NY Riflemaker Wyllys Avery, Exterior Mechanism Locks

[dbeeksci]

Wyllys Avery from Salisbury Center NY was a mid 19th century maker of surveying compasses and uncommon forms of percussion rifles.

He is known for his superposed load rifles but I am more interested in information about his exterior mechanism locks. The NY rifle book shows images of several of these locks, some unsigned and some marked with the initials DL.

Question: Does anyone know of makers other than Avery that made these exterior mechanism locks? (Please cut and paste for an image)

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeeksci/Averylock#5444396807121767218

[nord]

Have a look at  Losey under NY makers in our library.

Please accept my thanks for your post. It was a nice surprise as my original home is but a few miles from Salisbury Center in Poland, NY. Lots of history there with a long defunct iron mine only a short distance north of Salisbury. I'd be curious whether the barrel on this rifle was home forged or made by Remington as either is possible.

Military Road crosses directly through Salisbury. Also through Cold Brook and within a half mile of my boyhood home on Buck Hill just north of Poland. It was constructed to move supplies and men from Albany to Watertown during the War of 1812. It's said that the chains used to seal Sacketts Harbor were transported on this road.

And for all I know of the history of the area, I have never heard of this maker. Maybe not so strange when I look back and remember that we were told that an important battle of the Revolution took place in the Town of Ohio just to our north... And nothing more!

William Butler ( Wyoming Massacre & Cherry Valley Massacre ) was ambushed and killed by troops under the command of Col. Willett as Butler and his raiders crossed the West Canada Creek on their way to safety at Ft. Oswego.

Thank you again for your post. Please consider submitting your rifle for exhibit in our library.

[dbeeksci]

Thank you for your note. Indeed there was a lot of history in the Salisbury Center area.

The Losey in the Library is a typical side-hammer lock, unrelated to the exterior mechanism locks but certainly not all that common.

[nord]

Sir -

Methinks you should look again. Allow me to show you....

Avery -      

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeeksci/Averylock#5444396807121767218


Losey - Town of Caroline (Ithaca), NY









http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeeksci/Averylock#5444396807121767218

[dbeeksci]

No Doubt; I missed this one!

The Losey is very similar to the lock marked DL.
There's also a similar lock signed "D. Locke", with the barrel marked Asa Story Winsor VT.

It's starting to look as if we have multiple makers of these exterior mechanism locks(?)

Thank you for your input (very much). I would like to hear more.

Dale

[Ky-Flinter]

Here's one with even more of the works on the outside.  I have no info on the maker.  I took the photo at the 2009 CLA Show.



-Ron