$200 TC

[Old Painless]

I came across a hawkens that looked ok. I think it may have been a kit. All looks good but phillips head screws were used on some parts. Every thing works fine. Barrel is good, inside very clean just not blued.
Rod looks like what maybe called a wonder rod.

 

[russellshaffer]

I hope you bought it.

 

[OldRust]

Great find at a bargain price. If it is a factory kit gun it will have a K in the serial number.

Thanks,
O.R.

 

[Old Painless]

It has a K stamp inside the stock and serial number.

 

[Dave Marsh]

K signifies it is a kit. Good deal.

 

[TechMoron]

The kits came with the brass parts attached with steel Philips head screws so you don't mess up the pretty brass screws in the process of all the sanding/filing/rasping you do in finishing it.

 

[Bill M.]

Good find

 

[Eric Krewson]

I ran up on a $200 TC Hawken in .45 at a flea market the other day, it looked really good on the outside but I didn't have my bore scope to check the inside of the barrel so I passed on it. I have a .50 and a .54 and thought a .45 would be nice to round out my collection. The guy said he would bring it back later in the fall so put my bore scope in my car in case I run up on him again but haven't seen him.

 

[Old Painless]

I guess there are those that collect TC's.

 

[Bad Karma]

Yours isn’t all that collectible. It’s a really nice hunting rifle at a really great price!

 

[Eric Krewson]

I don't actually collect them, after I bought my last TC flintlock Hawken, new in the box, I found out that the lock was held in place with hot melt glue because of bad inletting, I swore I would never own another one.

Then my brother found an unused TC Hawken kit in my dad's closet after he went to assisted living, it was .50, having built several guns I put it together, killed one deer with it and am keeping it as an heirloom of sorts.

I changed things around a bit on the cheek side.

Next, I wanted one with a GM drop in barrel in .54 so I gathered random parts and made one.

I bought an estate sale lot ($100) that was from an owner of a .45 TC Hawken and my brain started thinking about having a .45, one can never have too many guns.

Of course, the TC guns are novelties, I prefer the guns I made or people gave me out of kindness, I have a few. The two on top were a gift from a dyeing friend, the top one is a custom with a Roller lock and Large barrel. The second one down is a Gustomsky trade gun kit in 20ga. The blond Bogle rifle was also a heart-felt gift, I made the rest. The Beck and Fowler (third and 4th down) were scratch builds, the TN rifle above the Bogle was from a pre-carve and random parts. The one below the Bogle was the often mentioned pre-carve from hell TOW Haines kit that I bought second hand and put together, it is right above the TCs.