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Would anyone have some idea of when my Thompson Center .50 cal Hawken was made. Serial # on left side of the barrel is 2500xx. Thanks for your help.
Ringer
Listers
Would anyone have some idea of when my Thompson Center .50 cal Hawken was made. Serial # on left side of the barrel is 2500xx. Thanks for your help.
Ringer
I bought my T/C Hawken new in '87, It is #336300
It is my understanding that none of the serial numbers where saved as to date of manufacture.
I bought mine in 84 with a 161xxx ser#
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I bought my TC Hawkin in Dec. of 1975 serial no. is 902XX. $I84.00 OTD.....Terry
I just picked up one from a neighbor. 615XX. T/C said they didn't keep records but they guessed it was "early 70s."
I have a TC Hawken #K171XXX that's old as dirt. It's a very early model, has drum and nipple . It's percussion, but came with auxiliary flintlock. You just remove the percussion lock, pull off the drum, screw in a flash hole adaptor (bushing)and put on the flintlock! Shoots good either way. How cool is that? I don't think it's quite as strong as the new style though, I don't load it up like you can a new one.
I have a 5 digit serial numbers hawkens barrel in 50 cal. flint made in 1978
4 digits were the first run barrel made by sharon barrel company next were made by douglas.The barels made with the model stamped into them are t/c barrels
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |