Russ Hamm lock

[scott k]

Did any of you old timers out there ever hear of locks made by Russ Hamm? I have one that I'm useing on a fintlock I'm puting together. Got it from my Pop. He had it for years. Are thay a good lock? :hmm: Are thay still being made?
Lehigh.

 

[albert]

I have one of his locks that he made in the late 60's and I have had good luck with it, it is a "Maslin" flintlock. I have heard others that haven't been as fortunate. I believe that he sold out to Dean Mitton, who continued the line for awhile. I don't think they are made today.:m2c:

 

[Wayne Combs]

lehigh,I have one on a rifle I built back in the early 70'sused it for years with only one problem,I broke the frizzen in the 80's,at that time Dean Mitton had taken over the business.He sent me a new frizzen,which sparked better than the original.I don't know who is making these locks now,or even if anyone is.Mine's been a good lock for all these years,although I had a gunsmith tighten her up for me last year.Wayne.

 

[rayb]

There's another post on Russ Hamm locks, do a search. I posted it some time back, i think on the flintlock side. My lock works good. One of the replies had some history on Mr Hamm's work. Apparantly avery well respected maker.

rayb

 

[scott k]

THanks for the info guys. I did some seaching on the site and found some of what you talked about. Seems like it could be easier to do a seach. :hmm: Had fun with that. It did answer some questions though.
Thanks again. Lehigh