Laugh if you must, but if you were in need of a replica of a British sea service pistol lock, you would have to spend a lot of money to get a lock plate, and hammer, as close to the original as this lock. The internals are junk, but the plate, and hammer, are spot on. The museum in my town has a buck, and ball, gun, that lost its lock some time in the distant past. The lock was replaced with a sea service pistol lock, by a previous owner. When I took the gun apart I expected to find the junk internals like the replica, but was pleasantly surprised, when I found nice quality internal parts.
Hungry Horse