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This is a Fairly Rare, Hard to Find Sidelock. I Bought this Rifle Brand New unfired a few years ago, or there abouts? I’ve decided to let it go, it just sits in my Safe, I did Fire the Rifle 2 Different outings with Patched Roundball, 10-15 Shots Total? Rifle was Meticulously Cleaned, oiled and Put Away. This Rifle is a Slow Twist 3 Groove, The best of my understanding is it was Designed to Shoot BIG HEAVY Minie Balls. This thing was Proofed with 200 Grains of 3F Powder The Barrel is HEAVY 1-1/8” Across the Flats

This Rifle has some Really neat History Behind it if you dig it up, It was a “Pet Project” of Old Man Val Forgett’s (Owner of Navy Arms) He took one of these Hawken “Hunter .58 Cals to Africa and Shot About Everything BIG that Walks there. The African Hunt Story can be Read about in the 1975 Lyman Handbook, The projectile he used was a 610 grain thick skirted mini from a mold made by Shiloh Products. It was loaded on top of 180 grains of FFFg.

450.00 and you pay actual Shipping and Insurance

This was the Bullet he used in Africa, From a Shiloh Mold Called a “Stake Buster” This is NOT My Picture



I bought 2 New Treso/Ampco Nipples for this Rifle that will Go with it, a No. 11, and a Musket Nipple


EVERYTHING about this Rifle is Built HEAVY, HELL FOR STOUT!! Solid Stainless Steel Ramrod With Brass End Ball, Even The under Rib is Solid Brass for Weight

Very nice, but "too much fun" for me!

I remember the stories published about that hunt. Major George C. Nonte was a co-conspirator.

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