Contacted Kibler about Hawkins rifle.

[longcruise]

In John Baird's book "Hawken Rifles" on page 21 there is a photo of a well worn J&S Hawken stamp on a rifle. No "S". On page 25 there is a photo of a lock plate with J&S Hawken on it. This leads me to believe they never put an S on the end of their name.

Maybe the S stamping was applied to a counterfeit Hawken??

 

[springfield art]

Sooo, their actual name was Hawkens? And all this time TC has been bashed for appropriating their name when they didn't.

No, it's Hawken, right? Bob Woodfill, where are you?

 

[reddogge]

Actually there was a stamp used in the early 30's that was ; J. & S. HAWKENS .





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No, it's Hawken, right? Bob Woodfill, where are you?

Yes, it's Hawken, never Hawkens. Moses White's post is incorrect unless he can show us that stamping.