Help with Hawken Identification.

smokeum54 said:

I have a new old stock sharon barrel and your breech looks just like mine. From the few others I've seen the stamping can be fairly shallow and fine. My crown is different from yours and the one pictured above, but that doesn't mean much, rifling looks the same.
On a side note i did once find a douglas barrel stamp under the barrel rib, just a suggestion if ypu can't find it with the chalk trick.View attachment 359429View attachment 359430View attachment 359431

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TheDividQ said:

Under the barrel rib is another location i haven't checked as I haven't yet gotten the screws to loosen and don't want to strip them. When I'm able to free it I'll look under there too.

The snail on the breech does look very similar, but it also looks like your breech plug is larger than barrel where mine is flush. What caliber is yours?

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BoomStick said:

Looks a lot like my Sharon hawken. The entry pipe is one distinguishing feature. The barrel marking on mine is both faint and half under one of the barrel tennons. My lock is unmarked. May not be able to say for certain, but a nice gun regardless of maker.

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BoomStick said:

I seem to recall early Sharon kits used LR locks and triggers.

I generally think a gun that shoots well, works well and you're happy with the way it looks and handles, who made it isn't so important. Good to know, but a good functioning tool from even an unknown maker has value. I think here it's likely a Sharon gun, but maybe cannot say for certain what it is.

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