Cherry Corners Mfg. Co

[bornintheussr]

ran over few Ithaca Gun Co rifles recently and was curious to find out more info about them, this is very good article, I really enjoyed reading and wanted to share it with the community

https://grrw.org/ithaca-hawken-ithaca-gun-co/

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[Gtrubicon]

Thank you, great read. I have what I think is a Cherry Corners Hawken rifle. Looks just like an Ithaca, no barrel stamps. Lock and triggers are stamped CherryCorners. Beautiful rifle.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Back in the late 70's early 80's, the Cherry Corners lock was considered to be the most correct lock to use for a J&S or Sam Hawken Plains rifle. These are very good locks. I used one to build my kind of - sort of Sam Hawken rifle from a large collection or pretty suitable parts. After about 15 years of fairly heavy use, the mainspring broke. I found that the L&R mainspring could be made to fit. The lock has a long throw, but with the strong mainspring, it is very fast. It will burst #10, 1075 or #11 caps with equal authority.

 

[Gtrubicon]

Back in the late 70's early 80's, the Cherry Corners lock was considered to be the most correct lock to use for a J&S or Sam Hawken Plains rifle. These are very good locks. I used one to build my kind of - sort of Sam Hawken rifle from a large collection or pretty suitable parts. After about 15 years of fairly heavy use, the mainspring broke. I found that the L&R mainspring could be made to fit. The lock has a long throw, but with the strong mainspring, it is very fast. It will burst #10, 1075 or #11 caps with equal authority.

Do you by chance remember which L&R spring you used? I need to do this to my Cherry Corners lock.

 

[rick1964]

I have a Hawken gun on here for sale made from a cherry corners lock and parts set with Douglas barrel.

 

[Hermit Tim]

That was a good read. Those are some nice looking rifles.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Do you by chance remember which L&R spring you used? I need to do this to my Cherry Corners lock.

It was the spring from the Late English percussion lock. I did have to drill a new hole for the locating pin

I used the full scale drawings in the Track of the Wolf's catalog to match spring size. Couldn't see the locating pin on the spring.

 

[Gtrubicon]

It was the spring from the Late English percussion lock. I did have to drill a new hole for the locating pin

I used the full scale drawings in the Track of the Wolf's catalog to match spring size. Couldn't see the locating pin on the spring.

Thank you, I figured the spring pin would be different. Much appreciated!

 

[reddogge]

I still have my Ithaca Hawken kit I built in 1977.

 

[bornintheussr]

I still have my Ithaca Hawken kit I built in 1977.

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that's a beauty

 

[Rudyard]

Nothing' Hawken' about them but these are pets from my Battery.

Top is a 490 three grouved rifle I once caried through the mountains & rivers of British Columbia about 1973 a 12 day desent of the Mosley Homathka rivers .Only the old barrel wasnt my work. note' got up' India' local trade 'lock so many despise !. Spur guard & tool box where added to an old shotgun stock . Middle is my old Two Grouve for belted ball relic barrel but bore was still fine. Again a Cawnpore India local trade for Indian customers lock again ' got up, 'Stock blank a waister off the Dupli carver of NZ s Tony Hawkins I used to do development work for him & he put out a ' Hawken style 'if noddingly & down to a price rifle but still revered in NZ for his superb barrels.The cap box I added .Next a flint rifle got up from one of his waisters originaly with a ' Tony Hawkins ' second' 45 barrel in poor boy style & it served me many years in the US as my take down R Vouse event gun & was dubbed a 'New Zealand Poor boy 'if I added a 50 cal then a 54 cal The wooden tool box I added . All three have seen a lot of bush miles & Bowled the 'donkeys'& pigs (Red Deer classed as' pests' in NZ )The shoulder bag was new when I made it of light duck. . Below sits my snap matchlock another well used bush gun .And my Scots 'Herron Butt' 'English lock with Dog 'Old barrel so used 'cappucins ' brass bands rather than add loops for cross pins The short flint rifle is 50 cal 26" brl of 5 pounds weight . None of the others being much over six .The long ladder 490 has done well at 300 & 500 yards on a range the Two groove had a three leafed sight I made for it but is better with just it single standing sight .most game is short range & fleeting . Nobody gets up trees ..
Regards to those interested Rudyard

 

[smoothshooter]

Nothing' Hawken' about them but these are pets from my Battery.

Top is a 490 three grouved rifle I once caried through the mountains & rivers of British Columbia about 1973 a 12 day desent of the Mosley Homathka rivers .Only the old barrel wasnt my work. note' got up' India' local trade 'lock so many despise !. Spur guard & tool box where added to an old shotgun stock . Middle is my old Two Grouve for belted ball relic barrel but bore was still fine. Again a Cawnpore India local trade for Indian customers lock again ' got up, 'Stock blank a waister off the Dupli carver of NZ s Tony Hawkins I used to do development work for him & he put out a ' Hawken style 'if noddingly & down to a price rifle but still revered in NZ for his superb barrels.The cap box I added .Next a flint rifle got up from one of his waisters originaly with a ' Tony Hawkins ' second' 45 barrel in poor boy style & it served me many years in the US as my take down R Vouse event gun & was dubbed a 'New Zealand Poor boy 'if I added a 50 cal then a 54 cal The wooden tool box I added . All three have seen a lot of bush miles & Bowled the 'donkeys'& pigs (Red Deer classed as' pests' in NZ )The shoulder bag was new when I made it of light duck. . Below sits my snap matchlock another well used bush gun .And my Scots 'Herron Butt' 'English lock with Dog 'Old barrel so used 'cappucins ' brass bands rather than add loops for cross pins The short flint rifle is 50 cal 26" brl of 5 pounds weight . None of the others being much over six .The long ladder 490 has done well at 300 & 500 yards on a range the Two groove had a three leafed sight I made for it but is better with just it single standing sight .most game is short range & fleeting . Nobody gets up trees ..
Regards to those interested Rudyard
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Nice collection, Rudyard !
I particularly like the looks of the .490 rifle at the top.
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