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PUBLISHED HAWKEN PLAINS RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
PUBLISHED HAWKEN PLAINS RIFLE.
Cal. 46. NSN. This rifle is pictured and described on page 43 of James R. Johnston's "ACCOUTREMENTS IV": "This Hawken rifle is not signed but attributed to the Hawken shop". 53.5" overall, 37.75" octagonal barrel, 1" diameter, fixed rear notch sight, small blade front sight, iron furniture like other signed examples, patent breech and long hooked tang, long pierced sculpted toeplate, set triggers, curly maple half stock, pewter nose cap, threaded brass tipped wood ramrod. Lock is marked "Partridge / Warranted". Light engraving observed on lock, hammer, and trigger bow, small incised line decoration on top of barrel and small stars. Single pin retains barrel to stock. CONDITION: very good overall, gray/brown mottled iron patina, old varnished wood, crack repair forward of lock, trigger guard has screw retaining front part of bow for continued use. Mechanics fine including set triggers, bright well defined rifled bore. PROVENANCE: James R. Johnston collection. (01-24916/JS). ANTIQUE. $6,000-8,000.