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Offline JCKelly

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Hawken with Thingy in the side
« on: March 27, 2017, 03:32:04 AM »
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/2013/141#detail
This 42" barreled Hawken just sold at RIA for about $980. What fascinates me (ju$t not enuff to bid on it) is that round thing in the buttstock, ringed about with eight tacks and with two thongs coming out of it.
What is it?
I might guess it a grease hole, hard to imagine that little plug staying in there for very much outdoor use.


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It fascinates me as I'd like to get up a more-or-less Indian style rifle. Anyone have experience with how such a "stopper" might actually work? One of the fairly recent books shows a Leman with tacks surrounding what looks like a larger "tack" in the center.

And thank you Kingsburry arms for this new photo feature, and you Dennis Glazener for explaining it in a manner that even I understood!

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Re: Hawken with Thingy in the side
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2017, 12:37:52 PM »
are you certain it's a plug and not just a larger tack.Could be just more decoration and had maybe feathers or such hanging from it?Close up it does look to be a plug or atleast different material than the surrounding tacks.

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Re: Hawken with Thingy in the side
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2017, 05:25:42 PM »
Does make one wonder. But the plains indians liked their decoration and "medicine". At this date we will never know what it really was.

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Re: Hawken with Thingy in the side
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2017, 06:53:41 AM »
Looks to me like a concho.
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Re: Hawken with Thingy in the side
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2017, 06:04:26 PM »
I'm with RAT.  Concho
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