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Offline Carl9140

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Lock maker
« on: April 28, 2025, 12:48:37 AM »
I need help trying to identify the tomaker of this lock . These marks are the only ones I can find.






Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Lock maker
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2025, 01:20:36 AM »
Maybe a Goulcher or just a hardware store lock that sold for 25 cents when new.It's called a back action lock because the mechanism lays behind the hammer.
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Online rich pierce

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Re: Lock maker
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2025, 02:04:58 AM »
Maybe a Goulcher or just a hardware store lock that sold for 25 cents when new.It's called a back action lock because the mechanism lays behind the hammer.
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Agree, these plain back-action locks were made by the tens of thousands and there isn’t much to be gained from knowing who made it. Their ultimate destination was always a late percussion inexpensive gun. Still a part of history, sort of like the single shot modern gun that served as an all-rounder in later days.
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Lock maker
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2025, 04:09:15 PM »
I just noticed it's a left side lock and may be from a double barreled shotgun.Not all back action locks were low end.I owned a double rifle made by Holland&Holland that was made with very high end back actions During all my time as a lock maker I got NO requests for a back action lock
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