Chambers Queen Anne flintlock

[R.J.Bruce]

Question for the experienced trade gun builders relating to several of my previous threads.

I am interested in building a 5/6's scale Carolina trade gun with a 39.484" long barrel that measures 0.875" across-the-flats octagon at the breech.

If a Chambers Queen Anne flintlock were to be utilized with the above barrel, is there enough material in the lock plate behind the sear's arm to allow for a period correct third lock screw??

If so, would smaller diameter lock bolts be in order, say #6's??

If not, can steel be added to the lock plate by welding; or does a new, longer lock plate need to be fabricated??

Thanks,
               R.J.Bruce

[rich pierce]

Not a great angle but probably yes. Your challenge will be the sideplate.

[Mike Brooks]

5/6? Just build it full sized.

[bama]

Chamber’s does not make the Queen Ann lock, L&R makes that lock. Jim does make a couple of round faced English style locks but the lock plates are longer than the Queen Ann’s lock plate.

[BOB HILL]

Chambers has the Queen Anne pistol lock. It’s smaller
Bob

[deepcreekdale]

Bob is right. It a LOT smaller. It is more of a pistol lock, I think even for 5/6 it would be too small. If you are dead set on it, why not put a dummy screw at the rear of the side plate if you just want it to look right and then drill/tap the lock plate, insert a dummy bolt and file it so it won't interfere with the sear. 

[B.Habermehl]

On the youth sized trade gun I built some time ago. I used a fake third screw.  The screw in the tail of the serpent was simply a modified large sheet metal screw. I modified the head to match the lock bolts. This gun also used a Chambers round faced pistol lock. It made for a really dependable gun.