A couple of Hawken Rifles for you to look at

[bama]

The first rifle is a rifle that I am currently finishing. It is a 54 cal with a 31"x 1" staight tapered to 7/8" FCI barrel. Davis lock, L&R triggers and the rest is parts that I got from TOW. The stock is a piece of hard maple that I picked up about 20 years ago and had been saving for the right project.











This second rifle is one I built a couple of years ago. It was built using the Hawken Shope parts.







I have the parts to build another Hawken which I am going to work on after the first of the year. It is going to be a 58 cal straight tapered 1 1/8" to 1" 36" long on a nice piece of maple. This rifle has not been spoken for as of yet so if any of you are looking or thinking about having one built it will be available.

[iloco]

What caliber is the second rifle and also the barrel length.

[bama]

My memory is not that great but I think it was a 58 cal with a 36" 1 1/8 to 1" straight taper.

[OldMtnMan]

Beauty's.

[wattlebuster]

I like em. Specially the bottom one made a few yrs back

[OldMtnMan]

What kind of money are you asking?

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Both rifles are completely credible...but I like the first one better!  Great workmanship and attention to detail.  Thanks a lot for showing us your work.

[Joe S.]

Nicely done,just out of curiosity, what's the LOP on the first one?

[bama]

Joe the length of pull is 14" on the first rifle.

[OldMtnMan]

Can you answer my question? The bottom gun.

[bama]

OldMtnMan I sent you a PM

[David Rase]

Still waiting for Mr. Brooks to ask "What is a Hakens?" 
David

BTW, both of these rifles look very well done.

[bama]

Ha!!! David, you got me. I cain't spell and I don't proof read. I am sure Mike will have a very talented and educational comment!

[David Rase]

Ha!!! David, you got me. I cain't spell and I don't proof read. I am sure Mike will have a very talented and educational comment!

So with baited breath we all wait. 
David

[Bob Roller]

Still waiting for Mr. Brooks to ask "What is a Hakens?" 
David

BTW, both of these rifles look very well done.

Haken ist Deutsche like in Hakenschaftkappe or HOOKED butt plate.

Bob Roller

[B Shipman]

LIke.

[n stephenson]

Nice work

[WadePatton]

Ha!!! David, you got me. I cain't spell and I don't proof read. I am sure Mike will have a very talented and educational comment!

It is possible to edit the first post and change the title, and/or any other gramatickle errorfications.


Great rifles there, the wood on the first one is super dooper.

[Mike Brooks]

Ha!!! David, you got me. I cain't spell and I don't proof read. I am sure Mike will have a very talented and educational comment!

So with baited breath we all wait.  
David

Smarty..... I was slow getting here as I'm not all that wacky about plains rifles, but these are nice of course as I would expect them to be out of bama's shop. In fact I'd be proud to own either one of them.
 But I think I liked them better as Hakens.....

[James]

I think Haken is the Massachusetts pronunciation.

[Mike Brooks]

I think Haken is the Massachusetts pronunciation.

I think you're right!

[OldMtnMan]

I don't. I was born and brought up in Mass, and I say Hawken.

So, there.

[Mike Brooks]

I don't. I was born and brought up in Mass, and I say Hawken.

So, there.

Your fellow natives probably think you sound funny. Think of how they make fun of you behind your back......

[OldMtnMan]

Yeah, but i'm in the Rockies and they're still in Mass. 

[bama]

You guys really know how to make an old Alabama boy feel bad about his spelling, I believe I got my feelings hurt! Nah down here in Bama if we just get close on the spelling we feel like we did well!

Anyway guys when my customer first talked about the engraving on the patch box he said he did not want a lot of engraving. So I gave him a simple boarder and his initials and a starburst around the head screw. I sent him a picture to see if it agreed with it and he decided he wanted a little more engraving so here is what we came up with.