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Samuel Hawken and his brother Jacob Hawken, 1786-1849, made the famous Hawken Rocky Mountain and Plains Rifle, which for nearly half a century preceding the Civil War was the outstanding choice of old mountain men, trappers, and fur traders. General William Ashley, the scout Kit Carson, and Buffalo Bill Cody were among the many who would have no other make if it was possible to get a Hawken.
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