Author Topic: Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts  (Read 2824 times)

Offline mountainman70

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Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts
« on: January 18, 2018, 03:45:53 AM »
Hello y'all; a while back I got a Cherry Corners Hawken lockplate in some trigger parts. I have scrounged some parts to build a Hawken gun,and was wondering if any of you had parts for this lock, or maybe who making locks today would be usable in this plate?
I just like the hunt for old stuff,maybe cuz I am an ol man now!!!Thanks a bunch. Dave 8) 8)

Offline redheart

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Re: Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2018, 06:37:51 AM »
Check VTI gun parts on the net. I think the Uberti Santa Fe Hawken used the same lock. Mtn Meek will probably know for sure. Send him a private message. He's a great guy. God don't make em no better.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2018, 06:40:12 AM by redheart »

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Re: Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2018, 06:43:33 AM »
Dave,

Cherry Corners' lock parts are very hard to come by these days.  I've helped a couple people with some parts I had purchased off of ebay back in the early 2000's, but I haven't seen any more in a long time.

Ithaca Gun Co. purchased Cherry Corners in 1976 and made their Ithaca Hawken with the Cherry Corners lock.  I used to have contact info of a guy that had worked at Ithaca who had taken a few parts home, à la Johnny Cash's song, and built a rifle with them.  I don't think he has any pieces left, but there may be other workers out there with some.

After Navy Arms purchased the black powder division from Ithaca, Navy continued to build the same Hawken with the same parts until mid-1980's.  That's another potential source if you come across a junked Navy Arms/Ithaca Hawken.

Another possible source for parts would be a junked Uberti Santa Fe Hawken.  Uberti copied the Cherry Corners lock for their Hawken lock and parts may be interchangeable.  You can see the similarity in pictures I posted on my website.  Go down nearly to the bottom of this webpage to see the comparison.

         http://grrw.org/uberti-santa-fe-hawken/

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Re: Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2018, 08:46:38 PM »
Dave,

Checked the VTI site and they do have all of the parts for the Uberti -Santa Fe Hawken Lock. :)

Offline L Meadows

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Re: Cherry Corners Hawken lock parts
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2018, 05:14:52 AM »
Check with Track of The Wolf, I'm thinking they offer the L&R replacement parts set for the Cherry Corners lock.