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Hawken rifle
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 frontier days of the Mountain Man. 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. During the 1970s a boom in popularity of muzzle-loader hunting resulted in many reproduction Hawken rifles, many of which were greatly simplified from the originals.
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
- Quigley Down Under (1990)
- Watchmen (2009)
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Television
- A Cavalary in Mail Call