Geoff Jones
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So, does that mean No one used the 1792 gun until 1812 when locks were available?????? I guess they just sat with an empty mortice for 20 years!!!!!!????????
I repeat, "Early American Flintlocks" by Hartzler, Whisker, Page 117, Dickert was commissioned to build these....and it appears that this would be the original lock. Very narrow mouldings around the lock....certainly not been converted. If I were to compare it to a modern production lock it looks like a small Siler in size and shape. Everything else seems correct. I can scan these photos but not until I get home tonight. This rifle is signed J Dickert and stampes with the "US" Armory stamp.
geoff
