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The Hawken rifle was a brand of black powder long rifle used on the prairies and in the Rocky Mountains of the United States during the early frontier days. It has become synonymous with the "plains rifle", the buffalo gun, and the fur trapper's gun. Born in the 1820s, it was eventually displaced by breechloaders (such as the Sharps rifle) and lever-action rifles which flourished after the Civil War.
The Hawken rifle was a brand of black powder long rifle used on the prairies and in the Rocky Mountains of the United States during the early frontier days. It has become synonymous with the "plains rifle", the buffalo gun, and the fur trapper's gun. Born in the 1820s, it was eventually displaced by breechloaders (such as the Sharps rifle) and lever-action rifles which flourished after the Civil War.
[[Image:ThompsonHawkinsrifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hawkins Plains Rifle - .50 caliber.]]
[[Image:ThompsonHawkinsrifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hawkins Plains Rifle - .50 caliber.]]
[[Image:Hawken.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawken Rifle - .30 caliber]]


==Specifications==
==Specifications==

Revision as of 05:57, 14 December 2009

The Hawken rifle was a brand of black powder long rifle used on the prairies and in the Rocky Mountains of the United States during the early frontier days. It has become synonymous with the "plains rifle", the buffalo gun, and the fur trapper's gun. Born in the 1820s, it was eventually displaced by breechloaders (such as the Sharps rifle) and lever-action rifles which flourished after the Civil War.

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Hawkins Plains Rifle - .50 caliber.
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Hawken Rifle - .30 caliber

Specifications

  • Weight: Approximately 10-15 pounds
  • Caliber: Round shot, averaged .54 caliber
  • Action: Flintlock and percussion cap (after about 1835)
  • Rate of Fire: User-dependent
  • Muzzle velocity: Variable
  • Effective range: 200 yards
  • Feed system: Muzzle loaded
  • Sights: Open blade sight

The Hawkins Pains Rifle has been seen in the following:

Film

Television

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