Since I'm in the process of building what many would call a "fantasy gun", that being a flint, fullstock, Hawken, I was especially interested in my visit to the Museum of the Fur Trade today to look for guns that look like a fullstock Hawken but in flint.
While I'm sure many of you are already familiar with the J Henry Scroll Guard Rifle, I had never heard of it. While it does differ from the "fantasy gun" Flint Hawken in that has a single trigger, a shorter tang, and a sideplate, the architecture, buttplate shape, combline, scroll trigger guard, and late-english style lock, and lock mortise all pretty much take on the appearance of the "fantasy" Hawken. At least to my untrained eye.
I've attached a few pics of the one they have at the Museum, but interested in other info you guys may know about these firearms.
Also is the builder J Henry the one of Henry Rifle fame? Or a relative?
Always a lot to learn in this game!!! :grin:
DSCN0848 by mdheaser
Second from the right
DSCN0849 by mdheaser
DSCN0847 by mdheaser
DSCN0850 by mdheaser
While I'm sure many of you are already familiar with the J Henry Scroll Guard Rifle, I had never heard of it. While it does differ from the "fantasy gun" Flint Hawken in that has a single trigger, a shorter tang, and a sideplate, the architecture, buttplate shape, combline, scroll trigger guard, and late-english style lock, and lock mortise all pretty much take on the appearance of the "fantasy" Hawken. At least to my untrained eye.
I've attached a few pics of the one they have at the Museum, but interested in other info you guys may know about these firearms.
Also is the builder J Henry the one of Henry Rifle fame? Or a relative?
Always a lot to learn in this game!!! :grin:
DSCN0848 by mdheaser
Second from the right
DSCN0849 by mdheaser
DSCN0847 by mdheaser
DSCN0850 by mdheaser