Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock

A motor vehicle lock comprising:

• a locking mechanism including locking mechanism components comprising a rotary latch and a pawl, and
• a latching element which is arranged in an engagement area between the locking mechanism components and which is pivotally mounted on the rotary latch or the pawl at least in part in a plane of the locking mechanism,
• wherein for axially securing the latching element, at least one of the locking mechanism components is equipped with a cover of a first material, and the cover at least partially overlaps the latching element,
• wherein the at least one of the locking mechanism components that is equipped with the cover is multi-layer with a core layer provided between cover layers on both sides of the core layer that comprise the cover,
• wherein the cover layers extend beyond the core layer to overlap the latching element such that a bearing axis of the latching element extends between the cover layers such that a portion of the latching element is provided between the cover layers on both sides of the portion of the latching element.