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Caliber.25 cal to .62 cal - .40 to .48 cal was most common: Action: Flintlock/percussion lock (predominant after 1850) Rate of fire: User dependent, Usually 2+ rounds a minute: Muzzle velocity: 1200 - 1600ft/s: Effective firing range: Variable, 100 yards typical, to well over 200 yards by an experienced user: Feed system: Muzzle-loaded
They tended to fire smaller caliber rounds, with calibers in the range of .32–.45 in (8.1–11.4 mm) being the most common - hence being sometimes referred to as a "pea rifle." [19] The Jezail was a military long flintlock rifle, developed near and popular throughout Afghanistan, India, Central Asia and parts of the Middle East.
The rifle is full stocked, with a 38-inch barrel that is octagon near the flintlock and becomes round about a third of the way down the barrel. It had a long-rectangular bronze patch box mounted in the buttstock. [2] Indian rifle. A smoothbore version was also under contract with the government as a trade rifle, for sales to the Native Americans.
The 1792 contract specified rifles with a 44-1/2 inch long barrel in .47 caliber. That was modified to a 42-inch long barrel in .49 caliber, with a well-seasoned maple stock and a flintlock. Eleven different gunsmiths took the contract on, delivering 1,476 rifles between April 1792 and December 1792.
The fixed price for a traditional Hawken rifle was $22.50 - $25.00. Several of the fine engraved Hawken rifles sold for $38 between 1837-1842. A .70 caliber Hawken rifle, the largest caliber example known, that was once owned by Theodore Roosevelt and is set for auction in May of 2024 has an estimated auction value of US$55,000 to US$85,000. [8]
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