Old locks.

[TarponStalker]

A friend was cleaning out an old
building and found these locks. He asked if I wanted them. Of course I do. I’ll send better pics once I get my hands on them. This is the only photo I have now.
I can barely see writing on the plate of one but can’t tell what it says. Does anyone have any preliminary guesses as to what they may be from?
I’ll send more once can pick them up

 

[poker]

Could have been from a double barrel fowler as you have a right and left handed lock there.

 

[Robby]

Be still my aching heart, I would love to wrap a nice double around those locks!!!!!! Nice find!!!!
Robby

 

[cynthialee]

pair of locks from a double barrel firearm
would be nice to see them cleaned up and brought back to serviceable condition

now you just need a stock, triggers and a pair of nice Damascus barrels

 

[OldSmoky1967]

A friend was cleaning out an old
building and found these locks. He asked if I wanted them. Of course I do. I’ll send better pics once I get my hands on them. This is the only photo I have now.
I can barely see writing on the plate of one but can’t tell what it says. Does anyone have any preliminary guesses as to what they may be from?
I’ll send more once can pick them up View attachment 114259

Definitely from something double barreled.

 

[rich pierce]

St. Etienne - French.

 

[hanshi]

Oh, yes, I agree that they came off the same dbl barrel.

 

[Timber Wolf]

Dang, now we will never know how they came to be separated from the gun. : (

 

[excess650]

Your picture is good enough that I could easily read St Etienne. I would imagine is was a pretty nice flint double.

 

[TarponStalker]

Thanks for the information everyone. I’ll try to find out more.

 

[toot]

nice!!

 

[Brokennock]

A French influenced "side by each" you can make from dose der, eh!

 

[James C. Burnette]

Look closer, the bottom lock is not identical to the top one. The distance from the hammer screw to the back end of the lock is longer and the end taper is different.

 

[erhunter]

It looks like the "curl" at the top of the lock behind the jaw screw goes toward the jaw on one and away from the jaw on the other. Is that the way they made them on doubles?

 

[Gordoncourtney]

A friend was cleaning out an old
building and found these locks. He asked if I wanted them. Of course I do. I’ll send better pics once I get my hands on them. This is the only photo I have now.
I can barely see writing on the plate of one but can’t tell what it says. Does anyone have any preliminary guesses as to what they may be from?
I’ll send more once can pick them up View attachment 114259

I think they are a pair it’s just the photograph angle. A pair of barrels is easy just a bit of soldering over the kitchen stoves the hard bit in uk was finding a piece of wood. I made this one last year

 

[Robby]

They look the same to me, photographic distortion aside, of course a side by side, identical camera angle, front and back might show some difference, or not.
Robby

 

[Brazos John]

Dang, now we will never know how they came to be separated from the gun. : (

I wonder if they were removed to convert the double to percussion?
If there are a bunch of them, maybe the person was converting them for fun and profit.

 

[charlesk]

those are way nice, a great find,

 

[M. De Land]

A friend was cleaning out an old
building and found these locks. He asked if I wanted them. Of course I do. I’ll send better pics once I get my hands on them. This is the only photo I have now.
I can barely see writing on the plate of one but can’t tell what it says. Does anyone have any preliminary guesses as to what they may be from?
I’ll send more once can pick them up View attachment 114259

Double bridle with throated cocks , quality locks they be !

 

[Rawhide67]

I think they are a pair it’s just the photograph angle. A pair of barrels is easy just a bit of soldering over the kitchen stoves the hard bit in uk was finding a piece of wood. I made this one last year

I'd be interested to see a separate thread re: that process.

And I never have friends who find interesting stuff like this. Those locks would be great to repurpose.