Originally Posted By: WildCattle
There is a fantastic 396-page book named "Platines" by Laurent Bedu, that describes the most common sidelock systems: Beesley, Holland, "Scott", etc... and also includes the Italian ones Betretta, Zanotti, ... and the obscure ones such as Defourny and Francotte FASD.
The book is in French but I know that the author is working on an English translation.
Highly recommended.
WC-


Please encourage him to finish the translation - he has at least one customer if he does. I would love to pour through that!


Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.