George W Glaze lock

[Ezra]

On the Hampshire County Longrifle blog I found these fascinating photos of a lock made by George W Glaze.  The mainspring appears outside and trigger offset.  Never seen anything like it.







https://hampshirecountylongrifle.blogspot.com/2015/10/george-w-glaze-part-i.html

Ez

[Bob Roller]

Where there's a will there IS a WAY and this proves it. .Looks like it was made by a man that had very limited material but still solved the problem of having a meat getter.
Bob Roller

[homerifle]

On the Hampshire County Longrifle blog I found these fascinating photos of a lock made by George W Glaze.  The mainspring appears outside and trigger offset.  Never seen anything like it.







https://hampshirecountylongrifle.blogspot.com/2015/10/george-w-glaze-part-i.html

Ez

 

Glaze was an exceptional craftsman, with no two rifles or carvings the same. In my opinion shouldn't take a back seat to any other builder from the period! That particular lock has all the internals on the outside eliminating the trigger guard and internal parts of the trigger This made a much stronger wrist and lock area, having only the lock plate and tang inlet into the wood.

[Tanselman]

This rifle was presented on this site for discussion and inclusion in the library a few years ago. Great Glaze rifle in fine shape. See https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=52972.0

Shelby Gallien

[Ezra]

On the Hampshire County Longrifle blog I found these fascinating photos of a lock made by George W Glaze.  The mainspring appears outside and trigger offset.  Never seen anything like it.







https://hampshirecountylongrifle.blogspot.com/2015/10/george-w-glaze-part-i.html

Ez

 

Glaze was an exceptional craftsman, with no two rifles or carvings the same. In my opinion shouldn't take a back seat to any other builder from the period! That particular lock has all the internals on the outside eliminating the trigger guard and internal parts of the trigger This made a much stronger wrist and lock area, having only the lock plate and tang inlet into the wood.

I think it’s a simple (easy for me to say) and somewhat elegant solution.  Not to mention, very, very cool IMO.  Seems some guys will do anything not to inlet triggers! ;>)

Ez

[Avlrc]

Glaze was an aweseome  rifle maker.

The blog is back up, here it is.

https://hampshirecountylongrifle.blogspot.com/

[JHeath]

It looked familiar, so I checked in the shop and sure enough under the workbench was a coffee can full of these I bought forever ago and didn't get around to doing anything with them.

(had trouble posting images lately but I'll give it a shot)

[JHeath]

Ha ha just kidding. Bonham's auction link below. Seems to be early 19th Cent/late flint English.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22749/lot/201/

[Ezra]

It sold for $285.  I might have paid that had I known.

Ez

[homerifle]

It looked familiar, so I checked in the shop and sure enough under the workbench was a coffee can full of these I bought forever ago and didn't get around to doing anything with them.

(had trouble posting images lately but I'll give it a shot)

Thanks for posting this picture! I'm really happy to see it in flint

[Avlrc]

It looked familiar, so I checked in the shop and sure enough under the workbench was a coffee can full of these I bought forever ago and didn't get around to doing anything with them.

(had trouble posting images lately but I'll give it a shot)

That was a great find. Wonder did Glaze copy this or did he buy it?

[Seth Isaacson]

These are super cool. I dig that design.

[Ezra]

If some enterprising and skilled maker decided to make them today in the style of Mr. Glaze, particularly in flint, I’d be first in line.

Ez