My regular shooter is a CVA Hawken cap lock and I'm wondering about it's age. It has a brown barrel marked with "Connecticut Valley Arms", "Black powder only " and "Spain" with no proof marks. Serial number is 49*63 with no date or "K" for a kit. I know there's a lot of information available on the Mountain Rifle but can't find squat on dating the CVA Hawken. Just wondering if anybody could supply an approximate manufacturing date or at least the first year CVA offered the Hawken.
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