2015年12月10日 · During the height of the Mountain Man Era — call it 1808-1840 (only a small part of the broader North American Fur Trade) — the primary Mountain Man rifle was pretty much the same rifle the Long Hunters carried across the Appalachians: some variant of the flintlock, Lancaster-style long rifle.

Now known as "Kentucky Long Rifles" the most widely carried gun in the American Fur Trade Era was the full stocked flintlock rifle. These rifles were most commonly made in Pennsylvania by a number of gun makers. The Henry Rifles were considered by "work horse" of the Mountain Man by authority James Hanson.

2020年9月28日 · For America’s mountain men in the early decades of the 1800s, firearms were synonymous with survival. Rifles and pistols allowed these bearded legends to hunt on unfamiliar landscapes and defend against attacks from both man and beast.

2014年2月21日 · Pennsylvania Rifle: Known as the Kentucky Long Rifle, this flintlock was made in Pennsylvania by several gun makers and considered the “work horse” rifle of the Mountain Man that had long barrels between 42 and 44 inches in calibers .50 and .54 or sometimes larger. Accurate and had good effective range of 400 yards.

2024年11月11日 · According to Russell, “The personal handguns of the mountain man varied with the whims of the individuals. Some were flintlocks, some were cap-and-ball, but the majority were single-barreled smoothbores of the horse-pistol (‘dragoon’) type.”

2003年10月4日 · By 1840 caplocks were commonplace and shipments of needed caps, etc more common--this was the heyday of the famed Hawken plains rifles--in caplock. Many of the famed Mountain Men traded for caplocks by the 1840s--see Hanson's book on …

Most guns used by the Mountain Men used the flintlock ignition system. In 1807 Rev. Alexander Forsyth invented the percussion ignition system, although it wasn’t until around 1815 that the percussion system was perfected.

mountain man’s appearance. This portrait reflects a mountain man that Miller actually met. Miller was able to travel west and meet the real trappers, traders, and trailblazers in his journey. This watercolor also shows the mountain men’s need to hunt for survival. Wild meat was often their only source of food. Art of the Mountain Man

The Hawken rifle was the firearm of the mountain men. The Hawken brothers made the first gun in 1823 for William H. Ashley, who along with partner Andrew Henry advertised for 100 young men to work for their Rocky Mountain Fur Company.

2011年11月8日 · Here's an insight for you: I have a 58 cal GRRW Hawken that's awfully close to the originals. It has a 36" barrel tapered from 1 1/8" to 1" at the muzzle. It's wonderfully accurate and well balanced, but a tank to carry in the field at 12 pounds.