[trip286]

Originally Posted by TheOldMan

I don't own the rifle.. Just getting info together for a friend.. It may be up for sale and that is why I'd like to know what it's worth... BTW, the kit price from the TOW site is over $700.. Not sure where you got the $175 - $220 from...

I'm not sure either. Those are numbers I saw, must've been looking at the wrong thing.

[HockaLouis]

It's worth hundreds. It is plain, nice, and I fancy the caliber. Lotta commercially-made competition for its type these days...

[303tom]

Originally Posted by nitestalker

The "Hawken" today is a style of rifle that can be made by anyone. Hawken is a loose discription for any short half stock BP rifle of the late perc era. As a matter of fact back in the days they were refered to as "Yeagers" by the early hunters on the high plains. A Hawken type was a name made popular by movies. The Hawken Bros. gun shop had closed by the time they were famous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawken_rifle

[TheOldMan]

Thanks for all of the input guys.. My friend is coming back by this afternoon to pick the rifle back up.. I've told him that although it's not conclusive, the rifle is worth at least $300 + It may be worth more but I was unable to match the screws and some of the other components with the higher priced TOW kit. Over all though, it's a very nice Hakens style rifle..

[nitestalker]

If it were a real Hawken it would sell for around $20,000 of course most of us are adults. This is not a real Hawken it is a style. A fair price for a rifle of that quality would be around $700 dollars on todays BP rifle market. The parts and work to produce that rifle would make that a good deal. I would be most happy to pay $300 dollars and shipping for that rifle.