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Offline G. Elsenbeck

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Lock Identification
« on: October 12, 2020, 09:51:13 PM »
Was told some time ago when I bought an unfinished project for a dickert rifle that this lock was an L&R lock for a dickert.  It matches the size (5 3/8 by 15/16) but the info on the back baffles me.  Tim from L&R just said it was not L&R, he says Siler.  Looking to solve the mystery.Gary

 

 
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Offline flinchrocket

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2020, 10:00:47 PM »
Looks like Siler to me.
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Offline Stoner creek

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2020, 10:36:45 PM »
It’s a Siler
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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2020, 10:37:12 PM »
Definitely a Siler.

Info on the back is no doubt the person who assembled it.

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Offline G. Elsenbeck

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2020, 10:41:06 PM »
All the responses are encouraging, but I'm a bit baffled by the plate size of this lock (5 3/8 x 15/16"), which is the same as L&R's Dickert version and can't find any Siler with that plate size.   

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Offline sqrldog

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2020, 11:10:48 PM »
That is definitely a large Siler. It was assembled by Richard (Dick) Herring. It is an older lock as he ceased putting locks together several years ago. He made some fine Siler locks. He was one of many independent lock assemblers that purchased kits assembled and sold them. I used several of his locks in the 80's.
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Offline G. Elsenbeck

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Re: Lock Identification
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2020, 11:16:35 PM »
After re-measuring the length, it came out to be 5 5/16".

Sqrldog, thanks for the info.
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