Hi Philip
Thanks for the comments. Here are some pics of the lock. It's actually one of the most common Balkan styles made at one of the many gun making centers in the Region. You see them on used on many guns, especially Albanian guns. Made in both long gun and pistol size.
The lock worked good when I received it on the gun. Besides cleaning (and I think it could use a bit more) the heel of the hammer and frizzen were polished out a bit and the post for the trigger bar was re-drill very slightly and re-pinned for smoother trigger pull. But that's all. Even though locally made, and not quite up to European snuff, it functions very reliable. Probably why it was used on so many Balkan made guns.
Also, forgot to post pics of the bottom view shoeing all the sculptured brass decoration.
Rick
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