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If you have one.

My John Bergmann fullstock .54 calibre. With tapered barrel. A joy to tote in the woods.

That’s a beauty Bob! Makes me ashamed of my T/C Hawken 54. 🤠

Here's mine...

Not really custom, but my traditions st louis hawken that i made up from a kit. Brass work was done with powder horn nails to add some grip for cold/wet conditions. Its actually functions unlike the large brass tacks we often see on guns. Hurts like hell with conicals though!

The barrel, tang and trigger are all completely bedded for a solid fit. I cut a dovetail for the rear sight as the original was a screw on set up which sucked. Most importantly, i placed that rear sight in a position where i could see it perfectly.

Neal! No need to be ashamed ! Thems good rifles! Thanks!

I know there are some other nice Mountain rifles out there. Hope they are along shortly!

I think that looks really nice bigblock!!! You did a great job on that rifle. I bet it’s a shooter too!!! ( (I see by the meat being made with it!).

Damn nice Stumpbuster!!!! Classic

Builder is unknown.

Very nice KW, congrats, You've already seen my custom Hawken laying across a bunch of dead deer.

And nice rifles to the rest of you guys too!

Nice semisane!

Thanks gunner!

Kinda like this?

Good Lord, cap locks, forsooth. No earthly good will come of caplock guns and the imbibing of spiritous liquors before the sun has reached it's zenith. I fear for our young men.

LOL, YES SIR, just like that KW, that was the first buck of five in three states to fall to the mighty 58 last fall, I wont be that mad at them this year ; ] but what a fun three months of hunting it was, i'll never forget it.

Dude! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I own and shoot 8 flintlocks. 😁😁😁😁. I own two pill locks. The Hawken and a Henry Leman trade rifle. Ut I do like my flintlocks.

Although fantasy flintlock Hawkens abound. NO surviving examples exist. Not counting the Maryland rifles of Christian and Jacob. And the possibly existence of an Ohio Jacob. But I’m talking Rocky Mountain rifles. Almost post 1840. Were there flint Hawken rocky mountain rifles. It stands to reason. As recently fur trade manifest do indicate a few being bought and taken west in 1825 by one of the fur companies. But it does not attest to their ignition system. But it is good speculation that they were flint.

But again, there exist no known examples. There exist several probable conversions, but that’s as close as we can get. Personally, I believe they did exist. But my Hawken is a percussion.
As a "rendezvous" rifle I use a rebuilt US contract rifle circa 1820 with a US Common rifle lock. Built for the fur trade. Rifle as would have been rebuilt by either Deringer of Philadelphia or Dickert of Lancaster.

Here ya go!





For here in Texas I like my Model 1792 Contract rifle!

This is my 54 Hawken.


The day I picked it up at rendezvous last spring.


Pics taken that same day.





This rifle was inspired by the Kit Carson rifle now in Santa Fe, NM. Carson wasn't a large man and his Hawken was on the smaller side of the late Hawken rifles.

This one weights in a bit over 7 pounds. The barrel is a Rice, 54 caliber, one inch at the breach tapering to 7/8 inch at the muzzle, 32 inches long. Davis lock and triggers. I am unsure the origin of the breach plug and other furniture, my builder already had them in possession for a long time. But I especially like the design of the patent breach bolster. The balance is near perfect for off-hand shooting. It's also lighter than my Great Plains or my CVA mountain rifle.

It shoots bug-hole groups with a 530 ball, pocket drill patches, and 70 grains of 3-f Goex. I have won some rendezvous shoots with that load. I am working on a load for elk season now. Really looking forward to making meat with it soon.

PDS,

That rifle is prime possibles!

We may try to head to RMNR in July if things even out. Look forward to seeing you there again!

I am keeping my fingers crossed. RMNR is likely the next one I can attend. If it doesn't get cancelled.

Gents, those are some lovlies!

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