence supports that. Guns of this type were offered in Stoeger's catalogs up to 1960 or later. This was before the serious "repro" business as we know it today got started. They were sold as shooters or to those who just wanted to own a flintlock.

    After WW2 Europe was trying to get back into production - anything to export for income. There were many tons of gun parts dating back to the time of Napoleon and many found their way into these guns.
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  • flint12
    thanks......quote:Originally posted by rhmc24
    As rufe says it is basically a back action lock plate. Back action locks are typical of later percussion locks. This one has a flint hammer on it. To make it work as a flint lock it has a separate pan and frizzen. It was never a serious flintlock gun. Some say they were made for sale to the African trade but little evidence supports that. Guns of this type were offered in Stoeger's catalogs up to 1960 or later. This was before the serious "repro" business as we know it today got started. They were sold as shooters or to those who just wanted to own a flintlock.

    After WW2 Europe was trying to get back into production - anything to export for income. There were many tons of gun parts dating back to the time of Napoleon and many found their way into these guns.
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  • flint12
    thanks.....quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    It's what is called a back action lock mechanism. It dates to the second quarter of the 19th Century when their was the transition from flintlock to percussion ignition.
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