Smoke PM'd me to ask where I got the parts. Most are from Track of the Wolf, including the pewter for the nose cap. .40 CAPLOCK BRIDGER HAWKEN PARTS:
Lock, Jim Bridger Hawken percussion, by R.E. Davis, $82.50
Stock, maple halfstock blank, grade 4 sugar maple, TOW, 45.00
Barrel, Rice Barrel Co., 7/8x31" .40 caliber, 1-48 twist, round bottom grooves, 135.00
Breech, Hawken squirrel patent breech, 15/16" octagon, 5/8 x 18 thread, 31.00
Rib, 24" lipped steel octagon, Muzzleloader Builders Supply, 15.00
Butt Plate, Jim Bridger Classic Early Hawken, wax cast steel, BP-HAWK-JB-I, 20.00
Front sight, wax cast steel, FS-G-355-I, 6.50
Rear sight, semi-buckhorn wax cast steel, RS-PA-16, 6.50
Nipple, Hot Shot by Thompson Center, 4.00
Underlug for barrel staple, handmade from nail, 1.00
Wedge key, slotted wax cast steel, Key 36-I, 4.00
Inlay, slotted oval, iron, two IN-SLOT-2-I, 3.50
Toeplate, Early Hawken iron, TP-HAWK-3-I, 5.50
Forend cap, poured pewter, 10.00
Rod entry pipe, round with skirt, iron, 3/8", RP-TC-RE-6-I, 5.50
Rod pipes 3/8 steel, forward, two handmade, 10.00
Sideplate, Hawken wax cast steel, SP-HP-1-I, 3.00
Trigger, Ron Long Hawken double set, TR-PA-20, 55.00
Triggerguard, Late Hawken Half-Stock, wax cast steel, TG-HAWK-H-I, 18.00
Ramrod, 3/8" hickory, handmade, two, 10.00
Rod tips, brass, 8x32, two, 2.50
Rod tips, 3/8" brass jag and 3/8" breech face scraper, 4.00
Rod tip with steel ball puller, and cap, brass, 5.00
Stain, Fiebings dark brown oil leather dye and Muzzleloader Builders Color Rich, 5.00
Finish, Formby's high gloss tung oil, 2.00
Metal Finish, Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown Degreaser, 2.00
Bolts, 8x32 tang and lock, plus ten screws, 4.00
Shipping, three sources, 38.00
TOTAL PARTS COST: 533.50.
I furnish such a list of parts for all rifles I build, usually with complete part numbers. Also a "GUNSMITH'S CERTIFICATE": .40CAPLOCK BRIDGER HAWKEN
This is a shorter, lighter rifle based on a Jim Bridger Hawken. All the hardware is the same except the Rice barrel is a 7/8" .40 caliber 31 inches long, fitted with a Hawken squirrel patent breech. The grade 4 maple stock is a little smaller in the forend, but the buttstock is of the same dimestions as a .54 Bridger Hawken I built for Ron XXXXX in April, 2000.
Ron wanted a lighter, smaller caliber Hawken for casual target shooting and we arranged a trade. This smaller rifle has the correct Hawken parts, a Bridger lock, early buttplate, late triggerguard, toe plate and side plate and Ron Long double set triggers. I browned the metal with 10 coats of rust and sealed it with hot beeswax. The stock is finished with dark brown dye and ten coats of Formby's gloss tung oil.
I engraved the lock after the pattern of an original J&S Hawken lock, and so stamped it. The engraving was done on the browned plate and hammer, so it stands out white, as Ron wanted it on the .54 Hawken.
The parts cost $533.50 and it took me about 120 hours to build this rifle.
I stamped the bottom flat of the barrel at the breech "Built by Herbert G. Troester for Ron XXXXX Vernal, Utah January 2008 SN34".
