This Thompson Center 45 Caliber Flintlock Kit #5114 is brand new old stock, and includes everything needed to build this historic Hawken rifle. The kit provides a unique opportunity for a hands-on building experience, where you can build a functional rifle for shooting or display with the easy-to-read instructions included in the kit.
The Hawken rifle has a rich history, having been carried by famous explorers and trappers such as Jim Bridger, Auguste Lacome, Hugh Glass, Kit Carson, Joseph Meek, Jedediah Smith, and Theodore Roosevelt as they traversed the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of the western interior. The Hawken Rifle was considered the pinnacle of modern percussion firearms development in the mid-nineteenth century, designed and built by famous makers such as Hawken, Gemmer & Demick. Investarm's Bridger Hawken Rifle offers an authentic style and design that can't be found in any other factory-assembled rifle.