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The fixed price for a traditional Hawken rifle was $22.50 - $25.00. Several of the fine engraved Hawken rifles sold for $38 between 1837-1842. A .70 caliber Hawken rifle, the largest caliber example known, that was once owned by Theodore Roosevelt and is set for auction in May of 2024 has an estimated auction value of US$55,000 to US$85,000. [8]
Model 1863 Springfield rifled musket and Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon Springfield and Enfield actions. The Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon was a short-barrel version (610 mm or 24 inches) of the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket, having a faster rifling twist rate (1:48 versus 1:78), along with more rifling grooves (five grooves versus the Pattern 1853's three grooves), which made it as ...
Lyman Herbert Smith Jr. was born in a log cabin in Naples, New York on January 10, 1918. [1] [2] [3] His parents were Cora Mae (née Dailey) and Lyman H. Smith Sr., a rural mail carrier. [1] [4] [3] He graduated from Naples High School. [1] Next, he attended Cornell University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1940 and a Bachelor of ...
Cimarron Firearms began in 1977 as a muzzle loading shop and sporting goods store in Houston, Texas, known as "Bigfoot". Mike Harvey, who owned the shop, ordered plans for a Hawken rifle from a museum and built his first replica from scratch. As the economy worsened due to the early 1980s oil depression in Texas, Harvey sought to diversify his ...
However, in 1880, Leroy Smith and W.H. Baker left the company, and founded Ithaca Gun Company. The defection of Leroy Smith and Baker from the company did not hamper business, as they were replaced by Smith's younger brother, Wilbert, and a new designer Alexander T. Brown. The company was renamed the L.C. Smith Shotgun Company of Syracuse and ...
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Jacob (born 1786) and Samuel (born October 26, 1792) were brought up by their father, Christian Hawken, to become gunsmiths. [2] Despite the fact that local folklore sets the establishment of their shop in 1807 the evidence suggests that Jacob worked for the Harpers Ferry Armory from 1808 until at least 1818, when he moved to Missouri and bought 160 acres (0.65 km ...
Ryan Williams vs Jeremiah Smith recruiting. According to 247Sports' Composite rankings, Smith was the top-ranked player in the 2024 recruiting class. But Williams, who reclassified from the 2025 ...
Lyman Smith may refer to: Lyman Bradford Smith (1904–1997), American botanist; Lyman Cornelius Smith (1850–1910), American innovator and industrialist; Lyman H. Smith (1918–1986), Justice of the Supreme Court of New York; Lyman Smith (American football) (born 1956), American football defensive tackle