saaman
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Have a Thompson Center Hawken rifle kit serial number K357413 and would like to know about when it was made. I called the company and they have no records of the older Thompson Center Hawkens.
Thompson Center 45 Cal Hawken Mfg Date
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arcticap
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I don't know if the K prefix guns shared the same chronological order of serialization along with other TC muzzle loaders or not.
But I'm assuming that they do.
Also, some folks have reported serial numbers for guns and kit guns that no one really knows how long after production that each was purchased.
My guess is that a kit gun may have sat on the shelf for 3-6 years after production, more or less.
Based on that criteria, my educated guess would put the production of your gun in the mid to later half of the 1980's I think.
But that really depends how long the average TC Hawken or Renegade kit sat in the warehouse or store shelf waiting to be sold.
That could account for some overlap with the dates reported below.
I found a post in a thread about TC serial numbers stating: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/page-8#post-1639079
Thompson Center .50 Hawken, bought from Walmart about 1986 as a kit. s/n K3502XX
Another post about 2 Renegade serial numbers, one was a kit: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/#post-387248
Renegade 54, bought new in 1992, #319XXX
Renegade 50, bought new in 1993, #353XXX (kit)
Lastly: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/#post-387545
Thompson Center Renegade .54 Cal #357xxx, Bought in 1992 as a kit.
Here's some additional anecdotal info.:
Other folks here on the forum who have posted when they bought there "new" Renegades puts 5-digit as starting about 1978/79 and 6-digit starting about 1981/82 on the Renegades (with 1992/93 rifles being in the 350XXX serial range). Speculation for sure, but its about as close as can be guessed with no support from TC themselves. --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...r-warning-to-their-barrels.52617/#post-625088
But I'm assuming that they do.
Also, some folks have reported serial numbers for guns and kit guns that no one really knows how long after production that each was purchased.
My guess is that a kit gun may have sat on the shelf for 3-6 years after production, more or less.
Based on that criteria, my educated guess would put the production of your gun in the mid to later half of the 1980's I think.
But that really depends how long the average TC Hawken or Renegade kit sat in the warehouse or store shelf waiting to be sold.
That could account for some overlap with the dates reported below.
I found a post in a thread about TC serial numbers stating: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/page-8#post-1639079
Thompson Center .50 Hawken, bought from Walmart about 1986 as a kit. s/n K3502XX
Another post about 2 Renegade serial numbers, one was a kit: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/#post-387248
Renegade 54, bought new in 1992, #319XXX
Renegade 50, bought new in 1993, #353XXX (kit)
Lastly: --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/serial-number-dating-a-t-c.34284/#post-387545
Thompson Center Renegade .54 Cal #357xxx, Bought in 1992 as a kit.
Here's some additional anecdotal info.:
Other folks here on the forum who have posted when they bought there "new" Renegades puts 5-digit as starting about 1978/79 and 6-digit starting about 1981/82 on the Renegades (with 1992/93 rifles being in the 350XXX serial range). Speculation for sure, but its about as close as can be guessed with no support from TC themselves. --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...r-warning-to-their-barrels.52617/#post-625088
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saaman
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Thank you arcticap--that gives me a range of 1986 to 1992. I'm finishing the gun for my grandson and told him the gun is older than he is--born in 1998.
DocRock
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Pre 1991 T/C Hawkens were drilled and tapped for the Williams FP aperture sight. There's another data point.
rodinal220
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That is some nice wood!! I still have a soft spot for the old T/C guns.
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saaman
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DocRock I'm not familiar with that peep sight--does it mount on the tang or on the barrel?
DocRock
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I don't have one. I was looking for one for a CVA Forntier, which is the exact same as the T/C Hawken, and came across the Williams FP. It has a curved base and I believe the rear screw was into the tang/barrel hook and the forward screw would have been into the barrel. Hope that makes sense ? Its on the Williams site as the FP-Hawken model.
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saaman
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Oh, okay DocRock, I wondered what the little screw on the barrel was for. Another clue as to the manufacture date. Thanks.
AJumbo
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Your rifle was made from a kit, per the "K" in the serial number.
ETA- OK, that's what I get for jumping on the "reply" button before I actually read the thread.
ETA- OK, that's what I get for jumping on the "reply" button before I actually read the thread.
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RKRCPA
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I have the Williams FP for a Hawken. It attaches to the tang only, not the barrel. Otherwise you would lose zero every time you removed the barrel.
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