Author Topic: Hacker Martin flintlock (Read 892 times)

Keyhole · « **on:** November 20, 2023, 10:13:36 PM »

Hello from the new guy. I recently came into a nice flintlock by Hacker Martin, are there any resources out there that could help me date this weapon and learn more about it? Thanks !

Edit: forgive me if I’ve posted this in the wrong section

Stoner creek · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2023, 10:46:08 PM »

Foxfire 5 has great information on Hacker Martin. Hacker died in 1970 at the age of 75. This will put your gun in the 60s and very possibly the 50s or before. Congratulations! I’m proud to have 2 of Hackers guns.

Keyhole · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2023, 01:43:05 AM »

Thank you sir

Tim Crosby · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2023, 01:54:47 AM »

Will you post some Pix.

Thanks, Tim C.

Paul from KY · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2023, 05:20:00 AM »

I recognize that rifle from an auction site. You got that rifle at a real good price!!

Paul from KY · « **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2023, 05:37:52 AM »

Yeah, that surprised me too. I guess potential buyers were either asleep or are spending all their cash on Christmas gifts..

Keyhole · « **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2023, 06:02:30 AM »

I was thinking that maybe nobody wanted a lefty?

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2023, 04:23:39 PM »

Nice to see you here Paul!

You are getting around!
Look forward to hearing how it shoots when you get it!

all the best ,
Richard.

Daryl · « **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2023, 07:26:57 PM »

Welcome to the forum, boys.

Keyhole · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2023, 09:55:03 PM »

Thankyou sir

Keyhole · « **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2023, 09:56:31 PM »

Quote from: Stoner creek on November 20, 2023, 10:46:08 PM

Foxfire 5 has great information on Hacker Martin. Hacker died in 1970 at the age of 75. This will put your gun in the 60s and very possibly the 50s or before. Congratulations! I’m proud to have 2 of Hackers guns.

Do the locks on yours resemble the one in my pictures sir?

okieboy · « **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2023, 10:15:50 PM »

As I understand, Hacker both made parts for the guns he built and reused parts from donor (wrecked) guns etc. The part I find interesting is the patchbox. I wonder if this was an old part that he reused, or one that he fabricated?

Stoner creek · « **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2023, 10:16:11 PM »

One kinda does. Hacker often removed parts from broken or relic guns. I’m sure that is what he did here because left hand flintlocks would have been nearly impossible to find in the time period when yours was made.
I have one gun with a lock that Hacker made from scratch. Pictured below

Stoner creek · « **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2023, 10:20:33 PM »

Keyhole · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2023, 11:08:43 PM »

Wow those are works of art, thanks for sharing that info

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #15 on:** November 22, 2023, 12:11:15 AM »

Cool beans man. Those were the days!

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2023, 05:17:09 PM »

Note to Keyhole,

Apologies, a different "Keyhole".
My mate Keyhole is in south Australia.
Welcome again all the same!

Stoner,
That lock is high end Hacker!

Paul from KY · « **Reply #17 on:** November 22, 2023, 07:03:09 PM »

Some of the work on your rifle looks like Hacker Martin's protégé, Lester Smith, may have had a hand in building it. Lester Smith had a lot of talent and attention to detail in the area of inletting and engraving.

Keyhole · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2023, 10:04:08 PM »

Quote from: okieboy on November 21, 2023, 10:15:50 PM

As I understand, Hacker both made parts for the guns he built and reused parts from donor (wrecked) guns etc. The part I find interesting is the patchbox. I wonder if this was an old part that he reused, or one that he fabricated?

I’d really like to know that myself but I suppose there’s no way to know for sure. It sure is a nice one, certainly made by someone with great skills

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Author Topic: Hacker Martin flintlock (Read 892 times)