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Original Hawken Rifle Kits
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Original Hawken kits - Kits are available 95% inlayed requiring only minimal hand tools
and patience to do the final fitting. Detailed instructions are furnished with each
rifle to aid you in matching original wood and metal finish. (With patience you can
produce a Hawken that you can be justifiably proud of.)
Complete wood and metal finishing kits are available to assist you. Hawken Plans are
available for those who would like to try their skill at building a Hawken from the ground
up. These plans were completed by Don Lauer of St Louis and are life size.Call
1-800-450-7111 for
pricing
Hawken Rifle KIT Pricing and options:
| Hawken Rifle Kit - Getz barrel, #3 grade wood | $1100.00 | |
| UPGRADES | ||
| Goodoien Match Grade Barrel | $100.00 | |
| Upgrade to #4 wood | $100.00 | |
| Upgrade to #5 wood | $200.00 | |
| Upgrade to #6 wood | $300.00 | |
| Hawken Rifle Plans Life size, by Don Lauer of St Louis. |
$25.00 |
Specifications:
| Overall Length: | 50" |
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| Barrel: | 34" in length, tapering from breech to muzzle 1-1/8" - 1" 1x48" twist | |
| Drop: | 2-7/8" | |
| Pull: | 14-1/2 | |
| Weight: | 10 3/4 lbs. | |
| Caliber: | .54 | |
| Furniture: | Steel | |
| Stock: | Maple |
Hawken Facts:
There are a multitude of sizes
and styles of "Hawken" rifles - almost as varied as the men who carried them
Therefore, when we talk about "Hawken” rifles in this catalog we are referring
specifically to the "Classic" half stock, iron mounted, big bore,
"Plains" rifle. This rifle is steeped in history and linked with the opening of
the West; a rugged and manly, yet beautifully graceful piece of working
hardware. Now, just what is it that makes a
"Classic" Hawken Plains Rifle? The criteria are listed as follows: a bare
minimum bore size of .50 caliber (most average .54), patent hooked breech, all iron
furniture (including nosecap), hourglass tang, long bar double set triggers with scroll
iron guard attached, 2 keys with iron oval escutcheons held to stock by two screws each,
copper based German silver blade front sight, and plain maple stock. Variations accepted
as original are: one or two piece braised butt-plate, one piece poured pewter, or two
piece braised nosecap, flat sided snail of J & S period or S. Hawken full scoop on
patent breech, straight breech or slanted, 1 1/8" barrel straight or tapered or
1" straight octagonal barrel, and occasionally fancy wood and patchbox. Other things
about Hawken rifles in general which might be of some interest to you are:
| A. There is nearly a 1/4" taper from front to rear of
the lock plate area side to side. B. There is usually a very slight belly to the forestock, the buttstock, and the comb to buttplate area. G. Soft solder half moon fill visible at muzzle end of underrib. |
These features are among those most commonly encountered, but as mentioned before not always. One or more may be lacking on a specific rifle since each gun was hand crafted and later alteration may have been undertaken for various reasons. Examine the photographs on the preceding pages for examples of the "Classic Hawken Rifles". This classic rifle is once again available through "The Hawken Shop” ™
Please call for more information and production schedule.
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For some more interesting Hawken History and facts. | Click Here |
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For some black and white images of
Hawken Rifle examples. (From our catalog) |
Examples 1-6 Examples 7-12 |
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