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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: jafo20 on August 01, 2013, 10:03:45 PM

Title: Help identify this rifle
Post by: jafo20 on August 01, 2013, 10:03:45 PM

Hello...picked this up at an estate sale and would like to complete it but don't know the style?

35" Rice 54 tapered 1" to 7/8"
Roller lock plate

https://davidsworkshop.shutterfly.com/

About all I know. Newbie here

Thanks
David

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: Shreckmeister on August 01, 2013, 10:16:54 PM

I'm thinking Hawken?

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: snowdragon on August 01, 2013, 10:46:07 PM

Yep, either early Hawken or a generic flint Plains rifle. Since I understand that no early Hawken examples are known to exist, the only examples you can use are existing modern interpretations. Check out some examples at Track of the Wolf.

That 1" x 7/8" barrel is sweet, good balance and weight in a Hawken. Bill

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on August 02, 2013, 01:17:31 AM

I agree, it's a full stocked Hawken rifle, and looks pretty good too, from the pics.   Going to be awful light though.

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: Dew on August 02, 2013, 05:21:10 AM

I have been wanting to do one of those from a Don Stith kit for along time. Would make a dandy hunting rifle. Is that a late ketland lock? Looks like your doing good on it. Let us know how she turns out.

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: jafo20 on August 02, 2013, 06:01:27 AM

Thanks everyone.... I got a ton of parts to go through. I will post some pics of the lock parts and maybe I can figure out how to put it together.

Title: Re: Help identify this rifle
Post by: jafo20 on August 02, 2013, 06:46:03 AM

I dug through some boxes and found these parts... Looks like all the lock parts are there. The trigger guard fits perfect. Not sure if the rest of the parts are for this rifle. Sight? Patchbox?

https://davidsworkshop.shutterfly.com/pictures

Thanks
David