Clark lock

Has anyone used this lock? Might be an alternative to the Durs Egg, but there is not much info on the page about size, throw etc.

http://www.clarkindustries.on.ca/locks.html

Robert

 

[hawk]

Robert/sfl
I have one of his locks,I found it at a gun show it was missing the main spring.
I took it to him and he is going to fix it for free!
My dad and I both are looking at buying a flint lock gun kit from him.
When I get it back I'll let you know how it works.

 

[Ed Blake]

I have not used one because they are very expensive, about three times what a Chambers lock sells for. They seem to be made and tuned very well; I love his Factor's rifle. I have been corresponding with John Clark regarding English sporting rifles. He is a very interesting fellow.

 

I contacted Clark for dimensions and a larger picture. If the lock is already finished and tuned then the price may be OK (after all, time is money).

Hawk, was the lock stamped with the makers name as the piece pictured on their website? That would be a disadvantage.

Robert

 

[hawk]

Robert/fsl
the stamp on the lock is very faint , like someone tried to remove it.
EEB,the balance of the factor rifle is most exellent.It goes to shoulder very smooth.
he does beautiful work.

 

FYI, he just replied and writes that the lockplate is 5.108 inches long and .925 inches wide. No picture/price, but a brochure with actual size pictures of his locks is available for five dollars.

Robert

 

[Bill Bounds]

Hawk:
I'm glad to hear that you like the Clark Factors rifle. I have a picture mounted above the work bench and am in the middle of replacating one. I was wondering since there is not a picture of the left side. do the single barrels have a cheek piece? I'm thinking of a rounded one. Seeing how you've had the opportunity of handleing one.
Bill

 

What type of sideplate would be correct on such a rifle? Later guns have a round washer but I think for 1800 or a bit earlier this would not be correct. Is the L&R Durs Egg sideplate correct for an english rifle?

Or rather this earlier style?

 

[Ed Blake]

WileyHunter - I asked John Clark the same question about the sideplate. There is none, just an inlet brass washer similar to a Hawken, but with the little "teat" cut off, if that makes sense. I also think there is only one lock bolt. English simplicity.

 

EEB,
thanks for the info, I had posted a similar question in the flintlock forum and Mike Brooks also said that the sideplate was already out of use by the 1790s.