Hawken Classic - August 25-27, 2023 - The Historic Daniel Boone Home in Defiance, Missouri

The Hawken Classic
The 200th anniversary of the J and S Hawken rife is the Summer of 2025. We are celebrating this event for four years, beginning the Summer of 2022. The Hawken brothers were one of the first well known sporting arms makers in the United States. Jacob and Samual Hawken built these rifles out of the St. Louis Hawken Shop from the 1820s to the 1850s. The Hawken Classic is a celebration of the Hawken rifles contribution to American History. The historic home of Daniel Boone near St. Louis, Missouri, is a great location for this event.

August 25 - 27, 2023
Location: The Historic Daniel Boone Home
St. Charles County, 1868 Highway F
Defiance, Missouri 63341

Times: Friday, August 25 - 10am to 4pm
Saturday, August 26 - 9am to 5pm
Sunday, August 27 - 11am to 4pm

Future Dates: September 27-29, 2024
September 26-28, 2025

National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
PO Box 67
Friendship, IN 47021
Phone: (812) 667-5131
Email: [email protected]

Activities will include:
1. Demonstration and Rendezvous camping in period correct attire.
2. Vendors - Including The Hawken Shop, Trail Creek Trade Company, A Second Chance at History, Powder Horns and more, Mz T Fiberworks, Audrain Historical Society, The Masonic Mountain Men of Mississippi, Callahan Bag Molds, Santa Fe Traders, Rawhide to Buckskins, The Marquette Trading Company, and many more...
3. Artist and craftsmen demonstrating weaving, black smith forging a Bowie knife, wood working, fire starting, and more.
4. Historic displays and knowledgeable guest speakers on the history of the Hawken rifle.
5. Muzzleloader rifle shooting at steel targets. Everyone is encourage to bring your muzzleloader and shooting supplies. All guns will be checked and tagged upon entry.
6. Opportunity to shoot an original Hawken rifle owned by The Hawken Shop.
7. See many period correct guns, accoutrement’s and enjoy the living history.
8. Watch rendezvous participants compete in shooting, hawk and knife throw, fire starting.
9. See the largest collection of original Hawken rifles and Missouri made rifles ever assembled at the Sappington House cabin.
10. Get you picture taken using Tintyping photo method by T.M. Forrest.
11. Meet State Representatives, Mazzie Boyd and Doug Clemens, on Saturday of the event. They presented the bill that adopted the Hawken Rifle as the Official State Rifle of Missouri as of August 2023.

Registration Documents, Lodging Options, and more are found here:
Website: Https://www.GemmerMuzzleloadingClub.com/Hawken-Classic/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hawkenclassic/
Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1052999632052439/?ref=share

Vendors and Primitive Campers
Send your completed registration form to [email protected]
Or mail to:
Hawken Classic
101 W Country Ln,
Collinsville, IL 62234

Others Details

URLs:
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/1570019-3?pid=6581
Instagram: https://go.evvnt.com/1570019-4?pid=6581

Artists / Speakers: David Wright, Bob Browner

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