Hawken Classic 2025

The Hawken Classic:

The 200th anniversary of the J and S Hawken rifle is 2025. We began celebrating this annual event the Summer of 2022, and this is the last Hawken Classic event.

The Hawken brothers were instrumental in the development of the purpose-built Plains/Mountain rifle. Their rifles became the prototype for all makers supplying the Western trade. The Hawken Shop in St. Louis supplied rifles for the trans Mississippi trade from the 1820’s through 1860. The Hawken Classic is a celebration of the Hawken rifles contribution to American History. The Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum near St. Louis, Missouri, is a great location for this event. In August 2023 the Hawken rifle was named the Official State Rifle for Missouri.

May 16-18, 2025
Location: The Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum
1050 S Riverside Dr., St. Charles, MO 63301
(FREE entrance to the museum during the event)

Dates and Times:
Friday, May 16 – 10am to 5pm
Saturday, May 17 – 10am to 5pm
Sunday, May 18 – 10am to 5pm

Gemmer Muzzle Loading Gun Club
377 Lake Labadie Dr.
Labadie, MO 63055
Phone: (314) 581-6529
Email: HawkenClassic@pm.me

Activities Will Include:
1. Incredible collection of original and contemporary Missouri rifles on display.
2. Knowledgeable guest speakers on the history of the Hawken rifle and related topics.
3. Living history camps in period correct attire.
4. Vendors—including The Hawken Shop, Trail Creek Trade Company, Powder Horns and More, and many more.
5. Artist and craftsmen demonstrating weaving, forging, fire starting, powder horns, leather work, and more.
6. Opportunity to shoot an original Hawken rifle owned by The Hawken Shop.
7. See many period correct guns, accoutrements and enjoy the living history.
8. Test your skills at traditional archery, hawk and knife throw, and fire starting.
9. Come learn how Lewis and Clark and the Hawken Rifle impacted American History.
10. Entry into the Museum will be FREE thanks to the NMLRA, The Hawken Shop and the Gemmer Muzzle Loading Gun Club.
11. Pick up a Taking the Long Shot print and have artist, David Wright sign your copy.

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
YouTube: @HawkenClassic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawkenclassic/
Email: hawkenclassic@pm.me

Vendors and Primitive Campers:
Registration Online: https://forms.gle/Bq4KebqynWHPs294A
Send your completed registration form to HawkenClassic@pm.me
Or mail to:
Hawken Classic
377 Lake Labadie Dr.
Labadie, MO 63055

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Category: Community | History

Artists / Speakers: David Wright, Bob Browner