Saturday, March 16, 2019

A Finished Hawken Style Rifle by Anonymous

This exceptional Hawken Rifle is now finished. A full length picture will have to await warmer, sunnier days but the essence is shown in the following photographs. The maker wishes to remain anonymous owing to his aversion to "modern rifles" and affinity for flintlock rifles of the Golden Age of American craftsmanship.

The maker allows only that he lives and works in the Delta Junction area of Alaska. Because this is a bench copy/amalgam of two fine original rifles, the makers name appears only engraved on the buttplate which, at the maker's request, will not be shown in this series of photos. This rifle was made expressly for the author and as such is a personal and cherished addition to his collection.

And, in case of doubt, the author of this blog did achieve the rank of Commander (O-5) in the USPHS in the early 1980's, but only in his dreams can he claim a brother named Kit!