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Old Trapper has a good eye. The statue also shows Carson riding a horse. His animal of choice was a mule, which was more sure footed in the mountains, although he probably did ride horses from time to time. The more I study the picture in JohnBT's thread, the more I am convinced that it is one...

More about Kit's Hawken There was a gun maker who came to the Lodge and photographed and measured the rifle, then made as close to an exact duplicate of it as he could. The first copy was given to the Kit Carson's House Museum in Taos, and I don't know how many more he may have made. The...

Kit Carson's Hawken Rifle Kit Carson's Hawken rifle is the property of Montezuma Lodge No. 1, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Santa Fe, NM. I am secretary of the Lodge and see it almost daily. It is a .54 Cal. S. Hawken and is in excellent shape. It was brought to the Lodge in 1868 after...