The U.S. Contract Rifle, Pattern of 1792, was obtained for the federal government in two purchases by General Edward Hand, former commander of the Continental Rifle Regiment of 1776, and an officer of considerable frontier experience. After their fabrication in Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania, Hand sent about 400 of the rifles to Cumberland, Maryland, to […]
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The Hawkens produced a variety of guns for the local trade. They were called Squirrel, Turkey, or Missouri rifles, and came in a variety of sizes and degree of refinement. Most were simple hunting or target guns but some were scaled down Plains Rifles. Our version retains much of the style of the plains rifle. […]
H.E Dimick set up shop in St. Louis in 1849. In addition to the guns supplied to the men opening up the West, Dimick supplied General Fremont arms for use in the civil war. This rifle’s deep butt and graceful lines give it better balance than a Hawken. Dimick’s use of a bar lock, short bar […]
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Re-designed to accurately replicate the typical small caliber rifle made for the local St. Louis trade. Our old model was more appropriately a late period, light plains rifle and is still available as such. The butt height is shorter and there is more drop. New buttplate trigger guard and sight are copied from my original. […]
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For the shooter that prefers the look and feel of wood stocks. Available in a variety of woods and colored laminates. Butternut, Catalpa, and Sassafrass will weigh 1.5 to 1.75 pounds. Walnut and Curly Maple are 1.75 to 2.25 pounds and the laminates are approximately 2.5 pounds. Stocks are fully shaped and inletted but no […]
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