Frankenrifle rescue project question number two

[thecapgunkid]

I have another post on this project about the barrel.   I bought it because almost all of the rescue work needed seems to be in the wood because of a poorly crafted stock.
The gun also has a lock that sparks like an arsonist looking for a building.  However, it has a bronze or brass lockplate

It's a little too big to be a pistol lock but a little too small to be a medium rifle lock.  It strikes me as a little too small for this meaty gun but the whole gun seems like it was kluged more than crafted back in the sixties or seventies when a lot of folks were building without a whole lot of knowledge or experience

The only identifying marks on the inside of the plate are a stamp that looks like a circle with a vertical line through it bisecting a jagged line positioned just above the mainspring.  Maybe a "K" or an "H"?

It has a serial number P 264 B under the mainspring.

Wish I knew how to post a picture, but I can e-mail them.

Thanks for your help and,
Don't shoot yore eye out, kid

Greg Geiger
The Capgun Kid

[rich pierce]

Dimensions on the lock?

[Ky-Flinter]

Greg,

Welcome to ALR.  Here is a link to the tutorial on posting pictures.  http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=10.0

-Ron

[thecapgunkid]

Thanks, Rich and Ky. 

The lock plate dimensions are about 5" long by 3/4" wide at the pan and what appears to be about a ten degree drop from the rear of the cockpiece to the sharply pointed tail of the plate. 

It has a groove behind the cockpiece just in front of the sear that looks like it would have been put there with a thin round file were it a hand made plate. The pan is multi faceted rather than curved.  All parts other than the plate are steel.  It shows no wear and works smoothly, which makes me doubt that it is a cheap lock.  It does have a tumbler.

If I can get photos into the website I will post them here

[rich pierce]

Depending on the barrel thickness, that lock is small but not tiny.  It could work for some styles of rifles, but probably not an early one.

[Ky-Flinter]

It does have a tumbler.

I'm thinking you probably meant to say it has a bridle.  Here's a handy reference.... http://www.lr-rpl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:parts-diagram&catid=41:information&Itemid=68

It's a little hard to see in the diagram, but the internal bridle supports one end of the tumbler axle.  The other end of the tumbler axle is supported by the lockplate.

-Ron