McGiver Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I have a collection of hand forged locks, and would like to know more about them. mostly their intended aplication. Are they door locks? Does the lock fit in to a door or is it recessed in the wall? Are the locks even antique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Well if you live near me they are old mexican door locks. If you live in Austria they probably not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 looks like wooden chest locks to me .....or maybee cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The locks are Mexican mortise locks, not antiques, maybe the latter half of the 20th century. They could be chest or door locks, although some of the old door locks had a right angle bend for the bolt to enter a side mounted strike. Did the bifurcated keepers come with the locks with which they are associated? They are called pestillos and are on the active door of a double door setup. When the passive door with its lockplate is closed, the active closes whereby the "staple" enters the plate to receive the bolt, thus locking the doors. If they are mounted on a chest, they would be inlet into the wooden chest face. The slot in the plate would receive the hasp staple, and the bolt would be thrown with the turn of a key. It would be nice to see the reverse images showing the mechanisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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