The Significance of the Hawken Rifle in Early America

The Bicentennial of the Hawken Rifle at the Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Museum | Living St. Louis

Powerful, durable, and accurate, the Hawken rifle is perhaps the most famous of the classic American muzzleloading long rifles of the 19th century. Mountain men, plainsmen, pioneers, prospectors, trappers, settlers, scouts, and more all put these rifles to good use during a time when survival was not guaranteed. Half stock examples are rare, but full stock rifles such as this are rarer still. This example, appearing in our August Premier Auction, is one of the finest condition full-stock Hawken