TheDividQ
.58 Minié
Greetings all, recently I acquired a .54 Hawken from a local gun club I'm a member of. I'm loving the piece and she shoots beautifully, but im having difficulty properly identifying who may have built the rifle as well as where and when. It is not an Italian reproduction I'd don't believe, but i dont believe its an original either. I know copies of the originals have been made by named craftsmen who did very good jobs making copies as close to the original as possible. However there are no markings on the rifle at all apart from "S. Hawken St. Louis" being stamped on the top of the barrel, and this is done in uneven, individual character stamps which is not correct to the originals from what I know. If anyone has any ideas, clues, pointers that would help me identify this rifle id be very greatful. I have included some pictures and can take/upload more if need be.