eBay Flintlock Lock

[kyron4]

Anyone notice the tumbler isn't supported by the bridle ? The bridle is just pressed against the smooth sided tumbler. There is no post in the tumbler or hole in bridle to support it. Interesting.

 

[Eterry]

Oh, I see it now, the part the trigger pushes is out of focus.

It actually looks like the part the mainspring pushes against is missing, and the sear might have been put in the wrong place.

I’d really need to see it in in person to be sure.

And the screw heads aren’t that bad…

The screw heads aren't bad... unless you remove or tighten them. Then you have a problem. The driver has a big chance of slipping, scarring the lock, stock, or barrel.
I've seen dozens of guns, of all kinds, where a driver had slipped out of the slot and really marred a nice piece of wood, or metal.

 

[RMFnLA]

The screw heads aren't bad... unless you remove or tighten them. Then you have a problem. The driver has a big chance of slipping, scarring the lock, stock, or barrel.
I've seen dozens of guns, of all kinds, where a driver had slipped out of the slot really marred a nice piece of wood, or metal.

Nah.

They aren’t perfect but they are far from being that kind of problem.

 

[RMFnLA]

enlarge the photo and use your bifocals! the lock is complete.

Read my edit and use yours…

 

[RMFnLA]

Oops…

 

[ronaldrothb49]

It doesn’t look like the mainspring is resting on anything; it’s just sitting there on its own, which to me is the problem.

[Edit] OK, after enlarging the photo way up I can see the tumbler.

No mind blowing, just dealing with an unclear photo.

Cheers

Yeah the pictures are terrible and get worse when you try to enlarge them. What I based my statement on the tumbler was there is if it wasn't there the end of the mainspring would be hanging below the lock so it has to be there for the mainspring to be where it is.

 

[RMFnLA]

Yeah the pictures are terrible and get worse when you try to enlarge them. What I based my statement on the tumbler was there is if it wasn't there the end of the mainspring would be hanging below the lock so it has to be there for the mainspring to be where it is.

Good point.

I haven’t torn down a side lock in decades so I missed that.