Lock to ID

[jamned]

I would like to know if anyone can ID this lock. It also has to be "adjusted". Not able to fire it, the springs seem way too heavy??




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[msellers]

Best guess from my limited knowledge is a Harper's Ferry lock, or an attempt at one of the military contract locks around that era.
Mike

[jamned]

Yes, I figured it was exactly that, but wondering who might of made it? No marks on it at all. Any one out there willing to "tune" it for me?

[msellers]

If no one offers, here is a link to one of the tutorials that seems pretty good. I am still learning and not brave enough to do this for anyone else currently.
Mike
https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=47002.0

[Gunnermike]

Dixie Gun Works used to sell that lock in the '60's & later probably.  It's a poor Italian copy of the 1805 Harper's Ferry pistol lock, it's suppose to look like this -



Mike

[FlintFan]

Looks to be an Indian made 1803 lock.

[Daryl]

jamned - do you mean it won't cock & the frizzen won't close?

[rich pierce]

Jamned, what do you plan to use the lock for?  You may find it needs $200 of work to become a passable lock.

I’d take the springs off and see how things cycle as a first step.

[Frank]

Looks to me like the leafs of the mainspring are to close together for the spring to properly compress.

[Bob Roller]

That stubby upper limb of that mainspring would make me shy away from any attempts to
"tune" it.

Bob Roller