Whitmore & Wolff; Whitmore, Wolff & Co.; Whitmore, Wolff, Duff & Co.; etc.

[Dietle]

I prepared a study of the Whitmore & Wolff company and its successors, whose imported locks are sometimes seen on Pennsylvania long rifles. They are probably found Ohio and Kentucky-made rifles too, since the company advertised widely. If you happen to have a rifle that has one of their locks, I could use some lock photos showing different variations of the company name. Here's a link to the study: https://korns.org/gunsmiths/WWP-6262025/WWP-6262025.html

[OLUT]

I prepared a study of the Whitmore & Wolff company and its successors, whose imported locks are sometimes seen on Pennsylvania long rifles. They are probably found Ohio and Kentucky-made rifles too, since the company advertised widely. If you happen to have a rifle that has one of their locks, I could use some lock photos showing different variations of the company name. Here's a link to the study: https://korns.org/gunsmiths/WWP-6262025/WWP-6262025.html

Here's a WHITMORE WOLFF DUFF  back action lock used by Nathan Tyler of Vienna, Ohio .... let me know when you move onto James Bown, Bown & Tetley, etc

[Shreckmeister]

Disregard the non whitmore pics and sorry for the quality.  Maybe I can dig them out and get good pictures for you this winter.

[rich pierce]

I really like that style of breech and wish someone made them. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride!

[Dietle]

Thanks Shreckmeister and OLUT!

[lexington1]

It's pretty degraded, but here is the lock from a Western, Pa. rifle that my great grandfather built.

[Dietle]

Thanks, lexington1

[Dietle]

One of their ads says they have 2,400 gun locks for sale. Another ad says they have 10,800 rifles for sale.