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Offline Mike Brooks

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NC rifle on the blog the other day
« on: February 12, 2016, 12:29:08 AM »
Very nifty with it's extra long finials on every thing. The box is super unique too. I'd like to repop that one some day.
Probably one of the most interesting Hawkins rifles I have seen in a while.
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2016, 01:07:05 AM »
I agree with you Mike, that is one of the neatest N.C. rifles I have seen.  I thoroughly enjoyed looking at it yesterday as well as today.  I am sure I will keep checking it out.
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2016, 02:43:41 AM »
Yeah, I thought the patchbox was really unique and nifty, too.
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2016, 05:18:12 AM »
I'd like to see how that thing is hinged. Really different.
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2016, 03:17:42 PM »
This the one y'all talking about? 

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2016/02/antique-rifle.html
Yup, that's it, very unique and really turns my crank. Quite a Hawkins in my book.
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Offline Bill Ladd

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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2016, 04:20:44 PM »
This the one y'all talking about? 

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2016/02/antique-rifle.html
Yup, that's it, very unique and really turns my crank. Quite a Hawkins in my book.

Is it really an antique?  'Cause it has one of those newfangled Hawkins locks on it like the one I just sold...

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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2016, 04:38:47 PM »
Maybe Sadie built this one before the Hawkins moved west.   It is a unique rifle.  The butt stock is really thin.  Neat patchbox.    
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2016, 04:56:21 PM »
The lock is a replacement from 30 plus years ago. The rifle is old.

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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2016, 10:13:23 PM »
I'd love to see the inside of that patchbox.  The hinge, as was mentioned, but also wonder what the storage intent was, being so narrow.  Wonder if a row of roundballs would fit nicely, or just patches and cleaning stuff, or was it just made to be different and decorative?
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2016, 10:16:56 PM »
All joking aside, what is known about this magnificent rifle? Not much info on the blog. I see that David Rase commented that is an NC rifle but nothing else.

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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2016, 12:19:23 AM »
All joking aside, what is known about this magnificent rifle? Not much info on the blog. I see that David Rase commented that is an NC rifle but nothing else.
NC for sure just from the architecture. Other than that i got nothin.
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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2016, 10:01:49 PM »
Beautiful rifle with a unique patch box. The butt plate and toe plate look like one piece of steel also is it just me or do the barrel flats look much sharper beneath the wood?

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Re: NC rifle on the blog the other day
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2016, 09:18:21 PM »
What characteristics make this a NC rifle? 
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