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sidelock and boxlock

rlfcjfrlfcjf Member Posts: 310 ✭✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
have not had much to do with shotguns, especially double barrels, but recently purchased a double barrel shotgun at a gun show and started to read up on them a little.i can not find anyplace where i can get agood explanation as to what a sidelock and a boxlock is. I'm the first to admit that i'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer and don't understand alot of the firearm terminology,, so make it simple pleasethanks
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  • laxcoachlaxcoach Member Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    EXTERNAL HAMMERS ON A SIDELOCK ? What are you smoking, Capt !!! (P.S) What about sidePLATES ?
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  • snocountrysnocountry Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why not take the lock off a cheap percussion or flint (like a cva)replica and examine it.that is a sidelock. a double would have another on the other side. then take apart another sidelock, without external hammers,like an lc smith, and examine that.advantage of the sidelocks--many best quality guns are furnished with a spare pair- if something breaks- mainspring-hammer-sear. etc it is relatively easy to replace.you cannot generally repair a boxlock around the campfire. boxlocks are also furnished with sideplates- for decoration.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Right you are Snowcountry. Field replacement of hammers,springs and triggers (and parts do break) can be impossible on some boxlocks.
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    rlfcjf- I've been listening in on this because I didn't know the answere either- are you as confused as I am now? Or did I miss something?
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Let me rephrase what capt saidSidelock has the mechanisem fastened to the outside of the weapon The Boxlock has the mechanisem completly housed in a box made up of the action and stockSide hammer muzzel loaders are a good example of the sidelock system, compair them to todays boxlock O/U shotguns like the Red-label and CetoriTo confuse the issue there were some boxlock guns made that had FALSE sideplates (known as false sidelocks)Sidelocks cost more to make due to the fitting / inletting costs.Clear as mud now ?
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