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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Carl9140 on April 28, 2025, 12:48:37 AM

Title: Lock maker
Post by: Carl9140 on April 28, 2025, 12:48:37 AM

I need help trying to identify the tomaker of this lock . These marks are the only ones I can find.
(https://i.ibb.co/dwcRRJjH/IMG-20250426-180400955.jpg) (https://ibb.co/G4Jqq3nr)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZpqsfnJn/IMG-20250426-180416681.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cS45yGvG)

(https://i.ibb.co/fzpdtJz3/IMG-20250426-154829294.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VcSYD6cF)

Title: Re: Lock maker
Post by: Bob Roller on April 28, 2025, 01:20:36 AM

Maybe a Goulcher or just a hardware store lock that sold for 25 cents when new.It's called a back action lock because the mechanism lays behind the hammer.
Bob Roller

Title: Re: Lock maker
Post by: rich pierce on April 28, 2025, 02:04:58 AM

Quote from: Bob Roller on April 28, 2025, 01:20:36 AM

Maybe a Goulcher or just a hardware store lock that sold for 25 cents when new.It's called a back action lock because the mechanism lays behind the hammer.
Bob Roller

Agree, these plain back-action locks were made by the tens of thousands and there isn’t much to be gained from knowing who made it. Their ultimate destination was always a late percussion inexpensive gun. Still a part of history, sort of like the single shot modern gun that served as an all-rounder in later days.

Title: Re: Lock maker
Post by: Bob Roller on April 28, 2025, 04:09:15 PM

I just noticed it's a left side lock and may be from a double barreled shotgun.Not all back action locks were low end.I owned a double rifle made by Holland&Holland that was made with very high end back actions During all my time as a lock maker I got NO requests for a back action lock
Bob Roller