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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Chawbeef on January 17, 2020, 03:18:51 PM

Title: Golcher locks
Post by: Chawbeef on January 17, 2020, 03:18:51 PM

Can anyone hazard a guess as to the age of these locks. Thanks in advance...................Daniel
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Title: Re: Golcher locks
Post by: cshirsch on January 17, 2020, 03:37:54 PM

The style of the name stamps suggest that they are later, after 1865.  Very nice set in fine condition.

Title: Re: Golcher locks
Post by: Bob Roller on January 17, 2020, 03:41:29 PM

Quote from: cshirsch on January 17, 2020, 03:37:54 PM

The style of the name stamps suggest that they are later, after 1865.  Very nice set in fine condition.

I agree.They are a common and very good internal mechanism and my new ones were very
similar but with closer dimensions.
Bob Roller

Title: Re: Golcher locks
Post by: WESTbury on January 17, 2020, 03:52:15 PM

Nice looking locks.

Are they from a double rifle or shotgun?

Title: Re: Golcher locks
Post by: Chawbeef on January 17, 2020, 05:40:11 PM

Quote from: WESTbury on January 17, 2020, 03:52:15 PM

Nice looking locks.

Are they from a double rifle or shotgun?

Good question. I got them from a fellow I have never met. I frequent a hunting and fishing forum here in Ontario and had posted pics of my rifle builds and this generous person gifted me these locks and an iron trigger guard. He left them on my front porch when I was away. Never met the Gent to thank him........................Daniel

Title: Re: Golcher locks
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on January 17, 2020, 08:21:40 PM

They appear to me to have never been used.  They are also more finely made than some Golcher locks I have seen.  They would go nicely on either a double gun or rifle.