I think that the Brits were slow to change on lots of things. From flintlock , to percussion and those in between, to pinfire, etc. All of those resembled or were sidelocks. Then , in the latest of the 1860s, centerfire was grudingly accepted, long after the same was started in France 50 years earlier. Still , guns had sidelocks. In 1875, or so, the Anson and Deeley came out. Neat design, but not widely accepted, verses the sidelock for a long period of time as being "good". I think lots of that still exists today. Look at the dress clothing, too, and how hard it is to change since Grandfather did it so well. There are exceptions like the Mousetrap, but they were just exceptions.

Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 02/14/13 06:16 PM.
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