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  1. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    I was indeed fortunate to find all the stuff but I did search really deep or it wouldn't have been found. Dave
  2. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    The house I bought and found it in was built in the 20s in the four corners of new Mexico. The old couple had owned 3 different trading posts in the 50s ( one on the jicarilla apache reservation, one on the Navajo reservation and one down south near Chaco Canyon. I found old receipt books of...
  3. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    Hawken pics. It appears to be either a .38 caliber or .40 caliber. Not sure how to measure it internally to be sure.
  4. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    A few more pics of my rifle.
  5. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    Hi Rifleman, no I didn't polish or clean anything on the rifle. It is exactly as I found it over 20 years ago. I will include more pics. Dave
  6. warbike39

    Real Hawken or not?

    I found this rifle many many years ago hidden in the attic of an old home I bought in New Mexico. I am trying to confirm if it is a real Samuel Hawken gun. It appears to be either a .38 or .40 caliber. I have kept it wrapped up all these years exactly as I found it. Hidden with it were two old...
  7. warbike39

    Newbie from Idaho

    Thanks Eutycus
  8. warbike39

    Newbie from Idaho

    Thanks Dobegrant, I am currently in Lake Havasu. I usually spend my winters prospectingbArizona, I love it here. Dave
  9. warbike39

    Newbie from Idaho

    Thanks guys, now I need to figure out wether the gun that I found stashed in the attic of a house I bought in New Mexico all those years ago is an oriflginal Hawken or not. I've kept it stashed for many years until recently. Dave
  10. warbike39

    Newbie from Idaho

    Hey there, have been interested in muzzleloading since I was a kid in the 70s and my father taught my brother's and I to shoot. I own one old muzzleloader now. Thanks for having me in your group. Dave
  11. warbike39

    New Member

    Hey there, new member here. Grew up in a Military family learning about guns and muzzleloading from an early age. I have a relative on my Mother's side that was a famous Canadian furtrapper on the Great Slave Lake and am planning to retrace some of his adventures as early as this next summer...
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