Are you looking at that round area which shifts when opened? That is part of the locking system. Take a look a Greeners for clear examples.

Welcome to the club. Fair warning, doubles can be addictive and costly. Buy quality, not the name or shine. Most A&D boxlocks are the same, with a majority made by a few makers not necessarily the names on the gun. Bringing in semi or completely finished gun and having your name on them, like you built them in house, is a long standing and completely acceptable thing in the trade.

Last edited by KY Jon; 01/08/24 03:33 PM.