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Traditional Firearms => Flintlock Long Guns => Topic started by: RobD on January 24, 2017, 07:11:30 AM

Title: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on January 24, 2017, 07:11:30 AM
After seeing TMA forum member Hawken's lovely Watson full stock flint Hawken, late last year I commissioned gunmaker Tom Watson to build a half stock flintlock Hawken and now it's almost ready to ship to me for final staining and clear coating.  Chambers-Siler Late Ketland lock, Davis double set triggers, Rice radius rifling 36" barrel in .50 bore, Chambers white lightning touch hole liner, Pecatonnica maple stock, iron furniture.  More work still left, but essentially it's quite close to the "finish" line.  ;)

(http://i.imgur.com/u6tp4gK.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/X2QDAVA.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/IqoSWrP.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/2NA3bbr.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ARCenGo.jpg)
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Ohio Joe on January 24, 2017, 08:53:57 AM
Beautiful Rifle!  :toast
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Lonewolfe20 on January 24, 2017, 09:31:31 AM
:hairy
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Riley/MN on January 24, 2017, 11:38:31 AM
Sweet
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: sse on January 24, 2017, 11:51:17 AM
What a beauty...now don't mess it up...!  LOL

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Rice radius rifling
Nice.  I assume the barrel is not swamped?

That's gonna be a shooter!
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on January 24, 2017, 12:14:44 PM
straight big ol' barrel, not swamped.
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: prairie dog on January 24, 2017, 10:10:09 PM
If your gonna do it, do it right!  Great selection of quality parts.
I like it!
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Hawken on January 25, 2017, 10:02:47 AM
If it winds up being as accurate as these you're gonna be one happy Dude! I like heavy barrels!

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8294/29163627182_b763a35665_b.jpg) (http://https)FlPerc (http://https) by Sharps Man (http://https), on Flickr
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Uncle Russ on January 26, 2017, 12:49:07 AM
Congratulations to the both of you, some mighty fine looking rifles in those pictures.

Uncle Russ...
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Hanshi on January 26, 2017, 12:58:28 PM
I think it will be a good, handsome rifle.  And for what it's worth, I don't believe simple variations on a theme equals FANTASY.
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on January 26, 2017, 01:08:56 PM
"fantasy" because there are no known records of a hawken half stock flintlock.
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on January 30, 2017, 05:54:39 PM
tom's all done, ships out to me in 2 days, then i'll do the finishing ....

(http://i.imgur.com/5pcoawh.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/qdWlFIp.jpg)
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Ohio Joe on January 30, 2017, 08:36:45 PM
It looks very nice Rob!  :lt th
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on January 30, 2017, 10:06:56 PM
got my black powder club's rondy 2/25-26, i should be ready for that!
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Ohio Joe on January 30, 2017, 10:12:09 PM
Sounds like a good plan!  :hairy
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on April 08, 2017, 08:00:21 PM
as done as she's gonna be ...

(http://i.imgur.com/ohfKMkR.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/tVz9pwB.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/saz1suv.jpg)
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: rollingb on April 08, 2017, 08:40:21 PM
Good lookin' rifle!  :*:  :bl th up
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 08, 2017, 09:20:10 PM
Quote from: RobD on April 08, 2017, 08:00:21 PM
as done as she's gonna be ...

(http://i.imgur.com/ohfKMkR.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/tVz9pwB.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/saz1suv.jpg)

That is a very nice rifle! I bet that rifle belongs in the TMA Paper Silhouettes Matches... Will we be seeing it? Man that's nice!  :toast
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: amm1851 on April 09, 2017, 12:41:46 AM
That's a beauty!  :hairy
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on April 09, 2017, 01:35:19 PM
some images in the strong light of day ...

(http://i.imgur.com/qKIce3a.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/tDXXiC0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/lb405mo.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/pP8E3rM.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/5ZP3L8i.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/LF8X13H.jpg)
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 09, 2017, 04:16:12 PM
Yes sir, outside and ready for the day. The lines just flow. Outstanding!  :hairy
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Hanshi on April 09, 2017, 06:30:33 PM
That's a great looking rifle!  I'll never understand, though, about some rifles being called "fantasy" rifles.  As far as I know, the old makers didn't build "cookie cutter" guns. 
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: RobD on April 09, 2017, 06:44:25 PM
the quite common "fantasy" monicker comes from the fact that so far no real half-stock hawken flinters have been discovered either in print or reality. 
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: amm1851 on April 09, 2017, 07:38:18 PM
Those outside views really show off the rifle!
Title: Re: A "fantasy" flintlock Hawken
Post by: Hawken on May 16, 2017, 12:58:05 PM
Rob

Plumb purty it be!!