The Mystery of S. HAWKEN ST. LOUIS Solved!!!
 

I sent out a number of emails with the photos of my mystery S. Hawken Rifle I posted about in the Thread. "Is This An Original S. Hawken Rifle?"



Finally got a reply from Doc White.http://whitemuzzleloading.com/

Here's his REPLY:
"Hawken Shop (St. Louis) reproduction, late 1970's, most probably. Cherry Corner's lock, Douglas 8 groove barrel, breeching (no longer available in that format) typical of the era. Art Ressel was once the owner of the shop. Don't know where he is now. . DOC"

I still need to replace or repair the lock, so if anyone has any ideas, shoot 'em this way.
Thanks for everyone's Help. __Thom

Check with Muzzleloader Builders Supply and see if they have a new lock or the parts you need. They call all that kind of stuff.

the hawken shop the last time i looked was still online. do a search on the name.

Great to finally figure out who made it!

MountainDevil54

I've already been in contact with Greg at the Hawken Shop. Here's his REPLY:

"I don't recognize any features that point to a particular maker. It is a nice gun, but I can't identify it. Try Dave Ripplinger at Track of the Wolf. Elk River MN. He would probably know."

I've sent email to Track of the Wolf, but haven't heard back.

Yep, that's what I said in the beginning...