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When you see how much effort has gone into producing these locks one can appreciate the time it took to create them by hand. In particular the inelt for the intercepting sear is very fine work (some might say over-engineered). I�ve given everything a clean with oil and a very (I mean VERY) light clean up with light wire wool and oil. The engraving is lovely under there. Not one for CCH for sure. The stock is coming together and the barrels are done. Just need to clean up the rest of it�I have a couple of weeks though because the stock will be that long still.









A few more pictures on my blog in the Sig.
T

I know it is off your point but I am crazy about the engraving and plate profile.

Thanks for posting.

Best,

Mike

Thanks for taking the time Tony. You take great pictures.

Take care, Craig

That engraving is exquisite and locks look as if made by a Swiss watchmaker. Great photos. Gil

Tony: Very nice locks. Have you been able ascertain the maker of the locks?

Hi Buzz, not as yet, no.
Cheers
T

PS Toby might know, he is a big softy when it comes to Blanch's (forgive the term Toby ).

All signs point to W&C Scott. :-) Nothing extraordinary about the locks, they show the same level of workmanship that you would find on any of these Scott back action guns regardless of who's name is engraved on the outside. The engraving is very nice!

Dustin

Great pictures, Tony! The engraving on that gun is exquisite. It seems that J. Blanch & Son never got the credit and respect that they deserve. Did they ever produce sub-standard guns?

Very nice parts Tony.

Beautiful old gun, Tony.

I kind of like the recessed sear idea. In theory, it should allow more wood to remain in the head and the lockplate really doesent need much material at that point anyway (lighter too ;>). Look at that wonderful, long mainspring with evenly-filed arms and note the little "chamfer" on the sear spring. Not needed, but certainly a proud touch.

It would be nice if the safety sear was over-hanging and somehow used as the main for better mechanical advantage. I've always thought Holland Dominions (Blanch-made?) should be that way too. Some A&D guns I've seen with similar main sear geometry have little slivers of metal laying under the bent where the sear has "shaved" the tumbler; lots of pressure is needed to hold the sear that close to the tumbler pivot and if parts arent exactly the same hardness...... An over-hanging sear requires much less pressure and gives nice trigger pulls too.

I'm not exactly sure how the Blanch saftey sear works, would it be possible to see the back of the tumbler? I'm missing the "notch" the saftey sear engages. Is it on the tumbler?

C.