Original Hawken Cap/Patchboxes

[6pt-sika]

I'm well aware of the side opening patchox's with the Pineapple finials on the early Hawken's .

But on later ones did they make a smaller normal opening capbox like on this rifle ?

I have a chance to possibly get this rifle . I'm just not certain this was a style capbox Hawken used on their later rifles .

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/Hawken5.jpg


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/Hawken9.jpg

[DwarvenChef]

I know the later guns had alot of cosmetic changes from the early days. I don't have that book yet... The stock alone would fit a later made rifle, early ones (mostly) where plain jane maple for durability. Later ones got alot more fancy.

[6pt-sika]

All I'm intrested in is whether that capbox was correct for something that would have been made in the Hawken shop in the later years !

I realize most were ordered without capbox's but was this style capbox correct for their shop in the later years .

[6pt-sika]

Okay i went to the source !

Don Stith

He should give me a reply in the next day or so !

[mooman76]

Allot of items during this period were not production made so many could vary. I wouldn't get too ung up on it but the one showing looks like mine on my CVA Mountain rifle.

[6pt-sika]

I decided to pass on the Hawken pictured above .