RARE SIGNED C HAWKEN HAGERSTOWN, MD BRASS BARRELED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOL.

SN NSN. 9-1/4″ full oct 44 Cal. smooth brass bbl signed in script “C. Hawken”. Overall 14-3/4″. This pistol has a curly maple stock and brass hardware. There is no nosecap, instead a brass band is placed around stock 1/2″ from muzzle, similar to those used on Northwest trade guns. Engraved flintlock appears to be orig flint and is marked “LONDON WARRANTED”. Christian Hawken worked his entire life as a gunsmith in Hagerstown, MD and died May 10, 1821. Many of his surviving rifles are signed. Christian Hawken was patriarch of the famous Hawken family of gunsmiths who later relocated to St. Louis where they made the famous Hawken Plains rifles so highly prized by the mountain men of the Rockies. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Very good with a few minor stress cracks and normal signs of usage. Brass band around forend of stock may have been put there to protect the splitting forend. 4-49474 RG25 (8,000-16,500) – Lot 2377

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2377	$13,225.00	RARE SIGNED C HAWKEN HAGERSTOWN, MD BRASS BARRELED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOL. SN NSN. 9-1/4″ full oct 44 Cal. smooth brass bbl signed in script “C. Hawken”. Overall 14-3/4″. This pistol has a curly maple stock and brass hardware. There is no nosecap, instead a brass band is placed around stock 1/2″ from muzzle, similar to those used on Northwest trade guns. Engraved flintlock appears to be orig flint and is marked “LONDON WARRANTED”. Christian Hawken worked his entire life as a gunsmith in Hagerstown, MD and died May 10, 1821. Many of his surviving rifles are signed. Christian Hawken was patriarch of the famous Hawken family of gunsmiths who later relocated to St. Louis where they made the famous Hawken Plains rifles so highly prized by the mountain men of the Rockies. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Very good with a few minor stress cracks and normal signs of usage. Brass band around forend of stock may have been put there to protect the splitting forend. 4-49474 RG25 (8,000-16,500) – Lot 2377 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE SIGNED C HAWKEN HAGERSTOWN, MD BRASS BARRELED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOL.