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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Rasch Chronicles on September 16, 2013, 11:38:38 AM

Title: Truit Brothers Lock Circa 1810-20s
Post by: Rasch Chronicles on September 16, 2013, 11:38:38 AM

Gents:
Here is a nice set of photos of an early 19th century Truitt lock I thought you all might enjoy.
Truitt, from Philadelphia, was a gunsmith and importer of English locks.

Front:
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-gNc51IAgQvw%2FUja_UO22t5I%2FAAAAAAAADjo%2F3iPpYnLNItc%2Fs640%2FTruit%2BLock%2Bback.jpg&hash=524fd84944d7e1bf2bec283f0adc0a5a705d6b0d)
Photos courtesy of Czeny's Auctions; Creative Commons Attribution

Back:
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-awidepHEM2U%2FUja_U0pg37I%2FAAAAAAAADjw%2FKq8c5lm_3o4%2Fs640%2FTruit%2BLock%2BFront.jpg&hash=897e1de535f213b25f8d6ea29c42648c0520c9df)
Photos courtesy of Czeny's Auctions; Creative Commons Attribution

It's a left lock with a flat plate, and marked "TRUITT BROS & Co." It has remains of engravings and borders, anti-friction rollers on the frizzen spring.


Best regards,
Albert "Matamoros" Rasch

Title: Re: Truit Brothers Lock Circa 1810-20s
Post by: Bob Roller on September 16, 2013, 02:58:22 PM

Nice looking old lock.That mechanism couldn't get much simpler.

Bob Roller

Title: Re: Truit Brothers Lock Circa 1810-20s
Post by: KLMoors on September 18, 2013, 02:23:00 AM

Yup, cool lock. Tiny little pan on that fellow.

Title: Re: Truit Brothers Lock Circa 1810-20s
Post by: Rasch Chronicles on September 19, 2013, 03:30:59 AM

Glad you enjoyed,

It's my new thing, I'll be on the look out for American made or used items as i look through the auctions. I recently found a trade axe that looks nothing like any trade axe I've ever seen. I will post it on Accoutrements in the near future.

Best regards!
Albert "Matamoro" Rasch