T/C 20 gauge Hawkens

[Jeremy Bays]

Torow I have the chance to purchase a 20 gauge smoothbore Thompson Center flintlock for $450, I did fire it and ithe ignites and shot well. Is this a decent price on something like this? Faidly sure the barrel is aftermarket ( maybe not), as I have not seen a T/C in the .62 cal.
It has a Trade gun look with the serpent side plate and tacks.
Thanks for the help

 

[Eterry]

To quote my grandpa..."if the buyer and seller are both happy then no one was cheated." How I wish he had lived longer. Most smoothbore's go for lots more, IMHO. If you want it and have the cash, go for it.

 

[smo]

Sounds like a fair price if it’s in good shape.

It’s probably a Green Mountain barrel ...

Is it 15/16” or 1” ?

I had a 1” GM barrel on a Renegade stock once.
It made a decent hunting gun.

 

[Jeremy Bays]

I did buy it. It is a Sharon 20 gauge drop in for the Thompson Center.

 

[NorthFork]

@Jeremy Bays

Sounds like a cool find. Care to post pics?

 

[boker]

Cool , wonder if I could get a smooth bore for my Lyman Great Plains hunter

 

[Jeremy Bays]

 

[TGJaeger]

Jeremy,
That is a beautiful gun and you got it for an excellent price. I’m more than a bit enviou...

I had no idea that T/C ever made a “trade gun”. The lock is definitely of Thompson manufacture but nothing else looks like T/C. Most unique!

 

[NorthFork]

That's really cool! Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[Eterry]

I could be wrong but I don't think T/C made a trade gun. I'm thinking someone added the trigger guard, barrel, side plate and tacks to make a good looking version of a trade gun.
Btw, Sharon barrels are highly regarded by those in the know.
Well done on your find, enjoy it.

 

[TC Tommy]

I have to get in on this one. Having a dozen or so TC Hawken's, that one you bought is just what Eterry see's.
TC didn't make a trade rifle. This was a Hawken that one of the previous owners embellished with bling to
add to the look and personalize it for identification. I like what they did, it would fit in the Revenant.
After seeing yours and having a GM 62 SB, you got me thinking. To bad mines a cap lock and blued.
All in all, ya dun good, ya dun real good.

 

[Bledfor Days]

Very nice!

 

[gabedard]

Fun!
Found a old/new invest arms .54 smooth 22”barrel recently
Haven’t shot it yet - looking forward to playing around with it

 

[hunter thompson]

I Had a friend put some sights on and thimble to this hooked breech 20 gauge from totw barrel.Its on a renegade but the stock was in the way to look down the barrel ,,,but no more i scalped it .Done

 

[Cowboy]

That’s a TC Hawken that has been customized my friend. Beautifully done I might add!

Trigger guard and aftermarket barrel. Tacked up to resemble a Trade Gun from some of the existing examples. Person that did the work did a little research and had an idea what he or she wanted to achieve.

I’d definitely pay the asking price depending on bore condition?

Respectfully, Cowboy

 

[Jeremy Bays]

Bore is super bright and clean. I did buy and love it