Siler lock??

[P.W.Berkuta]

I need some help on the I.D. of a lock, its on a Tip Curtis left hand percussion. The owner sent me some pictures and from what I can tell it looks like a large Siler percussion. Stamped on the back are the letters LS in a square and the letters HH also in a square. The owner wants to convert it to flint. Any inputs --- Thanks in advance - Paul.
Also any suggestions as to the conversion to flint?? The rifle has a drum installed .

[rsells]

Give Tip a call at 615-654-4445 and he can confirm the lock and maker.
                                                                                Roger Sells

[Mike R]

I recently converted a perc to flint pretty easily--it depends on the lock.  In my case I just replaced the drum with a vent liner that screwed right in and fit a lock that was the flint companion to the perc lock [some are made identical as to plate/innards etc]...it took a little fitting of the lock to tighten against the barrel, etc.   Now, I have another rifle I wanted to convert from perc to flint and found that the particular lock I had used was not compatible with its sister flintlock...I left it percussion.

[Jim Chambers]

Yes, I believe your lock is a Siler lock.  The "LS" stands for Locks & Stuff, Inc. which was a lock assembly company owned by Herman Stone.  Homer assembled a bunch of locks over the years.  You should be able to convert to flint fairly easy since the Siler percussion and flint plates are exactly the same size and shape.

[P.W.Berkuta]

Thanks all, I feel better knowing that the lock is a Siler. I hate to get someone's hopes up only to burst their bubble -- I can now give them the 95% "go-ahead" !!