RAEDWALD
40 Cal.
Just acquired this lock. Does anyone recognise who made it? Probably late 20th century. It seems in good order.
Hi,
Nick may be right. It could be a Pedersoli Bess lock and I get why the "Grice 1762" was filed off but not the crown and "GR". The finial on the frizzen spring was altered and the tumbler screw is too small. The side plate looks like it was originally flat and someone tried to file it half round.
dave
It may be one of those from a limited "run" as the side plate is obviously cast as a rounded plate, but has some flaws. It certainly isn't a standard Pedersoli Bess lock, even vintage.The mainspring to me seems larger and looks like one of the pedersoli locks that coach harness used on the Dixie Gun works long lands.
It may be one of those from a limited "run" as the side plate is obviously cast as a rounded plate, but has some flaws. It certainly isn't a standard Pedersoli Bess lock, even vintage.
The Engraving vs. the aft screws in the lock is wrong, as the line should run up to the back screw, stop, and start again, while in the older lock it runs unbroken, beneath the screw. You should also be able to see the sear spring screw with the cock down. And did Pedersoli add the hole to the jaw screw after introducing their SLP Bess, or has it been there the whole time, since it's absent on the above lock?
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