Mo. House Adds Historic Hawken Rifle to List of State Symbols
September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 27 -- The Missouri House issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2023:
A rifle that was created in St. Louis and was integral to the shaping of the West is now Missouri's Official State Rifle.
The Hawken muzzle-loading rifle was created by Jacob and Samuel Hawken, brothers who learned gunsmithing from their father before opening a shop in St. Louis in 1815. As the Rocky Mountain fur trade was getting underway, the brothers created the . . .
A rifle that was created in St. Louis and was integral to the shaping of the West is now Missouri's Official State Rifle.
The Hawken muzzle-loading rifle was created by Jacob and Samuel Hawken, brothers who learned gunsmithing from their father before opening a shop in St. Louis in 1815. As the Rocky Mountain fur trade was getting underway, the brothers created the . . .