Installing a new lock on my springfield carbine

[barbarossa]

I m in the process of installing a new lock on my springfield carbine.I like the look of the maynard primer door over the standard springfield lock so I ve decided to put this lock in place

[6pt-sika]

I assume that’s a repro ? Is it a repro Model 1855 ?

[barbarossa]

Yes it is a repro .It is a custom made piece made by Rick Hanson of a gun that never really existed.I bought for deer hunting as it a really handy gun in the woods.It has a swivel ramrod and a bobby Hoyt custom barrel and I thoughta 1855 lock would look better on it

[gamekeeper]

That would certainly get my attention if I saw it at the range

[Hawkeye2]

I shot skirmishes with an original '55 for a while and the hump slows down capping and can make it a little more difficult in the cold and/or wearing gloves. I have little love for a high hump lock plate, Maynard mechanism or not. I hope the lock is a repro. I've seen Hanson's creations on Track of the Wolf, he shows a lot of imagination and his work looks very good. See the link for one.

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categori ... /2/AAS-323

[6pt-sika]

You guys showing these custom built and or contemporary longrifles helps the cause of me not buying very little ! I still want a nice 54 cal Hawken and a 54 or 58 contemporary longrifle flinter in Va or Isaac Haines school .