Dumb old gunsmith question

Philip Lebow · Dec 10, 2024

Customer brought in an Old T/C Hawken kit for construction.
Were the old T/Cs made by Investarms? The flat top bolster kind of looks that way.
I think it will need a flash cup for safety...
Posts here in the forum suggest Investarms made them for T/C.
Is this correct?
Pardon my ignorance of these older kits...

Trot · Dec 10, 2024

No, but I believe Investarm took a lot of inspiration from TC, ok, downright copied them!

2 shots · Dec 10, 2024

t/c was made in New Hampshire, U.S. of A

stubshaft · Dec 11, 2024

Nope, genuine made in America!

snakebit · Dec 11, 2024

I'm no gunsmith, but I am kinda dumb. No, they did not

OldRust · Dec 11, 2024

I have read the story both ways, that TC copied the Italians on the Hawken & also that the Italians - Investarms copied Thompson Centers rifle. All that I can say from experience is that some of the components will interchange between the two.

Thanks,
O.R.

Also not a gunsmith, but dumb and a tinkerer. <G>

FishDFly · Dec 11, 2024

Made in the U.S.A. Flash cup is not needed.

2 shots · Dec 11, 2024

flash cap built in

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