Dan, you said that there were some single trigger flint halfstocks. Any idea were I might find some info and pics of these mountain rifles? I'd like to start looking for some books on the sugestions everyone has given. Thanks again. Dew
Single trigger half-stocks in New England certainly and English rifles as well. The only Hawken flintlock I know of is a late FS gun, "The Smithsonian Hawken". There apparently is another but I have not seen photos of it. Its apparently in a MB issue from the 1980s maybe 1990s(?)
There is a single trigger perc. Hawken pictured in "Firearms of the American West 1803-1965" and there is a old MB article with a short barreled, single key, single trigger J&S percussion described.
Build what YOU want. Unless into museum quality re-enacting nit-picking the form of the rifle is a waste of energy. There is far more we don't know about especially 18th century American Rifles that we know. This is largely true of early 19th cent. rifles as well
I am not Jake or Sam Hawken or William Antes etc etc. I tend to build rifles that they would be familiar with but making copies is not possible unless the rifle is in hand.
This is HC for America or any where else. But its not what many Americans would want. And shooting 1 ounce ball its larger in the bore than many would want.
Scaled down slightly and in 54 caliber it would be a fine hunting rifle for the early 19th Century.
A New England rifle would be good if HC is really critical. But again making a true copy is virtually impossible.
Dan
