Abstract: A casket lock structure for securing a casket top in a closed and sealed position. An elongated lock bar is slideably mounted inside the front of a casket. A connecting bar is pivotally mounted at one end to the lock bar and at the other end to an offset portion of a shaft extending through the wall of the casket such that rotation of the shaft causes a lateral translational movement of the lock bar. Striker pins fastened to the casket top are adapted to engage hook portions formed into the lock bar as the top is closed.