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Offline Justin Urbantas

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Chamber's Late Ketland for a halfstock London fowler???
« on: April 16, 2018, 05:23:31 PM »
I was curious if you gents thought Chamber's Late Ketland lock would be appropriate for a London style 1800-1815 period half stock fowler similar to this.

http://www.sitemason.com/page/gBGD96

I have heard nothing but good things about Jim's locks, and would like the finest lock for my personal fowler.
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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Chamber's Late Ketland for a halfstock London fowler???
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2018, 08:47:25 PM »
Justin:  the lock will serve you well.  I think it might be just a tiny bit on the small side, but it would definitely work.  Remember the Kuntz rifle you and I shared on the squirrel trail at Heffley a few years ago?  That has a Chambers' late Ketland lock, and as I recall, neither you nor I missed a target after you started to share my rifle.
I have a 20 gauge Ketland fowler and Jim's lock is practically a dead ringer for the original lock...'cept mine has Ketland engraved on it!
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Re: Chamber's Late Ketland for a halfstock London fowler???
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2018, 01:51:25 PM »
Hi Justin,
The Chambers lock would work well.  It does not have a stirrup on the tumbler like most better quality locks would have at the time but it functions well and looks good on the outside.  I would cut moldings on the edges of the plate and flint cock to dress it up. Unless you build a lock up from Blackley's or TRS parts your only other choices of that style and size are the Davis Twigg and the L&R Durs Egg.  The current manufactured versions of those locks leave a lot to be desired. 

dave
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Re: Chamber's Late Ketland for a halfstock London fowler???
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2018, 03:17:24 PM »
Quote from: D. Taylor Sapergia on April 16, 2018, 08:47:25 PM
Justin:  the lock will serve you well.  I think it might be just a tiny bit on the small side, but it would definitely work.  Remember the Kuntz rifle you and I shared on the squirrel trail at Heffley a few years ago?  That has a Chambers' late Ketland lock, and as I recall, neither you nor I missed a target after you started to share my rifle.
I have a 20 gauge Ketland fowler and Jim's lock is practically a dead ringer for the original lock...'cept mine has Ketland engraved on it!

The Chambers late Ketland is I think,the best production lock now available.I have used their
external parts to install my own bench crafted mechanisms in.

Bob Roller
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