Stanton invented the rebounding lock. The simplicity of the invention, using the very same parts with some modification so as to retract the hammer, using the main spring for the job, plus the safety bent, for me ranks it as one of the great inventions in double gun design.
The locks were as per the original makers' design, I do not think that the lock maker had much to say in the design. What counted was the execution of the work and in that area I don't think there is any discernible difference in quality between the top lock makers in parts destined for best guns.
And though I have handled hundreds of english best I could never tell the difference till I looked inside for the lock maker's signature. Maybe others have a sharper sense and can tell.
