Jeff in Ohio
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2015
I have interest in foreign arms imported for use in the War, and I would not plan on buying on-line any lock and expecting it to fit. the lock has to fit the visible size and shape of the cavity for the lock, and the wood inside might not be shaped to allow the lock to fit down inside properly, and then sometimes the holes for the lock screws that hold it on (and are inserted from the other side of the stock) don't match up with the holes in stock for those lockplate screws.
Also, the wood around that cavity might have shrunk or warped over the years, creating more problems.
What happens all too often with an effort to replace is a badly fitting lock, some wood putty used to fill in the edges, and an unsightly result.
If this has some special meaning, and you want to try, you should try to take this to a seller where you can physically compare the available locks to your particular gun. There are some caches of these here and there. At one time, I had a box of at least a dozen of them.
Jeff in Ohio
Also, the wood around that cavity might have shrunk or warped over the years, creating more problems.
What happens all too often with an effort to replace is a badly fitting lock, some wood putty used to fill in the edges, and an unsightly result.
If this has some special meaning, and you want to try, you should try to take this to a seller where you can physically compare the available locks to your particular gun. There are some caches of these here and there. At one time, I had a box of at least a dozen of them.
Jeff in Ohio