Just got back from a very wet and rainy grouse hunt, the last of the season. I had to take the guns down to the bare guts to make sure they dry out properly, while I had them apart I figured I shoot a couple of quick pics of some lock work and stock inletting.
The first is of course a Chas. Lancaster Model A "Wrist Breaker". This is the best gun Lancasters made at the time (1890). Notice the locks are quite robust, but perfectley executed, as is the stock inletting. As a good English stockmaker friend of mine commented, "not particularly difficult to execute, but everything is spot on".
Best Quality engraving...
Well put together locks, robust and simple. Notice how the hammer is filed and shaped..attention to detail, it didnt have to be done that way, it would've worked just fine being a slab. It took many hours at the bench to get the shape just right.
Stock inletting...as Paul said "Spot on"!
Here are some shots of a little 16 bore Chas. Smith, Newark-upon-Trent. The action is a 2nd pattern Purdey patent thumb-opener.
Stock inletting, extremely well done..
