Thompson Center Hawken Serial Numbers
May 17, 2014 Re: Thompson Center Hawken Flintlock Serial # 32XX I was told in the late 1970's when I started in the hobby, that most factory made ML's had a 1-48 twist as to allow the use of roundballs and conical type projectiles.
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The differences between a T/C Cherokee & a T/C Seneca are several. If a side-hammer T/C is unmarked on it's octagon barrel as to the model, the first step towards determining the model would be to measure the barrel size, across-the-flats. Cherokee's/Seneca's will have a 13/16' thick octagon barrel - much thinner/lighter than the 15/16' or 1' barrels of the Renegade & Hawken rifles. Seneca's will have a brass patchbox in the RH side of the buttstock; Cherokee's will have no patchbox. Seneca's will have a brass FE tip; Cherokee's have none. Seneca's will have a 27' long barrel. Cherokee's will have a 24' long barrel. Seneca's will have double set triggers: Cherokee's will have either a DST like the Seneca or a single trigger, depending upon when it was made (early/late). CAVEAT: Since the Cherokee/Seneca rifles have slimmer locks, stocks & barrels, compared to the heavier Hawken/Renegade rifles, they should not be loaded as heavily as the approved loads for the larger rifles. Below, the upper rifle is a Seneca .45, the lower is a Cherokee .45 - both of which I routinely load 70gr FFFg under T/C MaxiHunter conical boolits for deer hunting. FWIW - The similar scaled-down Patriot pistol was only made in a single model, in either .36 or .45 cal - with DST's that operate in reverse of the rifle's DST's. . |
Thompson Center Hawken Serial Numbers
Thompson Center Hawken Muzzleloader
- Thompson/Center Arms is an American firearms company based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company is best known for its line of interchangeable-barrel, single-shot pistols and rifles. Thompson/Center also manufactures muzzle-loading rifles and is credited with creating the resurgence of their use in the 1970s.
- Thompson Center Arms Serial Numbers Sabina Kurbanova. Electro etch serial number/ATF info on 80% 10/22 type receiver for California compliance in 2017. Opening the Thompson Center Arms.54.