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Investarm™ Gemmer Hawken Rifle - Plains Rifle - .50 Cal Flintlock - IA3410
$749.00

Investarm™ Gemmer Hawken Rifle - Plains Rifle - .50 Cal Flintlock - IA3410


The rifle carried across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by western pioneers and trappers was the pinnacle of the modern percussion firearms development of the mid-nineteenth century. Originally designed and built by such famous makers as Hawken, Gemmer and Demick, the Gemmer Hawken Rifle represents durable design in a big bore caliber with plenty of knockdown power. 

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$749.00
$749.00 - $749.00
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SKU IA3410

Description


The rifle carried across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by western pioneers and trappers was the pinnacle of the modern percussion firearms development of the mid-nineteenth century. Originally designed and built by such famous makers as Hawken, Gemmer and Demick, the Gemmer Hawken Rifle represents durable design in a big bore caliber with plenty of knockdown power. No other factory assembled rifle offers the authentic style and design of Investarm's Gemmer Hawken Rifle.

The Hawken rifle was originally produced by brothers Jacob and Samuel Hawken, in their St. Louis, Missouri shop founded in 1815. The earliest known record of a Hawken rifle dates back to 1823 when one was custom made for William Henry Ashley, a gun powder manufacturer turned fur trader, who used it in his expeditions up the Missouri river to the interior of the Western United States. Ashley and his men are credited with the creation of the rendezvous system, in which Native Americans and trappers would meet to trade goods, money and furs.

The Hawken brothers custom made each one of their rifles by hand. This attention to detail gained Hawken rifles a reputation for both durability and long-range accuracy. A number of famous men are said to have owned Hawken rifles, including Auguste Lacome, Hugh Glass, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Joseph Meek, Jedediah Strong Smith and Theodore Roosevelt. In 1864 the Hawken Shop was purchased by J.P. Gemmer, a longtime employee, who held true to tradition and maintained the "Hawken" quality until the shop closed in 1915. Our reproduction maintains the integrity of many of the original features of the Hawken rifle, while integrating modern technology for today’s shooter. Historically, these guns were .50 or .54 caliber with octagonal barrels of 33 to 36 inches. The hardwood stocks had a curved cheek piece, double-set triggers and front blade sights with furniture and butt plates fashioned from iron. Our reproduction integrates these classic features with a lighter 32-inch barrel, blackened hardware and modern precision manufacturing of all component parts.

This Classic Plains Hawken offers legendary high-quality features such as a 32" barrel with 1 in 60" twist rate for patched ball hunting loads, double set triggers and Hawken style percussion "snail" with clean-out screw. The rifle includes a separate ramrod entry thimble and nose cap, and reliable coil spring lock with correct lock plate. The Investarm™ Gemmer Hawken Rifle is available in .45 to .54 caliber and flintlock or percussion configurations. The Flintlock Investarm™ Gemmer Hawken Rifle is an attractive, traditional muzzleloader that is rugged, well built and meant to last a lifetime.

Specifications

Caliber
.50 CALIBER
Barrel
32" BLUED BARREL
Barrel Twist Rate
1:60"
Stock
OIL FINISHED EUROPEAN HARDWOOD STOCK
Barrel Width
15/16"
Adjustable Trigger
DOUBLE-SET STYLE TRIGGER
Custom Wooden Ramrod
CLEANING JAG INCLUDED
Sights
ADJUSTABLE IRON SIGHTS
Overall Length
50" LENGTH
Total Weight
9.1 LBS
Ignition
FLINTLOCK IGNITION
Limited Warranty
INVESTARM LIMITED WARRANTY

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Customer Reviews

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Derrick W.
Fantastic Rifle

Got this rifle yesterday. Absolutely beautiful gun and quality craftsmanship. Shoots beautifully. Couldn’t be more pleased.

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RLB
Great rifle

Have received and have been shooting this rifle on weekends. The lock seems to be very dependable bought some English flints and they have a long life in this rifle. I bought this to hunt deer I have owned the 54 caliber percussion for about 32 years and have taken alot of deer with it the flintlock has good accuracy and I think it will make a fine hunting rifle. Its built well and is a well balanced rifle.

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Timothy D. (Durham, NH)
This is a really nice rifle with a few rough spots.

This is a really nice rifle with a few rough spots. I bought it because I wanted a Hawken type rifle with a 32 inch barrel. It holds steady from the shoulder and the lock sparks well. It groups well with my initial loads, and I am confident it will be even better when I experiment with different powder charges and patch options.
When I received it, the tang was attached crookedly, and the barrel could not be installed. I chiseled out a tiny amount of wood and straightened the tang. That allowed me to install the barrel.
The wood to metal fit of the furniture is very nice. However, the stock was sanded carelessly. There are noticeable high and low spots. The wedge escutcheons on the right side are significantly deeper than the left side because of that.
The double set trigger is functional, but even at the lightest setting, the trigger pull is not great. In the future I will probably take it out and try to refine it or replace it.
To summarize, I really like the rifle. It has the shootability features I wanted. It does seem to me that for the price, they could have done a better job installing the tang and sanding the stock.

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denny h.
gemmer hawkin

heavy rifle but it seems to be very good quaility !
mine is a50 caliber flinter 1/66 twist ! should handle round ball
have not shot it yet tho

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Jeremiah
horrible

Gun wont fire main charge in barrel. Ignites frizzen pan fine.
spring for rear sight falls off just walking around ramrod broke after only a dozen uses