Locks for SMR

[GANGGREEN]

I'm getting ready to order and wanted to be sure that I didn't do something stupid.  What's everyone got?  I was leaning towards the Chamber's Classic Ketland or the Davis Late Ketland.  Any other options?

[rich pierce]

What timeframe?

[Mark Elliott]

That depends on whether you are going to shoot it and what maker you are reproducing, and when.  If you are going to shoot it, then I go with a Chambers Late Ketland.   If it is more of a display model, then one of the L&R late English locks might be a better match to the original.    If it is a left hand,  you don't have a choice but to go with L&R.   

[scottmc]

Im a lefty and used the l&r bailes quite successfully.  Did a little file work on the hammer and frizzen to bring down to plainer looking lock.  Very fast lock andsparks great.Also have a left hand Cochran on a gun I'm building now.

[GANGGREEN]

1820'ish.  I'm not making a copy of a specific rifle, I'm right-handed and I do intend to shoot it and will likely hunt with it.

[Bob Roller]

The Chambers Late Ketland IMHO is the best of the  production locks.
Good looking and fairly priced. I have used the externals of these and
made bench crafted linked mechanisms for them but am not taking orders any more
for them.

Bob Roller

[GANGGREEN]

Thanks Bob and thanks everyone else, my mind's mostly made up then, the Chambers late Ketland it is.