A few weeks ago I did a post about Jason starting to Spot or 'Jewel' the lockwork on the pair of 4 bore shotguns we are completing. At the time I estimated about 60 hours of work to complete the locks and how wrong was I. I think now that every part of estimating time on this pair of guns has been wrong!
Jason has been sitting at one of 3 machines it has required to complete this job for endless days now. The first lock he completed, the spots were slightly too large so he started again. The second attempt was also slightly large as well so a 3rd size of spot was chosen. This final size worked well on the plates and all the limbs of the lock.
So how many individual spots are on a lock? This is how he has filled his time, counting carefully!
Lock Plate 3360, Dog 428, Main Spring 519, Hammer 719, Sear 396, Lock Plate 3360 The total for one lock is 5422 individual overlapping spots. Four pairs of locks 21688. Then there are 2 cover plates with 1755 spots and a top bolt with 113 making a grand total of 25,424.
2 More lock plates to go and he is done. I should have had a competition on the number of spots, I know I would not have come close!
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Chris Athanasiou on August 21, 2015 at 6:01 am
Dear Mr. Simon congratulation to you and to your team and especially to Jason
When the “right client” have an ambitious vision like this and finally he can chose the right “man” like you, who can have the same vision, this is a historic moment. ….
The vision can realized and the result is a classic masterpiece!!
You Mr. Simon with your team with men like Jason, transform the requested kind vision in a historic shotgun, a genuine peace of art in the Renascence way!! Congratulation for your effort and achievement!!
Finally many thanks for your fantastic pictures who help us to understand the total beauty of your work!!
Chris
vancedaigle on August 21, 2015 at 1:34 pm
Great Story Sir, Part of being in business is having the— Brass Balls—so to speak, to take on such a project!!!!! Not many…“.No”…… no one else out there has that intestinal fortitude any more. My Hats off. Gun historians will certainly write well about Westley under your Leadership Simon. Men will say not only do I have a Westley Richards, but it came from the Simon Clode era!!!!!! Of that I am certain….Morning Simon,
In Christ
Vance,
Djamel on August 23, 2015 at 9:44 am
Bonjour/Bonsoir
Hello to all fans of WR.
I am a fan of the Droplock. I wrote an article on this fabulous mechanic it appeared in the French magazine “ARMES DE CHASSE”.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205245058103379&set=oa.10152900870628180&type=3&theater
cordially
Djamel on August 25, 2015 at 8:01 am
Bonjour
it is a link to “Best’s gun makers only” on facebook. Maybe this link will work:
https://www.facebook.com/212245235473351/photos/pb.212245235473351.-2207520000.1440489381./885871921444009/?type=3&theater
Otherwise, if you want, I can send you my article Pdf version (but it’s in French) it will be with pleasure!
Best regards
Djamel
http://aoubellil.blog4ever.com/
Simon Clode on August 23, 2015 at 1:06 pm
The link does not work to your article!