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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    Ok, I finally found the mentioned Hawken. The tang mount is clearly visible. Let's see what the DSB will respond. Probably I will have to get a similar stock, similar tang..., since the replicas are not even close to this one. I'll find out... Thanks again, Ralf
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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    Oops, by the way, the DSB states that the shooter has to proof that his weapon is a historical version. So, it is up to me... The DSB doesn't need to proof the opposite :(. The russians have a word for this: Tough shittski... :wink:. Ralf
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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    Hi again, well, I looked at the Hawken rifle pictures at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, but I couldn't find the rifle you mentioned - may be the view of the rifle is not quite at the correct angle or size to see the mount for the tang sight. I will check into this again today. If this...
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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    Hi, thank you for the information about these pictures. I wonder whether somebody here has these books and whether he could scan these images? It would be a great help! I will check the website you mentioned... A lot of German target shooters will be very interested in this information, since...
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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    This is right, but the problem is that the paragraph about this discipline states that peep sights are only allowed if there was an original weapon built like this and the DSB is getting more and more critical on this issue... A Schweitzer peep sight for example had to be removed after the...
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    Original Hawken with peep or tang sight?

    Hi and a "good shot" to all of you, I am a German target shooter and I would need some information whether the Hawken brothers ever produced a Hawken rifle with a peep or tang sight. Thee reason being that the German DSB allows shooting with peep or tang sights, but only if the weapon was...
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