Hawkins picture

[No Powder]

Grandson and I are working on a hawkins. Does anyone know of a site that shows orignal hawkins half stock pictures, that show the NON LOCK SIDE. Can find a lot of them that show the lock side.
Thanks No Powder

 

[CrackStock]

It should mirror the lock side in shape, but won't have the lock.

There are several options available for the washer hardware at www.trackofthewolf.com.

Might be some photos as well -- depends upon what they have for sale.

CS

 

Check out www.thehawkenshop.com There are some pic's there plus spec's on the originals. All they do is Hawkens

 

[No Powder]

Thanks everyone. What I was wondering was did the originals have a cheek rest? Some where I have seen pictures that show the away side from the lock and it seems to me they did. However some of the reproductions I has seen do not. I believe we will cut one in. Thanks again.
No Powder

 

From the hawkins web site there kit looks to have a cheek rest

http://www.thehawkenshop.com/hawkenshop.asp


Woody

 

[Randy]

Early hawkens had a square cheek rest like on an early Penn. or Kentucky rifle, especially if it were a fullstock or flint halfstock. Later rifles had a rounded cheek rest known as a "beavertail" like found on some 1850 -1880 sporting rifles. Nearly all percusion halfstocks had the rounded type. TOW has plans for the hawken rifle ($5.50) that show the rounded style and describe the squared one for very early Hawkens. Check their catalog for help on the "sideplate" (actually just a washer for the lock bolt) the shape changes over time and depending on flint or percusion. also note the trigger guard and triggers are different on early and later styled Hawkens. Bairds book will be of some help as will the pictures in TOW catalog or their website. The butplate is also slightly wider and not as curved on the early hawkens. The sources mentioned above are all good

 

[CrackStock]

Sorry, I thought you were interested in the sideplate panel. There was a beavertail cheek on the late versions.

Look at:
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories...T-CARSON-HAWKEN
or:
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories...-KIT-PERCUSSION

You will notice some differences in these, but you get what you pay for. Notably, you should decide if you want the slight belly in the toe to wrist area and also in the forearm. This is a source of disagreement between Hawken/Plain Rifle fans.

Hopefully these will give you an idea. The Hawken plans from Track are not bad.

YMHS,
CrackStock

 

[No Powder]

Thanks to everyone were on it now. Project will take some time as grandson lives a ways away. Hope to have it so he only has to do some sanding, staining and browning of the hardware. Want this to be a positive project for the lad.
Thanks again
No Powder