Lock for rifle

A lock for mounting on a muzzle-loading caplock weapon comprising in combination:

• a lock plate having an opening extending therethrough,
• a hammer pivotally mounted on said plate and arranged to move laterally to and from one plane surface thereof,
• one end of said hammer comprising a projection extending through said opening in said plate for engaging with a sear mounted on the other plane surface of said plate,
• the other end of said hammer being provided with a nose selectively engagable with a percussion cap mounted on a nipple on the weapon,
• spring means mounted on said other plane surface of said plate and arranged to extend between a fixed point on said plate and said one end of said hammer whereby a given pivotal movement of said hammer compresses said spring means,
• a sear pivotally mounted on said other plane surface of said plate and biased into engagement with said projection of said hammer, and
• lock means mounted on said sear for detachably engaging said projection of said hammer when said hammer is moved laterally away from said one plate surface of said plate,
• said lock means comprising a bolt threadably mounted to extend through said sear and engageable with an indentation in said protrusion of said hammer to detachably engage therewith,
• whereby a trigger of the weapon when actuated engages said sear, dislodging said lock means of said sear from said protrusion causing said spring means to rotate said one end of said hammer toward said plate causing said nose to engage the percussion cap on the nipple of the weapon.