In the early seventies if I were to recreate the Hawken rifle, why would I make it look incredibly like the Frederick Thiede rifle circa 1865? Zonie closed the post of some really great information. Not trying to overide a moderator in no means. Just curious as to why? If I were trying to recreate a "Hawken" on a production basis, it seems I would study "Hawken rifles". I think my rifle would closely resemble the Lyman Great Plains Rifle in the end. I know some of the forum members know the masterminds behind the T/C Hawken. Maybe they thought their concept would be more catchy! Why did they choose this Illinois style rifle and then call it a Hawken?