On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Bob Browner donated the Hawken rifle he built to the State of Missouri. The rifle will be displayed at the Missouri Capital Museum for all to see. On August 2023 the Hawken rifle was named the official state rifle for Missouri. Next time you’re driving through Jefferson City, Missouri stop in at the capital museum at see this rifle. Seeing the important role that the Hawken rifle played in the westward movement and the mountain man is why the Hawken was named the Missouri State Rifle.
Representatives Doug Clemens and Mazzie Christensen hosted this event.
Paul Fennewald took this video of the ceremony and provided it to me to share below:
https://youtu.be/Y1-CkW-EoEQ?si=26ddxiZXvvSC3NAF
The video is about 12 minutes long with pictures of the rifle during the build process as well as photos taken while the bill was presented to the Missouri Congress.
The pictures above were provided by Greg Grimes.
FANTASTIC !!!!! Thank You Bob and Art. Makes one proud to be a Missourian.
WOW!! Talk about tight inletting between metal and wood.
Rick