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JA3090
 Post subject: Spencer/Hawkins?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:14 pm 
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I saw on 'Antiques Road Show' what they had what was described as a Spencer/Hawkins. It was a lever action and when the lever was lowered,the whole barrel moved forward. They even demonstrated it. I have not been able to find anything about it. I have never seen or heard of one. Does anybody here have any information about it?
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 Post subject: Re: Spencer/Hawkins?
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A little. After the Civil War, some of the surplus Spencers were converted to "buffalo rifles". Not by the actual Hawken shop in St Louis, but by a few gunsmiths catering to the market & hide hunters.

The few articles I've seen show them to have oct barrels with a ramrod. Single shots. Some were converted to muzzle loaders and others were left in Spencer calibers. They had the basic appearance of a Hawken and the name was shamelessly used to promote sales.

I believe the chief attraction of these was their price was considerably lower than the Sharps, Rem & other "name brands". They were a working gun, if you will, and due to hard use, few remain. SW

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 Post subject: Re: Spencer/Hawkins?
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Thank you! Like stated,I couldn't find a thing about them. A part of history.
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Interesting, I did not know that they even existed till now! :?

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The guy on the 'antique show' actually lowered the lever to demonstrate. It was weird seeing the whole barrel move!
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