cochran locks

[djnye]

hey folks. i have a cockran flintlock i bought in 1990 that i have managed to break the cock/tumbler screw on. i checked with the supplier(track of the wolf), but appartantly this lock is no longer made. don't know the size since i haven't dug out the embedded stud yet, but it might be 6-32 or-40.(accross the threads it mikes about .040) can anyone out there offer some assistance?

daniel

 

[djnye]

the measurement refered to should read .140, not .040. sorry.
daniel

 

[RJR]

Might try Log Cabin, www.logcabinshop.com or L&R Locks, www.lr-rpl.com. They might be able to help, they're both good people. Good luck with it.

 

[Birddog6]

You might try Tip Curtis Frontier Ship in Cross Plains, TN. He usually has some old lock parts.

615-654-4445

 

[djnye]

thank you both for the suggestions.
i am pleased to report a successful operation on the wounded lock has been completed and all is well. drilled out the broken screw. chased new threads with a 6-40 tap and used a screw of a small siler lock that was supplied by track of the wolf. and to boot, track of the wolf sent me a letter giving the recent history of the cockran lock business--who bought it when willy cockran retired, and that he has since sold the equiptment to two other lockmakers who will continue to manufacture the lock. track has some very nice people there--and helpful.
daniel