A Fantasy Hawken

[Longone]

We need a range report.

[Kentucky146]

Now I like to know how do I get my hands on the tool, Ed Hamburg I know makes em how do I get him paid as well as my address to get him to send me one. Do you have any contact information?

[pietro]

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Yep - a .54 pack more punch than a .50, and is lighter to boot due to the somewhat thinner barrel wall thickness.

The handiwork on your gun is awesome !

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[straight_shooter]

beautiful!! The deep rich color i like the best..Looks like my Jakur 45 just finished. Ihave just bought HAWKEN ( CVE) 50. that i will redo..

[greyhawk]

also non-period correct is that the barrel wedges are set in from the right side, whereas the js hawkens were set in from the left. just my personal preference. besides, there is absolutely no historical media reference, let alone a physical artifact, that the brothers ever made a half stock flintlock. full stock flinters, yes indeed. it would seem at least a bit logical that at least a few half stock flinters were produced, prior to adopting the cap lock. does it all really matter? not to me.

If you been to the museum of the fur trade in Chadron Nebraska that rifle would fit right in (at the lighter end and its too purty) among the mountain man guns on display there ---36 and 38 inch barrel flintlocks from 54 to 68 calibre (from memory) - half and full stock -----my thoughts at the time was "what are we doin foolin round with those puny little 50 cal "Hawkens" .......................................

[GregLaROCHE]

A beautiful gun. You have the right to be proud.

[T-Bird]

beautiful rifle. I too, want to hear the range details-- bet it is gonna shoot as good as it looks.

[waarp8nt]

RFD, your rifle is a thing of wonder and beauty! I have often thought of building such a rifle, halfstock, flintlock and in the white. Yours turned out just as I would have imagined it. Thanks for sharing!

On a side note; I met Ed Hamburg at the Lewis and Clark museum outside of Alton, IL. There was a reenactment at the museum, he had quite the display. Later won some barrels on eBay. Ended up the seller was Ed, so I went to his house to pick up the barrels to save on shipping cost. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit! Very knowledgeable fellow!!!