^Lot 897 Hawken Style Percussion Pistol 50 Cal NVSN

Custom stocked in select curly maple Hawken style 50 cal percussion pistol. This pistol was custom stocked for Major William Orbello off his original pair of Hawken pistols purportedly by a smith who worked for "The Hawken shop in St. Louis about 1988-1991's." The cost of stocking was $800 plus the cost of a CVA 50 cal Hawken pistol and a custom belt hook (tempered steel) is about $1100 completed. See Little John's catalog of Orbello Collection with Hawken pair from which this pistol's stock was copied. Excellent condition and a very handsome stocking.