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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Bob Clester on December 01, 2023, 11:05:17 PM

Title: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Bob Clester on December 01, 2023, 11:05:17 PM

Does anyone have a good picture of the barrel tang area of the Adam Haymaker Rifle (RCA 131)?  I have never seen it in person I can’t make out that area on any of the pictures I have been able to find.  It’s shown in RCA, but it’s too dark for me to tell what it looks like.  I did notice an incised line on the top of the forearm from a picture of the muzzle area, and I’d like to make sure I’m not seeing things.  I appreciate any help. 

Bobby Clester
(https://i.ibb.co/Cs23hzQ/IMG-0910.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Avlrc on December 02, 2023, 02:17:57 AM

I don't know if a Haymaker rifle is on any of these CD, thumb drives.  You can ask them. Great Photos & Awesome Resource.

http://kentuckyriflefoundation.org/krf-store/

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Bob Clester on December 02, 2023, 02:32:41 AM

I purchased the KRA Virginia Longrifles CD because it had Adam Haymaker listed in the gun makers, and it was a much later rifle by him.  Judging from the pictures I have I’d say it was posted on something like those CDs, but I have yet to find it. 

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Avlrc on December 02, 2023, 03:24:53 AM

Van Pitman may know.  He photographs a lot of these rifles. He is on here some.

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Cades Cove Fiddler on December 02, 2023, 04:01:00 AM

 ::) ::).. I'm not a picture taker, but methinks the cheek-rest photo of this rifle needs to be flipped....

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on December 02, 2023, 04:00:15 PM

Yep reverse image looks like.

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Habu on December 02, 2023, 05:38:42 PM

Looking over my files, this is the only one I've seen.  Original source was Hankla's website, some time back.

(https://i.ibb.co/GdcPb2k/Haymaker-tang.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vcZzKPm)

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Bob Clester on December 02, 2023, 07:16:26 PM

Habu,

Thank you for the picture.  That’s a huge help.  That’s quite a bit different than what I thought it would look like from the RCA picture. 

Bobby

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Habu on December 03, 2023, 12:43:32 AM

Found another poking around the web, cited source is also Hankla's webpage but for some reason I didn't have it:

(https://i.ibb.co/BTyJZzc/Haymaker2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tYq6smQ)

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Bob Clester on December 03, 2023, 01:29:56 AM

Habu,

Once again thank you for the picture.  I looked for his website and neither one would come up.  I tried using the search feature on this to see if it had been posted already.  Everything I found said, keep going to his website and I never could get them to come up.  I really appreciate the help.

Bobby

Title: Re: Haymaker Rifle
Post by: Habu on December 03, 2023, 02:41:43 AM

Dagnabbit, you got me wondering (always a bad thing, because I tend to wander).  I did some more digging.  Go here: https://web.archive.org/web/20121229110233/http://kentuckylongrifles.com/html/adam_haymaker.html 

This is the page Hankla had on the Haymaker rifle in 2013.  Pics etc sometimes disappear from the archive; best bet is to download the entire page and save it to a file.