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Thanks Chaps, it is a 1931 8 litre Bentley Brooklands, was rebodied in approx 1984 hence condition, was a lot of fun while I owned it but a bit fierce on fuel consumption !! best, Mike
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Oh, that's a Bentley. I need to study up a bit more. 
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Not a hammerless sidelock, but a back-action lock with DRGM 196172(circa 1905 & more than likely protection for 3 years) on the tumbler/lockwork. I've seen the DRGM stamps many places but I believe this to be a 1st. On a cursory view, anyone have any ideas what makes it novel vs. any other back-action hammergun lock? Somewhat relevant here and only thread that came to mind.  DRGM / Gebrauchsmuster 196172 Kind Regards, Raimey rse
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rebounding? the tumbler seems to be designed to catch the lower spring limb.
Of course that was probably not new when these locks were made...
Best Regards,
WC-
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WildCattle,
What is the Francotte fasd you mention..thanks
franc
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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...... WC: Did the English version ever materialize? Serbus, Raimey rse
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Perhaps the Bedu book has a photo of the totally pinless Fabbio Zanotti lock, that should put the pin worries to rest.
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