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Little John's Auction has their latest full color auction catalogs available for FREE download (PDF)
Each of the four has approx 100 pages of nice rare old guns to slobber over. It also would be nice reference material.
http://www.littlejohnsauctionservice.com/auctions.html
Of interest to those on this forum is a rifle in Session II pg 190-191
A rare Fullstock Caplock Hawken Rifle.
They don't mention anything about the most important stuff like bore condition or how good it shoots.
So you'll just have to take a chance if you plan on taking this baby to your next rendezvous. :wink:
I live close by so plan to go just to gawk.
If they allow picture taking, I'll try to get some close-ups.
Crack open your piggybank.
LOT 558
Original full stock Hawken plains rifle,marked S.
Hawken, St. Louis, on barrel and attributed ownership to
Tom Cover, famous Montana pioneer who accompanied John Bozeman
in 1867 when he was purportedly killed by Indians east of
Livingston. The Hawken measures approximately 52” overall
with nearly 35” heavy octagon barrel of approximately .58
cal. rifle, which measures almost exactly 1” across the
barrel flat. The rifle is in good, untouched original
condition showing an old “of the period” copper repaired
wrist securing the wrist with copper plate and screws.
The metal surfaces show a brown patina finish with scattered
to moderate erosion and surface pitting. The stock is good
other than the repair showing many compression cracks, small
losses opening around screw holes, a small repair to the
wood at the toe and some other small areas of damage and
slight restoration during its period of use. The history of
this Hawken rifle is extremely interesting. A note was
discovered under the buttplate documenting the fact and
attribution of this Hawken rifle as the one owned by Tom
Cover, an interesting, historically important individual
involved in gold mining, vigilante activities and mining in
the area of Montana and later in California where he was a
pioneer orange grower near Riverside. Several letters are
included with this Hawken rifle from known Denver area experts
knowledgeable about the note. Among them: a letter from
Warren Sellke who documents when the buttplate was removed;
a letter from William Reisner, an expert on Kentucky rifles
who was well acquainted with this particular Hawken rifle;
and a letter from Sonny Carlson, a well respected dealer and
collector, who handled the sale of this rifle to Severen
Pedersen and recounts his knowledge and attribution of
ownership. A historically important Hawken rifle, which is
very rare in the fact that it’s a full stock by S. Hawken
and in a large caliber.
Est.: $35,000-75,000.
Little John's Auction has their latest full color auction catalogs available for FREE download (PDF)
Each of the four has approx 100 pages of nice rare old guns to slobber over. It also would be nice reference material.
http://www.littlejohnsauctionservice.com/auctions.html
Of interest to those on this forum is a rifle in Session II pg 190-191
A rare Fullstock Caplock Hawken Rifle.
They don't mention anything about the most important stuff like bore condition or how good it shoots.
So you'll just have to take a chance if you plan on taking this baby to your next rendezvous. :wink:
I live close by so plan to go just to gawk.
If they allow picture taking, I'll try to get some close-ups.
Crack open your piggybank.
LOT 558
Original full stock Hawken plains rifle,marked S.
Hawken, St. Louis, on barrel and attributed ownership to
Tom Cover, famous Montana pioneer who accompanied John Bozeman
in 1867 when he was purportedly killed by Indians east of
Livingston. The Hawken measures approximately 52” overall
with nearly 35” heavy octagon barrel of approximately .58
cal. rifle, which measures almost exactly 1” across the
barrel flat. The rifle is in good, untouched original
condition showing an old “of the period” copper repaired
wrist securing the wrist with copper plate and screws.
The metal surfaces show a brown patina finish with scattered
to moderate erosion and surface pitting. The stock is good
other than the repair showing many compression cracks, small
losses opening around screw holes, a small repair to the
wood at the toe and some other small areas of damage and
slight restoration during its period of use. The history of
this Hawken rifle is extremely interesting. A note was
discovered under the buttplate documenting the fact and
attribution of this Hawken rifle as the one owned by Tom
Cover, an interesting, historically important individual
involved in gold mining, vigilante activities and mining in
the area of Montana and later in California where he was a
pioneer orange grower near Riverside. Several letters are
included with this Hawken rifle from known Denver area experts
knowledgeable about the note. Among them: a letter from
Warren Sellke who documents when the buttplate was removed;
a letter from William Reisner, an expert on Kentucky rifles
who was well acquainted with this particular Hawken rifle;
and a letter from Sonny Carlson, a well respected dealer and
collector, who handled the sale of this rifle to Severen
Pedersen and recounts his knowledge and attribution of
ownership. A historically important Hawken rifle, which is
very rare in the fact that it’s a full stock by S. Hawken
and in a large caliber.
Est.: $35,000-75,000.
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