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Hello.
I have this lock, which I can only assume is old, but don't know how old. It's made to be attached on the outside of a chest, it looks like? Maybe something outside, as the condition seems a bit deterioated. A chest with tools? CComes from a farm, so it might be something like that? The key is as simple as it can be. Both the case and the "thing" has 4 notches, I think that it's visible on my not-so-good pictures. Otherwise there is no maker mark at all.
150 mm x 160 mm, or almost 6" x a bit over 6".
Some input would be greatly appreciated, age and anything else. A Google Lens search provided locks in the same style, but not much info on how old this one is.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best regards, Mr.Glum.

 

Hi @Mr.Glum from your other thread I take it that the farm is in Norway?
I'll tag @the blacksmith for you, he lives in your part of the world, and he is.... a blacksmith.

 

You are correct, Any Jewelry. That is very grand of you, thank you so much!

 

Mr. Glum. Helpful if you post your photos as "FULL IMAGE". You can go back and edit these. This way the photos show up in the text box in a larger format without viewers having to do anything. A little bit easier on the viewer's end. Thanks!

Welcome, by the way.

 

Interesting looking lock.Doesn’t look very secure or strong.The key also looks so simplistic.Looks homemade or even for decoration? Is it made of sheet metal? Doesn’t look like
cast iron? Or is the back iron? Looking forward to hear what the experts say. Not sure what to think of this. The key looks almost more legit to me than the lock..

 

You're off to an interesting start, Glum...that's a really nice old lock. I'm amazed it still has its key! Welcome!

 

boy , does that look homemade !!!

 

Makes me think of a more elaborate version of something like this. Really wondering if it’s not just a nice decoration piece. Maybe from India . Anyway I don’t really know but it’s very interesting.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Large-Me...age-Antique-Style-Unique-Shape-Lock/118425205

 

I'm sorry! My apologies, just some start-up trouble.

You're right, it can't be very secure. But depending on when it's from, I believe it would do good enough for something.

That would be the coolest! It seems like there is plenty of locks in this style by different companys, though. Maybe a beginner locksmith copied them?

It's bigger, but more elaborate? I find it very crude. The key has the shape of the keyhole, so the was a little effort involved. It would be so funny if this thing was a fake decoration piece, it's been around for at least my 4 decade long life

 

All farms here had a forge, and some of the people who wworked there were very skillful and multi-talented. Many made knives, made and fitted their own horse shoes, made hinges and door fittings, farming tools, tanned leather, carved wood and yes, made locks. So this was probably home made for a particular purpose.
This lock definitely looks to have some age to it, but it is impossible to say how much really, and any attempt to do so would only be a guess I am afraid.
Finding old locks like this here is not unusual, but finding them with their key is!

 

I love it. It's got a great handmade look.

 

The locksmith here says it's old and was made by a blacksmith. We have quite a collection of antique locks that's he's acquired over 51 years in business so I trust his judgment.

 

Guys, I have an update.

This is a very early work of Eberhard Kokkin (1856-1920), a famous locksmith and gunmaker in his time amd area. He's from Åsta, Åmot, Norway. He made some mean-looking and bad-ass guns https://digitaltmuseum.no/011022724276/gevaer

He's the brother of my great great grandmother, The generation above me was crystal clear that their grandfather told them it was special as kids. I also have an hammer from his workshop, the smaller sized hammer can been seen at our national digital museum here: https://digitaltmuseum.no/011022725849/hammer

My mother has a gun powder horn made by him, other items like bayonettes, knifes, mid-century guns, and tools, has been split between the family without anyone checking closely what it is. There was a long barrelled shotgun present at the place until the late 50's, when my grandfather butched a job killing kittens in front of everyone, scaring all his kids... We looked EVERYWHERE for that gun, but concluded my grandpa was forced to sell it by my grandma after that incident

 

Very interesting history!
The hammer is interesting, as though the handle is extremely short (these are often used like this by cobblers and shoe repairers), the head on this one has also been deliberately rounded off on the bottom edge to avoid making little half round marks if one is a bit careless (perhaps as an apprentice?), or to be able to use it to dish sheel metal. This is something that is often done by silversmiths for example. Perhaps this one was altered by him to enable him to finish a particular job, something that is not uncommon amongst smiths.

 

Great update, thank you for posting it.