I heard back from Dave Ripplinger at Track of the Wolf with more info on my Hawken.
It appears Doc White was wrong about the maker but right about the lock.
Below is David's Reply:
"Your photos depict a neatly assembled "Ithaca Hawken Rifle" from a kit.
Ithaca purchased the tooling from Cherry Corners Gun Shop, Lodi, Ohio. We
sold their brand during the 1972 - 1975 period.
Dr. Gary White is correct, this is a "Cherry Corners" lock, but is not so
marked inside, thus it is a later Ithaca Hawken rifle.
Ithaca made stocks only of American black walnut. The trim is iron.
Neatly hand finished, the kit assembler was no novice. His name or mark
may be on or under the barrel?
The "S. Hawken, St. Louis" marks are neatly lettered, but not similar to
the original small stamps of Sam Hawken's shop.
The fly detent can sometimes "slide off the edge" of the sear nose, if the
bridle is loose, or the fly wobbles in its pivot hole.
Or, the fly can become "worn" at the tip, and not protect the half-c0ck during firing.
Beware of heating, since the tumbler is tempered.
Sadly, Cherry Corners sold out to Ithaca, who sold out to Navy Arms (and
they assembled a few identical rifles and kits), who move production to
Aldo Uberti & Co., Italy. They re-named the rifle as their "Santa Fe"
Hawken rifle. Those ALWAYS have a bent sear, hardened after bending,
necessary to correct for a subtle geometry error in the Santa Fe
production. Santa Fe rifles are made of European walnut, and a few were
made for us in curly maple.
Currently, no spare parts are made for any of these rifles or locks."
__________________ Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. — Mark Twain
perhaps you will have to replace the entire lock??
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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, a total wreck, screaming Yahoo, with a big smile on your face."
perhaps you will have to replace the entire lock??
Any idea how hard it is to match a lock with the trigger assembly?
I've looked at these locks at Track of the Wolf. Shape wise they are the closest match, but not exact. I really don't want to cut into the stock if possible.
New Info on My Hawken by Track of the Wolf
