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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Chunker119 on February 06, 2014, 06:24:10 AM

Title: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: Chunker119 on February 06, 2014, 06:24:10 AM

Can a Tulle has a round faced lock like a Chambers Virginia Lock?

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: E.vonAschwege on February 06, 2014, 07:26:41 AM

I can't say I've seen photos of a genuine Tulle with a round face lock... all the photographs I've seen show a flat faced French style lock (quite distinct from a flat-face Germanic lock).  Are you building a Tulle, or a fowler with French architecture?  If the latter, then a Chambers round-face lock would suit quite well - Grinslade's book on fowlers shows lots of prime examples of New England fowlers with round locks. 
-Eric

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: Chunker119 on February 06, 2014, 07:39:40 AM

Yes, I am building a Tulle. In doing research, I have noticed all have flat locks, but I like the look of a round faced Virginia lock that Chambers makes. I just want the lock to be appropriate to the style.

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: Old Ford2 on February 06, 2014, 08:08:14 AM

Whose gun is it going to be? Try and please the owner ::)
Fred

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: Chunker119 on February 06, 2014, 08:24:14 AM

I am building it for myself, but if I don't like it is may sell it. More than likely it will stay with me.

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: alex e. on February 06, 2014, 02:19:01 PM

Use TOW's newer "tulle' lock made by Chambers.Its about 99% correct.The best choice out there for a Tulle as of yet. But what do I know...

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: David Rase on February 06, 2014, 04:27:16 PM

Here is a picture of the lock I used in my Tulle a few years back.  It started life as a Davis French fusil.  I replaced the cock with one from a Jim Chambers early Ketland.  I hand made the top jaw, top jaw screw and tumbler screw.  I replaced the frizzen spring with one from the Davis engraved round faced lock.  Reshaped the finial and made a larger frizzen spring screw.  I then took the existing frizzen, tempered it and removed all the Germantic file work off the back side of the frizzen face making the frizzen more Continental in appearance.  I enlarged the powder area in the pan, blued the frizzen cover to the pan and finally hand engraved Tulle on the lock plate.

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi51.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff372%2FGunbu1lder%2FTulleLock.jpg&hash=ceca7f4da31219559df18eb2865bbfc44e453b42)

Title: Re: Tulle with round faced lock?
Post by: Hungry Horse on February 06, 2014, 05:54:13 PM

Some of the early English trade guns by Wilson and probably others were French style with English round faced locks. That might bridge the possibility gap.

                   Hungry Horse