thompson center serial numbers

[douglas duncan]

I bought a thompson center .50 cal today. says HAWKEN on the barrel and the serial starts with 340
any idea how old then gun is?

 

[Zonie]

It's doubtful that anyone knows the age of your gun.

Thompson Center had a fire which destroyed all of the records of the serial numbers of the old guns.

 

[douglas duncan]

ok another problem I have is that i have a green mountian replacement barrel that is supposed to just drop in on the thompson center rifles.

Well it seems that the lock plate needs to be cut out for the snail part of the breeh. in order for this barrel to fit.

and one last thing there is some slight pitting in the barrel that came with the rifle.

 

[Walks Alone]

Zonie is spot on and at best all we can do is speculate. FYI "340" is pretty much meaningless for even a ballpark guess on it's vintage though in as much as Hawken serial numbers have been 4, 5 and 6 digits long from the early 70's to present (340X, 340XX, 340XXX).

 

[necchi]

Well it seems that the lock plate needs to be cut out for the snail part of the breeh. in order for this barrel to fit.

Don't cut the lock, use a file on the breech and wide'n the slot that fits over the lock. Many GM barrels need just a little tweeking to fit an individual gun.

 

[ebiggs1]

You may need to do some tweaking to get the GM to fit.
I, bought my oldest TC new, in the early ”˜70’s and its serial number is 72966.
If that means anything.

 

[douglas duncan]

thanks for the tip with the file. right now I'm in the process of refinishing the stock, should be able to put back together tomorrow.