Steven, although 577/450 would certainly be appropriate this one will be 45-70.
Ryan, you are correct making a lock from scratch is a bunch of work. I think there was more time in making the lock than stocking the rifle.....go figure......why do we do this?
Below are a couple of pictures of the lock with bridal removed. I think you may have been confused by the polished end of the fly in the first picture above.
Actually this rifle evolved from a couple of previous rifles built after a friend sent me some good photos of a Carlos Gove sporter a few years ago. Perhaps something like this could have been made by an immigrant gunsmith with a British trade background?????
Jim
