Griffith Tool Company locks???

[Skychief]

Anyone familiar with Griffith Tool Company and their locks?   I recently purchased a rifle with one of their percussion locks on it.   I would appreciate any information/opinions about these locks.

Many thanks, Skychief.


PS...are they still in business?

[smylee grouch]

I think I have a Griffith early Hawken style lock on my sons rifle. It looked like a good lock but the main spring wasnt quite as strong as I would like even though it was strong enough to get the job done. Dont know if they are still doing business .       Gary

[Skychief]

Thanks Gary.

Maybe someone else will come along and shed some light on these locks.

[b bogart]

I think TC Albert is a friend of one of the brothers? Maybe he'll come around soon and help out!

[David Rase]

They used to make a very nice 1" Hawken hooked breech set that matched their lock.  It was all machined and fit together like a glove, the breech plug to the tang and the snail to the lock plate cutout.  I don't think they are in business any longer.  Too bad.
DMR.

[Don Getz]

As Dave said above, they are the only ones that I know of that made a good Hawken, hook breech plug.  They really fit
up well......I think they only made it in a 1" size.   Their locks were also  well made.    Never saw one with a weak main
spring, but I guess it could happen.   I think they sold everything to Dayton/Traister from out in the Wash/Oregon area.
I think they are still producing a Hawken kit..........Don

[Frank]

Don is right Dayton Traister has the Griffith Tool Company locks and a bunch of other stuff for Hawken rifles. Just google Dayton Traister.

[Skychief]

Thanks alot guys.

[Naphtali]

Anyone familiar with Griffith Tool Company and their locks?   I recently purchased a rifle with one of their percussion locks on it.   I would appreciate any information/opinions about these locks.

Many thanks, Skychief.


PS...are they still in business?

Griffith's machinery was bought by the present owners of The Hawken Shop in Oak Harbor, WA. Having written that, be very careful when dealing with them.

[omark]

i have a hawken i built with griffith lock and plug. have used it about 30 yrs and no problems.   mark

[Roger B]

Yes, the Hawken Shop/Dayton Traister has the Griffith parts.  I bought a Griffith lock from Track some years back & it was a mishmash of parts that would not stay cocked.  Dayton Traister fixed it for me, but the mainspring was still weak.  I swapped in an L & R or Davis which made it work well.  That being said, I agree with being careful with D/T.  They helped, but I had to get their attention. 
Roger B.