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Thanks everyone, this is all great to hear. I should probably be making it a goal to wear out a gun, not the other way around :0

I also have a J Lang hammer gun from about the same time. Inside the locks look like stainless steel, they are so highly polished. Every thing tight and working fine. I put about 500 rounds through it a year. I doubt I will wear it out.

I do admit that I have a fondness for hammer guns though one thing I have found to be true over the years applying to vintage hammer guns is, no matter whose name is emblazoned on the outside the name to look for engraved on the inside of the lock plate is "Joseph Brazier Ashes". His name can be found inside lock plates made by the finest London makers like Purdey to high quality provincial makers. On the whole they seem to be bomb proof having a very long life in service, and the only down side of the locks is if Bubba try's to strip service the lock not knowing how seriously strong that main spring really is. One slip up and it is all over!!!