Is something missing here?

[longcruise]

 

[TDM]

Tumbler screw??

And no fly.

 

[longcruise]

I don't think this lock employs a fly. But I too thought there should be something over the tumbler.

This is a very old CVA lock.

 

[2 shots]

lower end lock, no bridle.

 

[deermanok]

There's usually some kind of cap thingy on the tumbler. Does the hammer screw thread into the tumbler?

 

[Grenadier1758]

As a lock, there is nothing needed.

But

As @2 shots says, that is a very cheap lock that was built without a bridle to support the tumbler and sear and of course no fly.

 

[longcruise]

As a lock, there is nothing needed.

But

As @2 shots says, that is a very cheap lock that was built without a bridle to support the tumbler and sear and of course no fly.

That's what I was thinking. Not concerned about the lack of a fly since it will be a single trigger gun.

 

[Phil Coffins]

If you are building gun don’t use that lock. For all the effort of pulling a gun of any type start with a better lock. There’s no reason to start with bottom of the barrel parts.

 

[longcruise]

It's the original lock from a very old CVA Kentucky rifle kit. I think Deer Creek has the later version of the same lock. Probably a drop in replacement. I'll call them tomorrow and see what they say.

 

[golden sky]

yeah i have that unit in my Ketucky, works fine, but I know there's better stuff out there

 

[deerstalkert]

i have a cuple in my parts drawer. why, i couldn't say. unless i find a very old cva, they will never be used.
at one time i thought to use the plates to build other lock maybe. dimly seems so. i think.

 

[SamTex1949]

what a good lock should look like on the inside

 

[Walkingeagle]

what a good lock should look like on the inside
View attachment 164960

Can you share the manufacturer of that lock?
Walk

 

[deerstalkert]

i can't tell the specific maker of the pictured very fine lock, but L&R, Siler, Kibler all make very good locks. there are many old locks also floating around that are of exemplary construction.
the difference between one of the above listed and the pictured CVA/Traditions lock in the op is like that of a timex vs a rolex watch.

 

[longcruise]

Can you share the manufacturer of that lock?
Walk

Yes, that is a very pretty piece of work.

 

[Walkingeagle]

It appears to be a perfect replacement for a CVA shotgun lock, which also is a replacement for the cheap lock on a .45 Ultra High rifle I have.
Walk

 

[deerstalkert]

plate contour does look right doesn't it? the thickness of the plat makes me think hand made by a master.

 

[golden sky]

cva looks like trash next to that beauty

 

[hanshi]

I don't think I'd want that old lock on my rifle; there are so many good ones to use. May take some searching but a better one, like the truth, is out there.

 

[deerstalkert]

Longcruise, the real downer with that lock is the axel will wear the plate bearing oblong in just a few sessions. or the axel itself will wear to the point of binding the tumbler, or causing the nose of the hammer to start striking off center of the cap. putting that lock in a custom build will be of a great disappointment very soon. trying to replace the inletting doubles your work and in my case, would double the chance of destroying the build.